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Vianode appoints Howard Ormonroyd as CFO, bringing extensive experience in financing large-scale materials and infrastructure projects

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OSLO, Norway, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Vianode, an advanced battery materials company providing sustainable anode graphite solutions, has appointed Howard Ormonroyd as CFO. As a member of the executive management team, he will focus on financing and value creation as Vianode establishes itself as a leading supplier to battery and EV value chains in North America and Europe

Ormonroyd assumes the position effective 14 February, coming from J.P. Morgan where he was an Executive & Technical Director in the Global Metals & Mining investment banking division for over 10 years. He will oversee the execution of Vianode’s phased multi-billion-dollar investment program for developing industrial scale production of high-performance synthetic anode graphite with a 90% reduction in CO2 footprint. 

“Howard adds a unique combination of financial expertise and extensive experience from the energy, industrial and renewables markets, together with global managerial competence. He will play a key role in bringing together strong owners and partners to finance Vianode’s growth strategy and our ambition of delivering high-performance anode graphite solutions to 3 million EVs per year by 2030,” says Burkhard Straube, CEO of Vianode.

Ormonroyd has a proven track record of facilitating large and attractive financing for rapidly growing companies. He has industrial and managerial experience from three continents from companies including WestLB and Rio Tinto. He holds a BEng in Mining Engineering from the University of Nottingham and an MSc in Mineral Project Appraisal from Imperial College London.

Vianode is positioning to meet increasing demand for batteries and anode graphite solutions driven by global electrification and EV deployment. Vianode intends to scale through a strategically phased expansion with production sites in North America and Europe and to decarbonise mobility and create significant stakeholder value. The completion of the USD 200 million industrial customer qualification plant at Herøya, Norway later this year will mark the next scale-up milestone.

“Vianode provides a unique opportunity to drive the energy transition through the supply of efficient, low-emission materials to battery and EV manufacturers in North America and Europe. I look forward to applying my skills and experience to help bring Vianode’s large-scale graphite production facilities from the planning stage into real life, and to becoming part of this very impressive team,” says Howard Ormonroyd.

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Hans Iver Odenrud
Tel +47 958 16 230
Email hio@vianode.com

About Vianode
Vianode is an advanced battery materials company providing sustainable anode graphite solutions for the battery and EV value chains in North America and Europe. Vianode’s breakthrough solution enables tailored high-performance synthetic anode graphite and a holistic sustainability offering including a 90% reduction in CO2 footprint. The company is currently preparing to start its customer qualification plant at Herøya, Norway, before executing its multi-billion dollar phased investment program for large-scale plants in North America and Europe. The long-term ambition is to supply advanced battery materials to 3 million EVs per year by 2030. Vianode is owned by the world-leading industrial and financial companies Elkem, Hydro and Altor. 

 

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Stay Better in China: Civilization is Colorful for Communication

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NANCHANG, China, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center(JXICC):

 

Moses, an international student from East China University of Technology, has stayed in China for four years. He experienced the speed of China and the colorfulness of Chinese civilization.

Themed on Chinese-style modernization, Moses shares his wonderful lives and touching stories in China from various aspects such as cultural construction, industrial development, ecological protection, and rural revitalization. He is eager to bring Chinese-style modernization experience back home for contributing to the prosperity and development of their countries. He also expects China to play a more active role on the global stage and contribute more wisdom and strength to world peace and development. He believes that these beautiful visions will certainly become reality as China continues to develop and make progress.

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The AI solutions for Japanese businesses make a global splash with the NVIDIA promotion campaign

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The tech giant NVIDIA highly appreciates the AI solutions developed by FPT Smart Cloud in elevating customer experience and optimizing workforce competency.

HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In April 2024, NVIDIA joined forces with FPT Corporation in the global initiative of AI and Cloud advancement. After 6 months, the AI solutions of FPT Smart Cloud – a subsidiary of FPT Corporation, have positioned themselves amidst the world’s 52 outstanding success stories featured by NVIDIA. FPT is currently offering more than 15 state-of-the-art AI solutions built on the natural language model for Japanese.

Enabling the intelligent call center 

In the digital age, AI virtual assistants are integrated into the contact center to automate simple to sophisticated tasks.

According to NVIDIA, FPT Smart Cloud has enabled seamless communication through the development of FPT AI Engage – the virtual agent for call center. The virtual agent can interact naturally and automate inbound calls, outbound calls, and voice-based call transfer (IVR). Operating on NVIDIA’s most advanced infrastructure, the AI vendor has been able to accelerate the speech synthesis model by 4 times and increase virtual agent efficiency.

The AI capabilities of FPT Smart Cloud have attracted a wide range of banking and financial institutions, particularly Home Credit Vietnam. The consumer finance company has been applying FPT AI Egnage since 2019. In the first year of operations, the virtual assistant can automatically process up to 12 million calls per month, allowing Home Credit to save 50% in operating expenses and attain a success call rate of 98%.

Building the AI-powered workforce of the future 

With the support of NVIDIA A100 and H100 GPUs, FPT Smart Cloud has developed FPT AI Mentor, fostering the next-generation employee training through automation and personalization. FPT AI Mentor applies the large language model (LLM) developed on NVIDIA DGX H100 and supported by NVIDIA NGC and PyTorch to generate and customize learning content based on the business knowledge base.

Long Chau, a pharmaceutical chain with 1,700 stores, has successfully integrated FPT AI Mentor into the daily training process for pharmacists, increasing employee knowledge quality by up to 55% while reducing 30% of resources compared to the traditional method.

NVIDIA further appraises the excellent efforts of FPT Smart Cloud in leveraging AI technologies to transform traditional call center operations and business training processes. In the past three years, FPT Smart Cloud invested on R&D initiatives for Indonesian and Japanese natural language processing technologies. In 2023, FPT Smart Cloud with the bilateral collaboration with Home Credit Indonesia, marking a crucial milestone as the first made-in-Vietnam AI solution to successfully attract and win over large enterprises in the global landscape. For the year 2024, the vendor aims further to conquer international markets, including Indonesia and Japan.

The original blog about FPT Smart Cloud solutions on the NVIDIA website can be found here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/case-studies/fpt-smart-cloud-levels-up-customer-service-operations/

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Husqvarna Group appoints Maha Elkharbotly as President of the Gardena Division

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STOCKHOLM, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Maha Elkharbotly has been appointed President of the Gardena Division and will also be a member of Husqvarna Group’s executive management team.

Maha Elkharbotly holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Illinois and is currently President at I-Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of DSM Firmenich. Maha has previously held multiple executive positions at DSM Firmenich, LIXIL, Grohe and Whirlpool.  

“I am very pleased to welcome Maha to Husqvarna Group. Her broad experience and strong knowledge in sales, marketing, channel management and leadership will be valuable assets in the continued journey of Gardena. Maha brings vast experience from building brands as well as driving international expansion, innovation and business transformation. This expertise will be central to continue building Gardena’s position as a global leader in watering, as well as advancing smart garden systems including robotic mowers for passionate gardeners”, says Pavel Hajman, CEO of Husqvarna Group.  

Maha Elkharbotly will be based in Ulm, Germany and assume her new position within the Gardena Division on January 1, 2025.

For additional information, please contact:
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Henrik Sjöström, Head of External Communications
+46 727 15 77 85
press@husqvarnagroup.com

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Johan Andersson, Vice President Investor Relations
+46 702 100 451
ir@husqvarnagroup.com

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