– NORWAY, Mo i Rana – FREYR Battery (NYSE: FREY), a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, announced the appointments of Todd Kantor, Tore Ivar Slettemoen, and David Manners to its Board of Directors effective immediately.
FREYR also announced that Jason Forcier and Mimi Berdal resigned as Board directors effective immediately.
About Todd Kantor
Todd Kantor is the Founder and Managing Member of Encompass Capital Advisors, LLC. He has nearly 25 years of experience in the global energy markets as a portfolio manager, analyst, trader, and investment banker. Mr. Kantor, who launched Encompass Capital in 2012, manages an alpha-driven long/short equity strategy focused on bottom-up fundamental analysis across the traditional energy and renewables sectors. Prior to founding Encompass Capital, he was a portfolio manager at Citadel LLC’s PioneerPath Capital platform. Mr. Kantor has a B.B.A. degree from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
About Tore Ivar Slettemoen
Tore Ivar Slettemoen is the Chairman of Teknovekst AS – Vanir, an institutional investment fund focused on high-growth energy transition investments. He developed the concept and founded FREYR Battery, has worked extensively in project development across the traditional and renewable energy sectors, and has deep experience in scaling up and developing energy transition technology companies. Mr. Slettemoen currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Blastr Green Steel (private); Freija (private), a carbon-neutral eLNG fuels company; and Vanir Green Industries (private). Mr. Slettemoen holds an MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
About David Manners
David Manners is the Founder and Owner of the Decapolis Group LLC, an international consulting firm focused on global oil and gas and renewable energy projects. Prior to founding the Decapolis Group in 1999, he served for 20 years at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, which included multiple tours abroad and serving on two occasions as the CIA’s Chief of Station. Separately, Mr. Manners has for many years provided analyses of global affairs and risks to leading U.S. investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity firms. Mr. Manners graduated with Merit from the United States Naval Academy with a B.S. in European Studies, and he holds an M.A. in Government from Georgetown University.
About FREYR Battery
FREYR Battery is a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity. The Company’s mission is to accelerate the decarbonization of global energy and transportation systems by producing clean, cost-competitive batteries. FREYR seeks to serve the primary markets of energy storage systems and commercial mobility, and the Company maintains an ambition to serve the passenger electric vehicles market. FREYR is operating its Customer Qualification Plant for technology development in Mo I, Rana, Norway, and the Company is commencing development of the Giga America battery manufacturing project in Coweta County, Georgia, in the U.S.
For more information: https://www.freyrbattery.com/
- Disclaimer - News, data, and statements included in this release are intended exclusively for general information purposes. Talent4Boards does not guarantee that news is accurate or about the correct person and accepts neither liability for the consequences of the reader’s reliance, nor responsibility for the accuracy of the information. Nothing in this release should be considered for decisions about referred securities. Products and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
