Former Tesla & Ford Provide Chain & Battery Government Annie Liu Joins Mangrove Lithium as Chief Business & Technique Officer

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Mangrove Lithium, the following technology lithium refining firm, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Annie Liu as Chief Business & Technique Officer. Annie brings over 20 years of government and entrepreneurial expertise to Mangrove.

In her prior position as Head of Provide Chain, Battery and Power at Tesla, Annie developed and managed the corporate’s multi-billion greenback partnerships and sourcing portfolio. Annie’s management and execution-focus in the end led to giant scale agreements with trade stalwarts like Albemarle, Livent, and Ganfeng. Following this position, Annie additionally labored as an Government Director on the Ford Motor Firm, the place she centered on securing the corporate’s battery provide chain for his or her Mannequin E division.

“Mangrove’s breakthrough expertise goals to ship highest purity battery-grade lithium with an environmentally and socially accountable course of on account of much less waste and fewer chemical inputs,” says Annie. “I’m excited to steer Mangrove’s business development and set a brand new international normal in lithium refining.”

Annie’s expertise main business groups and managing partnerships throughout the battery provide chain comes at a pivotal time for Mangrove, as the corporate begins development of its first full-scale business plant in North America. Mangrove has recognized a website and feedstock for this primary unbiased lithium refining plant utilizing their Clear-Li^TM electrochemical expertise and shall be producing battery grade lithium in 2025. This North American plant will assist convey refining out of China, the place majority of lithium conversion presently takes place. This plant will empower a low carbon and cost-efficient home lithium provide chain.

“Annie’s distinctive mix of imaginative and prescient and customer-centricity shall be instrumental in constructing upon Mangrove’s present success and propelling us into the following part of development,” says Saad Dara, founder and CEO of Mangrove. “As a world-class chief with in depth experience within the battery trade, Annie is well-equipped to speed up Mangrove’s development.”

Having confirmed out its expertise at a business demonstration scale, Mangrove’s modular Clear-Li^TM electrochemical expertise will underpin its new facility and can have the ability to refine feedstock from varied supply of lithium (together with brines, hard-rock, and battery recycling). Additionally it is anticipated to be a step-function enchancment for the trade by way of carbon footprint, and it’ll not generate any chemical waste, which is a typical burden for incumbent refining processes.

About Mangrove Lithium

Mangrove Lithium is commercializing a modular refining platform designed to transform any lithium feedstock straight into battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate. Mangrove’s expertise eliminates advanced, pricey, and environmentally dangerous steps from typical lithium processing, which allows the bottom price manufacturing of battery-grade lithium wanted for wide-scale electrical automobile adoption. Mangrove’s buyers embody Invoice Gates’ Breakthrough Power Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and the Enterprise Growth Financial institution of Canada. Go to www.mangrovelithium.com to study extra.