Board of Directors
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William E. Thomson Chairman, Non-Executive Director Mr Thomson is a leader in international business operation, advisory and corporate governance across multiple industries through all stages of development. Bill is managing partner of Mercana Growth Partners, a firm dedicated to sourcing private capital for emerging growth companies and providing critical guidance. In addition, Bill serves on several Boards and acts in an advisory capacity for a number of companies across many diverse industries including Energy, Mining, Environmental, Financial, Shipping and Automotive. Currently, Bill is providing his expertise to several growth opportunities in the manufacturing and energy sectors in China. Bill is a Chartered Accountant, and graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.COMM Responsibilities: Management Development, Technical Audits, Financial Reporting, Account, Treasury, Strategy Technology, Group Controlling.
Current Directorships:
Public: Asia Bio Chem Group Co Ltd (TSX.V: ABC) (Audit Committee Chairman) (Agriculture); Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR.TO) (Audit Committee Chairman) (Media); China Armco Metals – (Audit Committee Chairman) (Scrap metals); Greater China Capital Inc. (TSX: GCA.P) (Industrial) ; Chile Mining Technologies Inc (AMEX:LVEN.OB) (Audit Committee Chairman) (Mining)
Private: Wright Environmental Management Inc. (Chairman) (Waste Management Solutions); Han Wind Energy (BVI) (Sustainable energy); Summitt Energy (Energy); Electrical Contacts Ltd. (Industrial); YTW Growth Capital; Management Corp. (Vice Chairman) (Financial); Media Tube (Audit Committee Chairman) (Media); Integrated Planning & Solutions (Board of Advisory) (Financial); Asian Coast Development (Canada) Ltd. (Development) |
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Richard L. Canny Non-Executive, Director Richard Canny is President of Electric Transport Advisors LLC, a boutique consulting firm specializing in electric vehicles. He is a non-executive Director of Mega Graphite Inc. Richard is the former CEO of electric vehicle developer THINK. Before joining THINK, he worked at Ford Motor Company where he held leadership roles in all the world's major automotive manufacturing regions –including positions as President and CEO of Ford South America, President - Ford Argentina and Managing Director - Ford Malaysia. Richard was born in Adelaide, South Australia and has an MBA from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Responsibilities: Corporate Finance, NewTechnology and Lead Negotiator |
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Michael G. Hastings Chief Financial Officer, Director Mr. Hastings brings 35 years of financial expertise, including the last 13 years as an executive in the industrial battery market. He recently retired as Vice President and Treasurer of EnerSys, a publicly-owned, global manufacturer of industrial batteries with revenue of $2 billion. He has been involved in many acquisitions, which ranged in size from $5 million to$400 million.
Michael will be instrumental in capital structure, financing, working capital management, treasury operations, acquisitions and investor relations. Michael has a Bachelor Degree in finance and accounting from Pace University, New York City.
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Paul A. Gorman
President, Director Mr Gorman is a corporate specialist with over 15 years of experience in junior mining finance and operating emerging companies. Since 2000, Paul has been President and Managing Partner of Riverbank Capital Inc, a merchant bank working with small-cap firms and providing valuable assistance in financing, and marketing.
Responsibilities: Information Technology, Corporate Development and Communication, Strategy, Technology, Financial Reporting, Human Resources, Marketing and Advertising.
External Boards: Riverbank Capital (Managing Director)
Michael J. Stanek Non-Executive Director Mr Stanek is the former Operating Partner for Professional Business Management Services, York Management Services and Synergy Enterprises. Michael brings a wealth of financial expertise, including mergers and acquisitions, to Mega Graphite from his roles in public companies management. Michael is a licensed Chartered Public Accountant in New York State.
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 Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO)
Hydro-Québec and Technifin (a subsidiary of South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) have entered into an intellectual property (IP) collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective lithium titanate spinel oxide technologies. Technology transfer and know-how will be provided with the support of Hydro-Québec researchers to enable rapid and efficient implementation of the technology in battery products. The Hydro-Québec/Technifin LTO patents comprise two separate groups of patent rights affording extensive worldwide protection for LTO technology.
Source: The Montreal Gazette MATERIALS FOR BATTERY MANUFACTURING
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Researchers have made a breakthrough in graphene manufacturing that could lead to mass production of the wonder material. Click here to read more Graphene gel means high speed, long lasting batteries Graphene - is there anything it can’t do? Probably. It'll never score a top ten hit, but following a discovery by researchers at Monash University, the wonder material has added yet another string to its bow. Click here to read more Manitoba Hydro plugs into electric vehicles
Larry Kusch Posted | Winnipeg Free Press With electric cars soon to hit the local market, Manitoba Hydro is planning for its role as the 'filling station' of the future. The Manitoba Crown corporation's best guess is that within 20 years, the electrical load from zero-emission battery-powered electric vehicles will be 200 megawatts. That's the equivalent of the power that will be generated from Hydro's new Wuskwatim dam, set to come on stream next year. It assumes that tens of thousands of customers will be driving electric vehicles (EVs) by then. Click here to read more |
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