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LiqTech Announces Appointment of Fei Chen as President and CEO
BALLERUP, Denmark, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT), a clean technology company that manufactures and markets highly
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[{"type":"text","content":"BALLERUP, Denmark, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT), a clean technology company that manufactures and markets highly specialized filtration products and systems, today announced the appointment of Fei Chen as President and Chief Executive Officer (\"CEO\"), with a start date on or before November 1, 2022. Effective as of her start date, Ms. Chen will also be appointed a member of the Company's Board of Directors.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nAlexander Buehler, a member of LiqTech's Board and currently Interim CEO since March 2022, will resign as Interim CEO when Ms. Chen starts her employment but will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors. The Board extends its heartfelt appreciation to Alex for stepping in as Interim CEO when needed and for the important contributions he has made in such a short time.\nMs. Chen brings more than 20 years of management experience and a demonstrated track record of success across a variety of global industrial companies, with an emphasis on water treatment, chemicals, and clean energy technologies. After heading global R&D for Topsoe A/S, a world leader in catalysts and energy-efficient clean technologies, Ms. Chen was most recently Senior Vice President, Global Commercials (clean fuels and chemicals technology) for Topsoe A/S. Prior to Topsoe, Ms. Chen was the Innovation Platform Director for Grundfos A/S, the leading global company in the development, manufacturing and distribution of water and liquid pumps, where she was responsible for establishing Grundfos' water treatment division.\nMs. Chen has also held management positions with Novozymes A/S, FOSS Analytical China, Lattec I/S, Coloplast A/S, and the National Environmental Research Institute of Denmark. She is currently a member of the Board at Liquid Wind AB and Jiangsu JiTRI-Topsoe Clean Energy Research and Development Co. Ltd., China, and she was previously a Member of the Board for Brunata International A/S and Enaqua.\n\"Fei brings to LiqTech a strong combination of developing and commercializing technology businesses, with an established track record in driving profitable revenue growth,\" commented Mark Vernon, Chairman of the Board of Directors. \"We look forward to leveraging her wide business experience in water treatment and clean energy technologies as LiqTech advances to i...