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Robert B. Catell Appointed as a Director of American Vanadium
(via Thenewswire.ca) Vancouver, BC / TNW-ACCESSWIRE / June 4, 2014 - AMERICAN VANADI...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Robert B. Catell Appointed as a Director of American Vanadium(via Thenewswire.ca)\n\n \nVancouver, BC / TNW-ACCESSWIRE / June 4, 2014 - AMERICAN VANADIUM CORP. (\"American Vanadium\" or the \"Company\") (TSX.V: AVC) (OTCQX: AVCVF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert B. Catell to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. \n\n \n \n\"We are honored to welcome Bob to our Board of Directors and look forward to working with him to position the Company as a leader in the energy storage industry,\" said Bill Radvak, President & CEO of American Vanadium. \"Bob's career and background in the energy sector are truly impressive and the knowledge and relationships he brings will have a major impact as we continue to grow our presence in the rapidly expanding energy storage marketplace. This appointment is a key part of the process of ensuring that we have the resources and leadership in place to achieve our goals.\"\n\n \n \nMr. Catell, currently Chairman of Keyera Corp. (TSX:KEY), was formerly the Chairman and CEO of KeySpan Corporation and KeySpan Energy Delivery, the former Brooklyn Union Gas. Following National Grid's acquisition of KeySpan Corporation, Mr. Catell became Chairman of National Grid, U.S. and Deputy Chairman of National Grid plc.\n\n\n \n\"With the commercially available CellCube vanadium flow system, American Vanadium is well positioned to become a leader in the long duration energy storage sector,\" said Bob Catell. \"Tremendous opportunities are arising in New York, California, Hawaii, Ontario, Alaska and other parts of North America with new requirements for local utilities to integrate long-duration storage into their transmission networks and the CellCube is a proven solution for these opportunities.\"\n\n\n \nMr. Catell currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) at Stony Brook University, New York State Smart Grid Consortium, Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, Futures in Education Endowment Fund and the New York Energy Policy Institute's Advisory Council (NYEPI). Mr. Catell serves on the Board of NY State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the NYS Economic Development Power Allocation Board (EDPAB).\n\n\n \nIn connection with his appointment, American Vanadium has granted Mr. Catell a total of 250,000 stock option...