– ITALY, Lomazzo – Directa Plus (LON: DCTA), a leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets-based products, today announced the appointment of General (ret.) Wesley Clark, (US Army ret.) to its Board as a Non-Executive Director.
“We are delighted to welcome General Clark to the Board. His experience and contacts will help us to gain faster access to the most significant high-potential graphene opportunities in the United States. He has in-depth knowledge of the US innovation eco-system – not just defence but also oil and gas and new energy including batteries and renewables. Wesley Clark has high visibility in the US, outstanding leadership experience and extensive knowledge of the sectors in the US that could be early adopters of our technology and products. We are pleased and proud that he has accepted our invitation to join Directa Plus.” said Founder and CEO, Giulio Cesareo.
About Wesley Clark
Wesley K. Clark is a businessman, educator, and writer, with wide experience in sectors including energy, oil and gas, biofuels, electric power, and batteries, and his experience and skill are aligned with the Company’s strategic ambitions in the North American market.
General Clark, a US national, is Chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm, Chairman and Founder of Enverra, Inc., a licensed investment bank, and Chairman of Energy Security Partners, LLC. In the not-for-profit space, he is a Senior Fellow at UCLA’s Burkle Center for International Relations and a Director of the Atlantic Council. A best-selling author, General Clark has written four books and is a frequent contributor to TV and news media.
Wesley Clark retired as a four-star general after 38 years in the United States Army, having served in his last posts as Commander of US Southern Command and then as Commander of US European Command/ Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He graduated first in his class at West Point and completed degrees in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Oxford University (B.A. and M.A.) as a Rhodes scholar. He also worked with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in the Dayton Peace Process, where he helped write and negotiate significant portions of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement. In his final assignment as Supreme Allied Commander Europe, he led NATO forces to victory in Operation Allied Force, a 78-day air campaign, backed by ground invasion planning and a diplomatic process, saving 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing.
His awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Defense Distinguished Service Medal (five awards), Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, honorary knighthoods from the British and Dutch governments, and numerous other awards from other governments, including the award of Commander of the Ordre National de la Légion d’honneur. He has also been awarded the Department of State Distinguished Service Award and numerous honorary doctorates.
General Wesley Clark, said: “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to work with this innovative, high technology, and environmentally focused company. Graphene could become the “wonder material” of the 21st Century. Potentially useful in medical technologies, textiles, environmental clean-up, microelectronics, energy storage and construction, graphene and graphene products produced and developed by Directa Plus should quickly become vital elements in the supply chains in many sectors of the global economy.”
About Directa Plus
Directa Plus is one of the largest producers and suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets. The Company’s graphene manufacturing capability uses proprietary patented technology based on a plasma super-expansion process. Starting from natural graphite, each step of Directa Plus’ production process – expansion, exfoliation, and drying – creates graphene-based materials and hybrid graphene materials ready for a variety of uses and available in various forms such as powder, liquid, and paste.
This proprietary production process uses a physical process, rather than a chemical process, to process graphite into pristine graphene nanoplatelets, which enables Directa Plus to offer a sustainable, non-toxic product, without unwanted by-products. Directa Plus’ products are made of hybrid graphene materials and graphene nano-platelets. The products (marketed as G+®) have multiple applications due to their properties. These G+® products can be categorized into various families, with different products being suitable for specific practical applications.
Directa Plus was established in 2005 and is based in Lomazzo (Como, Italy) and has been listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange since May 2016. Directa Plus holds the Green Economy Mark from London Stock Exchange which recognizes companies that contribute to the global green economy.
For more information: https://directa-plus.com/
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