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Nano One Announces Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Frank Fannon as Strategic Advisor
Highlights Hon. Francis (Frank) Fannon joins Nano One as a strategic advisor on energy resou...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Nano One Announces Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Frank Fannon as Strategic AdvisorHighlightsHon. Francis (Frank) Fannon joins Nano One as a strategic advisor on energy resources and global affairs.Accomplished public policy and business experience in energy and supply chain.Appointment to strengthen Nano One's commercialization and North American scale-up programs.Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 13, 2021) - Nano One® Materials Corp. (TSX: NANO) (OTC Pink: NNOMF) (FSE: LBMB) (Nano One), is a clean technology company with patented processes for the low-cost, low-environmental footprint production of high-performance cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries. Mr. Alex Holmes, COO, is pleased to introduce the Honorable Frank R. Fannon as a strategic advisor to Nano One. Mr. Fannon's experience and unique insight on the importance of responsibly sourced, secure, domestic supplies of critical energy materials will compliment Nano One's accomplished Advisory Committee as they support senior management on its commercialization and scale-up activities.\"Frank is a strong leader who has led a successful career in the private and public sector in the U.S.,\" said Mr. Holmes, \"Frank's work in the US State Department elevated global awareness of the critical role that minerals play in the energy transition and his ambition to drive new, positive energy initiatives will be an asset to Nano One. I am looking forward to working with Frank and the team as we move along our path towards commercialization.\" In May 2018, Frank was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the inaugural Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, a position he held until January 2021. As \"America's Energy Diplomat,\" he led whole-of-government initiatives in the Indo-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Middle East to advance free, open markets, and resilient responsible supply chains. Frank also established the multi-country Energy Resources Governance Initiative to share global mining best practice and improve governance.\"Free nations are playing catch-up to determine who will shape the clean energy economy, and according to what standards. In order to improve our environment and security, we must develop and deploy leapfrog technologies at sc...