Iogen Corporation

Philip Ryan and Philip Evershed Join Bird Board of Directors

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Bird Global, Inc. (NYSE:BRDS), a leader in environmentally friendly electric transportation, today announced that Philip Ryan, Chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corp, and Philip Evershed, Managing Partner at PointNorth Capital, have joined the Bird Board of Directors.

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  • Bird Global, Inc. (NYSE:BRDS), a leader in environmentally friendly electric transportation, today announced that Philip Ryan, Chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corp, and Philip Evershed, Managing Partner at PointNorth Capital, have joined the Bird Board of Directors.
  • “In recent months, we’ve significantly expanded the leadership on our management team and Board of Directors, adding people with even more experience scaling companies profitably,” said Shane Torchiana, CEO, Bird.
  • Mr. Ryan will serve on the Audit Committee of the Bird Board of Directors and Mr. Evershed will serve on the Compensation Committee of the Bird Board of Directors.
  • Mr. Ryan and Mr. Evershed join current Bird Board of Directors members Travis VanderZanden (Chair), John Ivan Bitove, Robert Komin, Jim Mutrie, Antonio Occhionero, Racquel Russell, and Kevin Talbot.

OPAL Fuels Announces Appointment of Gordon McLennan as Vice President of Business Development

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Monday, August 15, 2022

OPAL Fuels Inc. (Nasdaq: OPAL), a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG), today announced the appointment of Gordon (Gord) McLennan as Vice President of Business Development, reporting to Dave Unger, Executive Vice President.

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  • OPAL Fuels Inc. (Nasdaq: OPAL), a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG), today announced the appointment of Gordon (Gord) McLennan as Vice President of Business Development, reporting to Dave Unger, Executive Vice President.
  • Gord will expand OPAL Fuels business development reach on the upstream side of the business.
  • His contacts throughout the industry and experience in closing transactions makes him a key asset to OPAL Fuels.
  • I am honored to join OPAL Fuels, the leading RNG company in the industry, said McLennan.

Stora Enso will close its Virdia operations in the United States

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Friday, January 29, 2021

HELSINKI, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stora Enso has decided to permanently close its US-based Virdia operations during 2021.

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  • HELSINKI, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stora Enso has decided to permanently close its US-based Virdia operations during 2021.
  • Virdia was acquired in 2014 and has focused on conversion of cellulosic biomass from sugar cane bagasse into refined sugars.
  • The closure is in line with Stora Enso's strategic choices in R&D to drive future growth and value creation from forest-based materials.
  • In its US-based operations, Stora Enso has been studying alternatives for separation technologies that enable cellulosic biomass, such as bagasse, to be converted into highly refined sugars.

GranBio and NextChem sign partnership to develop cellulosic ethanol market

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Monday, August 3, 2020

SO PAULO and ROME, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --GranBio, a 100% Brazilian industrial biotechnology company, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary for energy transition announced a strategic partnership to achieve global leadership in the licensing of patented GranBio 2G Ethanol technology to produce cellulosic ethanol.

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  • SO PAULO and ROME, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --GranBio, a 100% Brazilian industrial biotechnology company, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary for energy transition announced a strategic partnership to achieve global leadership in the licensing of patented GranBio 2G Ethanol technology to produce cellulosic ethanol.
  • NextChem is partnering with GranBio to license this technology worldwide.
  • The technology developed by GranBio to produce 2G ethanol has already been implemented in its factory located in So Miguel dos Campos, in Alagoas, the first in the Southern Hemisphere dedicated to cellulosic ethanol.
  • "We will be pioneers in this business model, leading the development of the cellulosic ethanol industry globally.

GranBio and NextChem sign partnership to develop cellulosic ethanol market

Retrieved on: 
Monday, August 3, 2020

SO PAULO and ROME, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --GranBio, a 100% Brazilian industrial biotechnology company, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary for energy transition announced a strategic partnership to achieve global leadership in the licensing of patented GranBio 2G Ethanol technology to produce cellulosic ethanol.

Key Points: 
  • SO PAULO and ROME, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --GranBio, a 100% Brazilian industrial biotechnology company, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont's subsidiary for energy transition announced a strategic partnership to achieve global leadership in the licensing of patented GranBio 2G Ethanol technology to produce cellulosic ethanol.
  • NextChem is partnering with GranBio to license this technology worldwide.
  • The technology developed by GranBio to produce 2G ethanol has already been implemented in its factory located in So Miguel dos Campos, in Alagoas, the first in the Southern Hemisphere dedicated to cellulosic ethanol.
  • "We will be pioneers in this business model, leading the development of the cellulosic ethanol industry globally.