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Sylvatex Announces the Appointment of Bruce Rubin to its Board of Directors
Bruce Rubin Brings Extensive Experience in Energy Industry, Project Execution and Strategic Growt...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Sylvatex Announces the Appointment of Bruce Rubin to its Board of Directors\n\n\n\n\n Bruce Rubin Brings Extensive Experience in Energy Industry, Project Execution and Strategic Growth\n \n\n\n ALAMEDA, Calif., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n\n Sylvatex\n \n\n (SVX), a Bay Area-based battery materials manufacturing technology company producing lower-cost and lower-carbon cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) batteries, today announced the appointment of Bruce Rubin to its Board of Directors. He will serve as a director, focusing on strategic development for mass market expansion, organizational growth, and identifying funding and growth opportunities for the company.\n \n\n With over 45 years of executive leadership, operations, and governance experience in the energy, refining, and chemical sectors, Mr. Rubin brings a wealth of expertise to SVX’s Board. He has held various leadership roles, including as CEO of Sunoco Chemicals Inc., Senior Vice President of Sunoco Inc. (2008–2010), and as the first CEO of Braskem America, Inc.. Mr. Rubin’s extensive background in executive governance, particularly in the energy sector, will be invaluable to Sylvatex as it continues to scale its innovative battery technology solutions.\n \n\n “Bruce’s track record of success, coupled with his deep experience in the energy sector and his expertise in governance, makes him a tremendous asset to Sylvatex as we rapidly scale to meet the demands of the global market. With the growing importance of energy resilience, the markets we serve are growing exponentially and we can leverage the learnings from energy 1.0 to successfully build energy 3.0, ” said Virginia Klausmeier, Founder and CEO of Sylvatex. “His experience with scaling traditional energy companies and his leadership and governance background makes him an ideal board member as we aim to capitalize on the shifting landscape and bridge the gap in the energy markets to support the high growth in energy storage and electric vehicles.”\n \n\n Mr. Rubin previously served on SVX’s board from its inception to 2016 and has been advising the company in the interim. In addition to his work with SVX, he served on the boards of DISA Global Solutions (a Court Square Capital Partne...