董事介绍
注：董事持股数取自最新公司公告
| 姓名 | 性别 | 职位 | 年龄 | 薪酬 | 持股数(万股) | 截止日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cotton | 男 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | 58 | 328.50万美元 | 58.50 | 2025-07-22 |
| Eric Gangloff | 男 | Independent Director | 56 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2025-07-22 |
| Steven Henderson | 男 | Independent Director | 64 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2025-07-22 |
| Vincent L. DiVito | 男 | Chairman of the Board and Independent Director | 65 | 20.00万美元 | 9.96 | 2025-07-22 |
高管介绍
注：高管持股数取自最新公司公告
| 姓名 | 性别 | 职位 | 年龄 | 薪酬 | 持股数(万股) | 截止日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cotton | 男 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | 58 | 328.50万美元 | 58.50 | 2025-07-22 |
| Eric West | 男 | Chief Financial Officer | 34 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2025-07-22 |
| Benjamin Taecker | 男 | Chief Engineering and Operations Officer | 43 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2025-07-22 |
董事简历
中英对照 | 中文 | 英文- Stephen Cotton
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Stephen Cotton自2015年1月起担任公司首席商务官。 Cotton于2001年12月联合创立 Canara, Inc.，并担任其首席执行官，直到公司于2012年6月被一家私募股权公司收购，之后他开始担任执行董事长，一直任职到2014年4月。Canara是一家固定电池系统全球供应商，为大型数据中心运营商提供综合监控系统和云基础服务。2014年4月到2015年1月 Cotton管理自己的私人投资。
Stephen Cotton,has served as President of the Company since May 2, 2018 and was promoted by the Board of Directors to President and CEO joining the Board as an Executive Director in January, 2019. Steve also served as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company from January 2015 to June, 2017. Previously, Steve co-founded Canara, Inc. (formerly Data Power Monitoring and IntelliBatt) in December 2001 and served as its Chief Executive Officer through the sale of the company to a private equity firm in June 2012, after which he served as Founder and Executive Chairman until April 2014. Canara (now part of CPG) offers data center design, construction, equipment and analytics-driven operations for conventional, hyperscale and edge data centers. Prior to Canara, Steve led a team to commercialize Sendmail (the Worlds' most commonly Aqua Metals, Inc. ed Internet email open source software) from free open source to a paid for commercial offering for Internet service providers and cloud offerings requiring mass email volume management including DoubleClick's standardization (acquired by Google). Steve's career began in the early days of voice messaging systems, including Octel Communications (through its $1.1B exit to Lucent Technologies in 1997 and now part of Avaya). From International Product Manager to Product Manager for Multimedia, Steve then became the top market development person on a staff of 100+ for 2 years running while managing the AT&T Wireless account, then developing new wireless and local exchange carrier markets. His decision to convince AT&T Wireless (and ultimately other operators which followed) to offer voice messaging for free vs. charge, resulted in multi-million dollar sales of Octel equipment to each region. From April 2014 to January 2015 and June 2017 to April 2018, Steve managed his private investments. - Stephen Cotton自2015年1月起担任公司首席商务官。 Cotton于2001年12月联合创立 Canara, Inc.，并担任其首席执行官，直到公司于2012年6月被一家私募股权公司收购，之后他开始担任执行董事长，一直任职到2014年4月。Canara是一家固定电池系统全球供应商，为大型数据中心运营商提供综合监控系统和云基础服务。2014年4月到2015年1月 Cotton管理自己的私人投资。
- Stephen Cotton,has served as President of the Company since May 2, 2018 and was promoted by the Board of Directors to President and CEO joining the Board as an Executive Director in January, 2019. Steve also served as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company from January 2015 to June, 2017. Previously, Steve co-founded Canara, Inc. (formerly Data Power Monitoring and IntelliBatt) in December 2001 and served as its Chief Executive Officer through the sale of the company to a private equity firm in June 2012, after which he served as Founder and Executive Chairman until April 2014. Canara (now part of CPG) offers data center design, construction, equipment and analytics-driven operations for conventional, hyperscale and edge data centers. Prior to Canara, Steve led a team to commercialize Sendmail (the Worlds' most commonly Aqua Metals, Inc. ed Internet email open source software) from free open source to a paid for commercial offering for Internet service providers and cloud offerings requiring mass email volume management including DoubleClick's standardization (acquired by Google). Steve's career began in the early days of voice messaging systems, including Octel Communications (through its $1.1B exit to Lucent Technologies in 1997 and now part of Avaya). From International Product Manager to Product Manager for Multimedia, Steve then became the top market development person on a staff of 100+ for 2 years running while managing the AT&T Wireless account, then developing new wireless and local exchange carrier markets. His decision to convince AT&T Wireless (and ultimately other operators which followed) to offer voice messaging for free vs. charge, resulted in multi-million dollar sales of Octel equipment to each region. From April 2014 to January 2015 and June 2017 to April 2018, Steve managed his private investments.
- Eric Gangloff
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Eric Gangloff，是一位经验丰富的投资者和金融策略师，拥有资本市场和债务融资方面的背景。自2012年12月起，他担任Summit Investment Services，LLC的创始人兼首席执行官，领导私人商业贷款和成长阶段业务的投资策略。此前，他担任Summit Alternative Investments，LLC的创始人兼首席执行官，负责监督2007年1月至2016年12月期间超过10亿美元的履约消费者贷款的收购、发起和投资组合管理。2013年12月，Gangloff先生成为AmeriFirst Home Improvement Finance，LLC的首席执行官兼董事长，负责监督其全国第三方贷款服务和消费者贷款发放扩张，之后该公司于2022年7月被该国最大的私营银行——奥马哈First National银行收购。Gangloff先生带来了公司融资和投资管理方面的深厚专业知识，曾与对手方如高盛、德意志银行、Fortress投资等构建并执行跨多个资产类别的复杂债务和股权金融交易，这些交易对手包括TERM1、First National奥马哈银行、Bayview Asset Management、Credigy、TERM3等。我们相信，随着我们推进清洁电池回收和关键矿物回收战略，这段经历使Gangloff先生成为Aqua Metals, Inc.董事会的宝贵补充。Gangloff先生拥有西北大学家乐氏管理学院制造业MBA和管理学硕士学位，以及维拉诺瓦大学电气工程学士学位。他还担任西内华达州经济发展局的董事会受托人，并担任Sage Ridge学校的校长和董事会主席。
Eric Gangloff,is an experienced investor and financial strategist with a background in capital markets and debt financing. Since December 2012, he has been the Founder and CEO of Summit Investment Services, LLC, where he leads private commercial lending and investment strategies for growth-stage businesses. Previously, he served as Founder and CEO of Summit Alternative Investments, LLC where he oversaw the acquisition, originations and portfolio management of over $1B of performing consumer loans from January 2007 to December 2016. In December 2013, Mr. Gangloff became CEO and Chairman of AmeriFirst Home Improvement Finance, LLC, overseeing its national third-party loan servicing and consumer loan originations expansion before its acquisition by the country's largest privately held bank, First National Bank of Omaha, in July 2022. Mr. Gangloff holds an MBA and a Master of Management in Manufacturing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University. He also serves as a Board Trustee for the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada and as President and Chair of the Board at Sage Ridge School. - Eric Gangloff，是一位经验丰富的投资者和金融策略师，拥有资本市场和债务融资方面的背景。自2012年12月起，他担任Summit Investment Services，LLC的创始人兼首席执行官，领导私人商业贷款和成长阶段业务的投资策略。此前，他担任Summit Alternative Investments，LLC的创始人兼首席执行官，负责监督2007年1月至2016年12月期间超过10亿美元的履约消费者贷款的收购、发起和投资组合管理。2013年12月，Gangloff先生成为AmeriFirst Home Improvement Finance，LLC的首席执行官兼董事长，负责监督其全国第三方贷款服务和消费者贷款发放扩张，之后该公司于2022年7月被该国最大的私营银行——奥马哈First National银行收购。Gangloff先生带来了公司融资和投资管理方面的深厚专业知识，曾与对手方如高盛、德意志银行、Fortress投资等构建并执行跨多个资产类别的复杂债务和股权金融交易，这些交易对手包括TERM1、First National奥马哈银行、Bayview Asset Management、Credigy、TERM3等。我们相信，随着我们推进清洁电池回收和关键矿物回收战略，这段经历使Gangloff先生成为Aqua Metals, Inc.董事会的宝贵补充。Gangloff先生拥有西北大学家乐氏管理学院制造业MBA和管理学硕士学位，以及维拉诺瓦大学电气工程学士学位。他还担任西内华达州经济发展局的董事会受托人，并担任Sage Ridge学校的校长和董事会主席。
- Eric Gangloff,is an experienced investor and financial strategist with a background in capital markets and debt financing. Since December 2012, he has been the Founder and CEO of Summit Investment Services, LLC, where he leads private commercial lending and investment strategies for growth-stage businesses. Previously, he served as Founder and CEO of Summit Alternative Investments, LLC where he oversaw the acquisition, originations and portfolio management of over $1B of performing consumer loans from January 2007 to December 2016. In December 2013, Mr. Gangloff became CEO and Chairman of AmeriFirst Home Improvement Finance, LLC, overseeing its national third-party loan servicing and consumer loan originations expansion before its acquisition by the country's largest privately held bank, First National Bank of Omaha, in July 2022. Mr. Gangloff holds an MBA and a Master of Management in Manufacturing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University. He also serves as a Board Trustee for the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada and as President and Chair of the Board at Sage Ridge School.
- Steven Henderson
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Steven Henderson，在汽车、特种化学品和一般制造业拥有超过40年的领导经验。2020年1月至2024年4月，他在礼恩派担任执行副总裁，负责监督创造超过25亿美元收入的业务，这些收入占公司总销售额和利润的一半以上。Henderson先生此前曾于2017年9月至2019年12月担任礼恩派旗下汽车集团总裁。此前，在陶氏化学，他于2009年9月至2017年9月担任总裁，领导汽车业务部门，通过粘合剂、密封胶、塑料和泡沫塑料等领域的创新推动盈利增长，同时与行业领导者如特斯拉、通用汽车、福特、LG和麦格纳合作，开始电池材料开发工作。自2023年9月以来，Henderson先生一直是私人控股的L & L Products的董事会成员，并担任人力资本委员会主席。Henderson先生拥有圣母大学门多萨商学院MBA学位和中央密歇根大学工商管理理学学士学位。
Steven Henderson,brings over four decades of leadership experience in the automotive, specialty chemical, and general manufacturing industries. From January 2020 to April 2024, he was Executive Vice President at Leggett & Platt, overseeing businesses generating more than $2.5 billion in revenue over half of the company's total sales and profit. Mr. Henderson previously served as President of Leggett & Platt's Automotive Group from September 2017 to December 2019. Earlier, at Dow Chemical, he led the automotive business unit as President from September 2009 to September 2017, driving profitable growth through innovations in adhesives, sealants, plastics, and foams while starting a battery materials development effort in collaboration with industry leaders such as Tesla, GM, Ford, LG, and Magna. Since September 2023, Mr. Henderson has been a member of the board of privately held L&L Products, where he chairs the Human Capital Committee. Mr. Henderson holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Central Michigan University. - Steven Henderson，在汽车、特种化学品和一般制造业拥有超过40年的领导经验。2020年1月至2024年4月，他在礼恩派担任执行副总裁，负责监督创造超过25亿美元收入的业务，这些收入占公司总销售额和利润的一半以上。Henderson先生此前曾于2017年9月至2019年12月担任礼恩派旗下汽车集团总裁。此前，在陶氏化学，他于2009年9月至2017年9月担任总裁，领导汽车业务部门，通过粘合剂、密封胶、塑料和泡沫塑料等领域的创新推动盈利增长，同时与行业领导者如特斯拉、通用汽车、福特、LG和麦格纳合作，开始电池材料开发工作。自2023年9月以来，Henderson先生一直是私人控股的L & L Products的董事会成员，并担任人力资本委员会主席。Henderson先生拥有圣母大学门多萨商学院MBA学位和中央密歇根大学工商管理理学学士学位。
- Steven Henderson,brings over four decades of leadership experience in the automotive, specialty chemical, and general manufacturing industries. From January 2020 to April 2024, he was Executive Vice President at Leggett & Platt, overseeing businesses generating more than $2.5 billion in revenue over half of the company's total sales and profit. Mr. Henderson previously served as President of Leggett & Platt's Automotive Group from September 2017 to December 2019. Earlier, at Dow Chemical, he led the automotive business unit as President from September 2009 to September 2017, driving profitable growth through innovations in adhesives, sealants, plastics, and foams while starting a battery materials development effort in collaboration with industry leaders such as Tesla, GM, Ford, LG, and Magna. Since September 2023, Mr. Henderson has been a member of the board of privately held L&L Products, where he chairs the Human Capital Committee. Mr. Henderson holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Central Michigan University.
- Vincent L. DiVito
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Vincent L. DiVito于2005年10月加入本公司董事会，并担任本公司审核委员会主席。自2010年4月起一直担任财务和管理顾问。 自2008年1月至2010年4 月担任Lonza America, Inc.（一家全球生命科学化学企业，总部设在新泽西州艾伦代尔）的总裁。自2000年9月到2010年4月担任Lonza America, Inc.的财务总监和财务主管。Lonza America, Inc.是Lonza Group的一部分，其股票在瑞士证券交易所上市交易。从1990年到2000年9月，受聘于Algroup Wheaton（全球制药和化妆品包装公司），首先担任业务发展的总监，后来担任其副总裁兼财务总监。他是一名注册会计师，注册管理会计师，现为董事领导全国协会的研究员。从2002年7月到2011年3月公司完善控股权，担任Riviera Holdings Corporation（一家上市公司）的董事。
Vincent L. DiVito,has served as the owner and chief executive officer of Vincent L. DiVito, Inc., a financial and management consulting firm. From January 2008 to April 2010, Mr. DiVito served as president of Lonza America, Inc., a global life sciences chemical business headquartered in Allendale, New Jersey, and also served as chief financial officer and treasurer of Lonza America, Inc. from September 2000 to April 2010. Lonza America, Inc. is part of Lonza Group, whose stock is traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange. From 1990 to September 2000, Mr. DiVito was employed by Algroup Wheaton, a global pharmaceutical and cosmetics packaging company, first as its director of business development and later as its vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. DiVito is a certified public accountant, certified management accountant and holds an MBA in Finance. Mr. DiVito is a National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow. He served on the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc., a Nasdaq listed gaming company, from October 2005 until its acquisition in July 2017, and also served as a member of the board of directors of Riviera Holdings Corporation, formerly an AMEX listed gaming and resort company, from July 2002 until the consummation of a change in control of the corporation in March 2011. - Vincent L. DiVito于2005年10月加入本公司董事会，并担任本公司审核委员会主席。自2010年4月起一直担任财务和管理顾问。 自2008年1月至2010年4 月担任Lonza America, Inc.（一家全球生命科学化学企业，总部设在新泽西州艾伦代尔）的总裁。自2000年9月到2010年4月担任Lonza America, Inc.的财务总监和财务主管。Lonza America, Inc.是Lonza Group的一部分，其股票在瑞士证券交易所上市交易。从1990年到2000年9月，受聘于Algroup Wheaton（全球制药和化妆品包装公司），首先担任业务发展的总监，后来担任其副总裁兼财务总监。他是一名注册会计师，注册管理会计师，现为董事领导全国协会的研究员。从2002年7月到2011年3月公司完善控股权，担任Riviera Holdings Corporation（一家上市公司）的董事。
- Vincent L. DiVito,has served as the owner and chief executive officer of Vincent L. DiVito, Inc., a financial and management consulting firm. From January 2008 to April 2010, Mr. DiVito served as president of Lonza America, Inc., a global life sciences chemical business headquartered in Allendale, New Jersey, and also served as chief financial officer and treasurer of Lonza America, Inc. from September 2000 to April 2010. Lonza America, Inc. is part of Lonza Group, whose stock is traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange. From 1990 to September 2000, Mr. DiVito was employed by Algroup Wheaton, a global pharmaceutical and cosmetics packaging company, first as its director of business development and later as its vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. DiVito is a certified public accountant, certified management accountant and holds an MBA in Finance. Mr. DiVito is a National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow. He served on the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc., a Nasdaq listed gaming company, from October 2005 until its acquisition in July 2017, and also served as a member of the board of directors of Riviera Holdings Corporation, formerly an AMEX listed gaming and resort company, from July 2002 until the consummation of a change in control of the corporation in March 2011.
高管简历
中英对照 | 中文 | 英文- Stephen Cotton
Stephen Cotton自2015年1月起担任公司首席商务官。 Cotton于2001年12月联合创立 Canara, Inc.，并担任其首席执行官，直到公司于2012年6月被一家私募股权公司收购，之后他开始担任执行董事长，一直任职到2014年4月。Canara是一家固定电池系统全球供应商，为大型数据中心运营商提供综合监控系统和云基础服务。2014年4月到2015年1月 Cotton管理自己的私人投资。
Stephen Cotton,has served as President of the Company since May 2, 2018 and was promoted by the Board of Directors to President and CEO joining the Board as an Executive Director in January, 2019. Steve also served as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company from January 2015 to June, 2017. Previously, Steve co-founded Canara, Inc. (formerly Data Power Monitoring and IntelliBatt) in December 2001 and served as its Chief Executive Officer through the sale of the company to a private equity firm in June 2012, after which he served as Founder and Executive Chairman until April 2014. Canara (now part of CPG) offers data center design, construction, equipment and analytics-driven operations for conventional, hyperscale and edge data centers. Prior to Canara, Steve led a team to commercialize Sendmail (the Worlds' most commonly Aqua Metals, Inc. ed Internet email open source software) from free open source to a paid for commercial offering for Internet service providers and cloud offerings requiring mass email volume management including DoubleClick's standardization (acquired by Google). Steve's career began in the early days of voice messaging systems, including Octel Communications (through its $1.1B exit to Lucent Technologies in 1997 and now part of Avaya). From International Product Manager to Product Manager for Multimedia, Steve then became the top market development person on a staff of 100+ for 2 years running while managing the AT&T Wireless account, then developing new wireless and local exchange carrier markets. His decision to convince AT&T Wireless (and ultimately other operators which followed) to offer voice messaging for free vs. charge, resulted in multi-million dollar sales of Octel equipment to each region. From April 2014 to January 2015 and June 2017 to April 2018, Steve managed his private investments.- Stephen Cotton自2015年1月起担任公司首席商务官。 Cotton于2001年12月联合创立 Canara, Inc.，并担任其首席执行官，直到公司于2012年6月被一家私募股权公司收购，之后他开始担任执行董事长，一直任职到2014年4月。Canara是一家固定电池系统全球供应商，为大型数据中心运营商提供综合监控系统和云基础服务。2014年4月到2015年1月 Cotton管理自己的私人投资。
- Stephen Cotton,has served as President of the Company since May 2, 2018 and was promoted by the Board of Directors to President and CEO joining the Board as an Executive Director in January, 2019. Steve also served as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company from January 2015 to June, 2017. Previously, Steve co-founded Canara, Inc. (formerly Data Power Monitoring and IntelliBatt) in December 2001 and served as its Chief Executive Officer through the sale of the company to a private equity firm in June 2012, after which he served as Founder and Executive Chairman until April 2014. Canara (now part of CPG) offers data center design, construction, equipment and analytics-driven operations for conventional, hyperscale and edge data centers. Prior to Canara, Steve led a team to commercialize Sendmail (the Worlds' most commonly Aqua Metals, Inc. ed Internet email open source software) from free open source to a paid for commercial offering for Internet service providers and cloud offerings requiring mass email volume management including DoubleClick's standardization (acquired by Google). Steve's career began in the early days of voice messaging systems, including Octel Communications (through its $1.1B exit to Lucent Technologies in 1997 and now part of Avaya). From International Product Manager to Product Manager for Multimedia, Steve then became the top market development person on a staff of 100+ for 2 years running while managing the AT&T Wireless account, then developing new wireless and local exchange carrier markets. His decision to convince AT&T Wireless (and ultimately other operators which followed) to offer voice messaging for free vs. charge, resulted in multi-million dollar sales of Octel equipment to each region. From April 2014 to January 2015 and June 2017 to April 2018, Steve managed his private investments.
- Eric West
Eric West，担任该公司首席财务官一职，自2025年5月19日起生效。West先生此前曾于2019年至2024年11月期间受雇于Aqua Metals，担任多个财务和会计职位，最近担任财务副总裁。2024年11月至2025年5月，韦斯特先生在一家私营公司担任财务和会计副总裁。韦斯特先生的职业生涯始于Grant Thornton，LLP。他获得了内华达大学里诺分校的会计学硕士学位，是一名持牌注册会计师。
Eric West,assumed the duties as Chief Financial Officer effective as of May 19, 2025. Mr. West was previously employed by Aqua Metals in various finance and accounting positions from 2019 through November 2024, most recently as Vice President of Finance. From November 2024 to May 2025, Mr. West was the Vice President of Finance and Accounting at a private company. Mr. West began his career at Grant Thornton, LLP. He received a Master of Accountancy from the University of Nevada, Reno and is a licensed CPA.- Eric West，担任该公司首席财务官一职，自2025年5月19日起生效。West先生此前曾于2019年至2024年11月期间受雇于Aqua Metals，担任多个财务和会计职位，最近担任财务副总裁。2024年11月至2025年5月，韦斯特先生在一家私营公司担任财务和会计副总裁。韦斯特先生的职业生涯始于Grant Thornton，LLP。他获得了内华达大学里诺分校的会计学硕士学位，是一名持牌注册会计师。
- Eric West,assumed the duties as Chief Financial Officer effective as of May 19, 2025. Mr. West was previously employed by Aqua Metals in various finance and accounting positions from 2019 through November 2024, most recently as Vice President of Finance. From November 2024 to May 2025, Mr. West was the Vice President of Finance and Accounting at a private company. Mr. West began his career at Grant Thornton, LLP. He received a Master of Accountancy from the University of Nevada, Reno and is a licensed CPA.
- Benjamin Taecker
Benjamin Taecker曾担任进步领导职务，最近担任工厂主管，任职于位于南卡罗来纳州佛罗伦萨的江森自控JCI动力系统部门（现称为Clarios）铅酸电池回收中心，在那里他参与了该设施的规划、建设、调试和扩展。Taecker先生拥有超过15年的设计管理经验，包括为美国军方提供复杂的设计合同。Taecker先生拥有南达科他州立大学机械工程学位。
Benjamin Taecker,served in progressive leadership roles, most recently as Plant Superintendent, at Johnson Controls Inc's JCI Power Systems Division (now known as Clarios) Lead Acid Battery Recycling Center in Florence, South Carolina, where he was involved in the planning, construction, commissioning, and scaling of that facility. Mr. Taecker has over 15 years of design management experience including complex design contracts for the U.S. military. Mr. Taecker has a Mechanical Engineering degree from South Dakota State University.- Benjamin Taecker曾担任进步领导职务，最近担任工厂主管，任职于位于南卡罗来纳州佛罗伦萨的江森自控JCI动力系统部门（现称为Clarios）铅酸电池回收中心，在那里他参与了该设施的规划、建设、调试和扩展。Taecker先生拥有超过15年的设计管理经验，包括为美国军方提供复杂的设计合同。Taecker先生拥有南达科他州立大学机械工程学位。
- Benjamin Taecker,served in progressive leadership roles, most recently as Plant Superintendent, at Johnson Controls Inc's JCI Power Systems Division (now known as Clarios) Lead Acid Battery Recycling Center in Florence, South Carolina, where he was involved in the planning, construction, commissioning, and scaling of that facility. Mr. Taecker has over 15 years of design management experience including complex design contracts for the U.S. military. Mr. Taecker has a Mechanical Engineering degree from South Dakota State University.