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RNS Number : 9212B  Gelion PLC  05 February 2024

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5 February 2024

Gelion plc

("Gelion" or the "Company" or the "Group")

 

 Senior Leadership Team Appointments

Gelion (AIM: GELN), the Anglo-Australian battery innovator, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Dr Louis Adriaenssens as Chief Technological
Officer (CTO) of Gelion plc and Dr Adrien Amigues as President of Gelion UK
and Europe, with immediate effect.

Louis joins Gelion with exceptional experience in specialist battery
innovation, manufacture and commercialisation, having most recently worked in
Nevada as the Supervisor of Chemistry for Panasonic at the Tesla Gigafactory,
where he and his team looked after the processes associated with the
production of approximately 5 million battery cells per day. A contributing
author/inventor of leading scientific articles and significant patents across
the fields of materials chemistry, electrochemistry and synthesis, Louis will
lead a technical team of over 20 PhD or graduate level engineers and
scientists, across Australia and the UK stewarding a portfolio including 470
patents in 76 patent families (including new patents under application).

The appointment of a CTO comes at a pivotal time in the development of
Gelion's Lithium-Sulfur (LiS) and Zinc-based (Zn) battery technologies and
operational expansion into the UK and Europe. This follows the acquisition of
OXLiD Ltd in November 2023, whose founder Dr Adrien Amigues will now take up
the role of President of Gelion UK and Europe.

Gelion founder and Principal Technology Adviser, Professor Thomas Maschmeyer,
will continue with all his leadership contributions and governance roles
within the Group.

Gelion CEO John Wood commented: "Gelion has a clear development path for the
next generation of batteries for the EV and energy storage markets, advancing
technologies that offer performance, cost, and safety enhancements and use
abundant materials. I am delighted to welcome a leader with Louis' expertise
to the Gelion team.

 

"Indeed, Louis and Adrien's appointments further enhance our strong,
established and focused leadership and management team at this pivotal next
stage of our commercialization journey, which based on our technology
development pathways, places us as a key player in UK/Europe."

Incoming CTO Dr Louis Adriaenssens commented: "I look forward to being able to
leverage all of the experience I have gained with world-renowned universities
and leading battery companies in my new role as CTO of Gelion. I am confident
that my proven capability across all development areas including fundamental
science, technology, production process and governance will enable me to
successfully lead Gelion's drive to the commercial realisation of our exciting
new technologies."

President of Gelion UK and Europe Dr Adrien Amigues commented: "The need for a
shift towards energy storage solutions that incorporate abundant materials and
safe chemistries while performing at the highest level is becoming
increasingly pertinent. The battery technologies that Gelion is bringing to
market have game-changing attributes with unique potential to revolutionise
the electrification of an extensive range of stationary and mobile
applications. I am most grateful and excited to be given the opportunity to
contribute to this journey with my new role as we strive to deliver the green
energy solutions the world so desperately needs."

 

CONTACTS

 

 Gelion plc                                                        via Alma

 John Wood, CEO

 Amit Gupta, CFO

 Thomas Maschmeyer, Founder and Principal Technology Advisor

 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  +44 207 220 0500
 Corporate Finance

 Neil McDonald

 Seamus Fricker

 Fergus Sullivan

 Sales

 Leif Powis

 Alma Strategic Communications                                     +44 20 3405 0205

 Justine James                                                     gelion@almastrategic.com

 Hannah Campbell

 Will Ellis Hancock

 

About Gelion

 

Gelion ("gel: ion") is a global energy storage innovator, supporting the
transition to a more sustainable economy by commercialising two globally
important next generation technologies: Lithium-Sulfur (LiS) and Zinc-based
(Zn) hybrid cells to electrify mobile and stationary applications. Gelion plc
(the Group) is listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment
Market and wholly owns Australia based Gelion Technologies Pty Ltd.  Gelion
is designing and delivering innovative battery technology to enable that
transition and return value for its customers and investors.

 

Lithium Sulfur

Gelion's effort is directed at the potential for the LiS chemistry to deliver
double the gravimetric energy density of standard Lithium-ion chemistries
whilst at the same time reducing cost and increasing safety targeting the EV
and e-aviation market, helping to make global transport, energy consumption
and storage more sustainable.

 

Gelion is developing a product for its high energy density sulfur cathode at
its expanded R&D facilities in Sydney, enabling it to integrate with a
variety of anodes ranging from graphite to silicon to lithium metal, depending
on the targeted application.

 

Gelion recently also expanded in the UK by acquiring OXLiD Ltd, significantly
increasing Gelion's capability in cathode improvement thereby accelerating the
path to commercial partners and commercialisation.

 

Zinc

Gelion is adapting its zinc technology to comprise an alternate cathode
technology, a zinc hybrid cell to develop complementary next-generation
batteries for the lead-acid eco-system. Early testing indicates that this
solution has the potential to maintain good energy density levels with
enhanced cost and safety aspects. Once fully developed, Gelion intends for our
zinc technology to provide a durable and sustainable market extension within
the ecosystem that supports lead-acid batteries.

 

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