February 01, 2016 – London, U.K. — Graphitene International Limited (GIL) is pleased to announce a new board structure. Dr. Claudio Marinelli is appointed as non-executive director; co-founders Gaute Juliussen and Dr Jan Erik Hansen were re-elected as executive director.
Claudio has extensive experience in the commercialisation of emerging technologies, including product development and marketing, business strategy and venture investment. He was Open Innovation Director for Nokia Research, responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of the R&D collaboration portfolio of 13 Nokia sites across the globe.
Prior to joining Nokia, Claudio was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Cambridge for Advance Nanotech, a US seed investment fund specialising in academic spin-offs, and Senior Device Engineer at Luxnet Corp, a California based start-up company supplying optoelctronic and telecommunication components.
He also held the position of Senior Research Associate in photonics at the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge, UK. Claudio holds a Laurea degree in Physics from the University of Trieste, Italy, a PhD in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bristol, UK and an MBA from the Judge Business School at University of Cambridge, UK.
About Graphitene
Graphitene is a 2nd generation nanomaterials company engaged in research, development and sale of the highest quality, most advanced form of graphene: graphitene™. It is also a leading innovator in the manufacture and application of natural graphite and functionalized graphene derivatives focused specifically on large volume markets; chiefly concretes, composites, protective coatings and oil spill adsorbents.
Through a proprietary scalable ultra-low carbon footprint process Graphitene produces pristine single or few layer graphene and nano-scaled graphite, universally trademarked as NanoCarbon Platelets™, and if in a concentrate compound, Graphitene™.
Graphitene is a complete solutions company that work directly with end-users, and has developed a world-class production facility designed for easy scale up of production to hundreds of tons per year. The product quality has been independently characterized and validated by major corporations, academic institutions and industrial partners.
