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Largo Physical Vanadium Announces the Appointment of Erik Bethel to its Board of Directors
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Largo Physical Vanadium Announces the Appointment of Erik Bethel to its Board of Directors\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n May 23, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Largo Physical Vanadium Corp. (\"\n \n LPV\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") (TSXV: VAND) (OTCQX: VANAF) announces today that\n \n Erik Bethel\n \n has been appointed as an independent director to the Company's Board of Directors (\"Board\") as of\n \n May 6, 2023\n \n and succeeds\n \n Andrea Weinberg\n \n .\n \n \n \n Jonathan Lee\n \n , Chairman of LPV's Board of Directors commented, \"Erik's extensive knowledge of the metals sector, his international and domestic experience in the private and public sector, and his current engagements make him an excellent addition to our Board of Directors.\"\n \n \n \n Erik Bethel\n \n remarked, \"I'm very excited to join the Board of Largo Physical Vanadium and look forward to contributing to further commercializing the technology in the long duration energy storage industry.\"\n \n \n The Hon.\n \n Erik Bethel\n \n is an accomplished global finance professional with over twenty-five years of experience in the private and public sectors. He currently serves on the leadership team at Americas Frontier Fund, non-profit enterprise committed to reinvigorating American innovation in critical sectors such as critical minerals, battery technologies, and semiconductors. Mr. Bethel is also a Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Senior Advisor at White Oak, a\n \n $10Bn\n \n private credit firm. In 2020, Mr. Bethel was the U.S. Ambassador Designate to the Republic of\n \n Panama\n \n . Prior to this, he was nominated by the President and confirmed unanimously by the Senate to represent\n \n the United States\n \n at the World Bank. At the World Bank, Mr. Bethel played a pivotal role in the analysis and deployment of over\n \n $100 billion\n \n of capital through grants, loans, equity investments, and other financial products. While at th...