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Syntholene Energy Corp Appoints Former CEO of Carbon Engineering and CEO of Captura Corp, Steve Oldham, to Board of Directors
As CEO of Carbon Engineering, Oldham raised over $100 million in financing, and sold the Company ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Syntholene Energy Corp Appoints Former CEO of Carbon Engineering and CEO of Captura Corp, Steve Oldham, to Board of DirectorsAs CEO of Carbon Engineering, Oldham raised over $100 million in financing, and sold the Company to Occidental Petroleum in 2023 at a valuation of $1.6Bn.Chicago, Illinois--(Newsfile Corp. - December 17, 2025) - SYNTHOLENE ENERGY CORP (TSXV: ESAF) (\"Syntholene\"), a leader in low-cost synthetic fuel technology, announces the appointment of Steve Oldham, a globally recognized pioneer of carbon management and climate-tech commercialization, to its Board of Directors.Cannot view this video? Visit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ApshKoOX8oMr. Oldham brings more than 30 years of executive leadership across aerospace, carbon removal, and advanced cleantech project deployment. He is best known as the former CEO of Carbon Engineering, one of the world's most influential direct air capture companies, CEO of Captura Corp, a leading ocean-based carbon removal company, and an executive at MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), where he played a crucial role in growing Canada's flagship aerospace and robotics programs.Mr. Oldham's track record spans scaling hardware-intensive climate technologies from lab stage to global prominence, securing major commercial partnerships, and navigating complex multi-stakeholder environments across industry and government.Highlights of Steve Oldham's CareerCEO, Carbon Engineering - helped establish DAC as a globally viable carbon-removal pathway and raised over $100 million in project and corporate financing. Carbon Engineering was sold to Occidental Petroleum in 2023 at a valuation of $1.6Bn.CEO, Captura Corp - advanced novel ocean-based carbon removal technology from research to commercial demonstration, raising over $60M to date.Vice President of Strategic Business Development, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) - led divisions responsible for major aerospace, robotics, and satellite programs critical to Canada's space infrastructure.Advisor, board member, and thought-leader across climate-tech, energy transition, and carbon-management sectors.Frequently sought by governments, corporates, and multilateral agencies for expertise on carbon removal scale-up, infrastructure deployment, and climate-policy design.\"Steve is one of the most impactful advanced energy sector lea...