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David George Joins Gevo as Senior Vice President, Verity Tracking
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO), announced today that David George has joined Gevo as Senior Vice President,
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[{"type":"text","content":"ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO), announced today that David George has joined Gevo as Senior Vice President, Verity Tracking. Mr. George brings over 20 years of experience in technical, commercial, and business development leadership with a particular emphasis in blockchain technology. Before coming to Gevo, he served as the Chief Commercial Officer at Xpansiv, Inc., a leading enterprise ESG blockchain infrastructure company, where he was responsible for building the market and product strategy for the very first blockchain enabled tokenized commodities platform. He also served as the Chief Commercial Officer at Gem, Inc., where he helped establish and launch some of the very first enterprise blockchains globally. Mr. George will manage the launch and strategy development for Verity Tracking, a blockchain technology for tracking sustainability, building trust, and setting the standards for the growing industry. Verity is expected to use smart contracts on a distributed ledger technology platform to track, document, and verify the value of sustainability. This system is expected to enable a level of sustainability assurance that has not yet been seen in the market. Mr. George will work closely with Gevo’s senior management and external stakeholders to grow this platform into a standalone corporate entity for carbon accounting. “Dave is a seasoned executive who brings a deep technical, product, and market expertise to the table,” said Dr. Paul Bloom, Chief Carbon Officer and Chief Innovation Officer. “We’re very lucky to have him at the head of this blockchain initiative as we spin off Verity. Additionally, Dave will lead program development efforts between Gevo and Blocksize Capital to meet carbon tracking objectives, as well as deliver on existing programs for the needs of Net-Zero 1 and Gevo's Billion Gallon Initiative.” “It’s an honor to join ranks with Dr. Bloom and his team, and Verity Tracking is an immensely valuable project,” said Mr. George. “I’m eager to create a project pipeline, build strategic alliances, and maximize Verity’s growth and efficiency.” About GevoGevo’s mission is to transform renewable energy and carbon into energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons. These liquid hydrocarbons can be used for drop-in transportation fuels such as gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel, that...