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Operators and financiers pointed at one material.

Leadership
SA
Suren Aljarapu
Founder & CEO

30+ years leading global businesses and U.S. public companies, including as founder & exec of a NASDAQ-listed company. Leads strategy, capital and federal engagement.

BP
Bradley Pearman
General Manager

Operating leadership for the Tennessee program with direct experience in energy production and nuclear graphite manufacturing. Owns pilot, scale-up and site development.

Board of Directors
SL
Sonia Lo
Director

CEO of Uplobio, a Bayer-Teramek joint venture. Previously CEO of Sensei AG and Crop One Holdings, the first woman to lead a major vertical farming company. Stanford BA, Harvard MBA.

DF
Donald Fell
Director

Forty years across academia and public-company boards. Independent director at Wrights Minerals, Scientific Holdings and Aspire Biopharma. Economist; formerly USF Executive Faculty.

GH
Gary Herman
Director Nominee

CEO and interim CFO of Advent Technologies. Board and governance experience across technology, investment banking and public companies. Two decades of public and private board service.

Federal Readiness — Already in Place
F9TBD12YN
Unique Entity ID (SAM)
197R1
CAGE code
Registered
SAM manufacturer status
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
45X
Above the graphite threshold
Tennessee
Pilot & workforce