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LayerOne is pleased to announce the appointment of a new management team and board of directors. LayerOne was founded in 2021 with an ambition to industrialize graphene materials, acquiring the Norwegian graphene startup Abalonyx. The appointment of the new team is an important milestone and will provide the necessary skills and know-how to build and strengthen LayerOne as a globally leading supplier of advanced materials.

The new management team consists of: Chief Executive Officer - Einar Eilertsen, Chief Technology Officer - Filippo Giordanino, Chief Commercial Officer - Alessandro Dani, Chief Financial Officer - Christer Strand, Chief Marketing Officer - Annette Frotjold, Irene Skrugstad – Chief People Officer and Chief Legal Officer – Stian Vikebø.

Two men standing in a laboratory setting, both smiling at the camera. The man on the left is wearing a light blue shirt and dark pants, with his hands in his pockets. The man on the right is wearing a white shirt and dark pants, with his arms crossed — - I am excited to join the LayerOne management team and to contributing to the growth and to the success of the company. LayerOne has a highly competitive technology portfolio, an experienced team of talented scientists and engineers, and a relevant position in the global graphene market and ecosystem, says Filippo Giordanino, the new CTO of LayerOne.
- I am pleased to have assembled a strong team that has the expertise required for LayerOne to continue advancing its position. With this team I am sure we will succeed with our strategy and plans going forward, says Einar Eilertsen, CEO of LayerOne.

Accelerating the move to the next material age

LayerOne’ s mission is to make industrial value chains more sustainable using new advanced materials and provide high quality graphene materials at an industrial scale to meet customer needs and cost expectations.

- Advanced materials like graphene have a huge potential, their unique properties make them ideal for diverse applications and industrial sectors. We will strive to bring down costs and enable new use-cases in close partnership with globally leading customers. With our highly skilled team I am sure LayerOne will contribute to change the way we use these materials in the future, says Eilertsen.

At the heart of LayerOne’ s strategy is long-term partnerships with customers. LayerOne is committed to support customers over several years and develop products and applications in close cooperation with them.

Portrait of a smiling man with short dark hair, wearing a white shirt, standing in an industrial setting with blurred machinery in the background — - LayerOne is in a unique position, we have a competitive product portfolio that will enable us to enter different markets. With the full financial and industrial support from owners and industrial partners, we have a strong foundation. We are already strengthening the commercial and manufacturing side of the organization, says Alessandro Dani, CCO of LayerOne.

A factory for full scale production

LayerOne’ s ambition is to build a full-scale production unit for graphene in Europe. The pilot plant will help boost the advanced material industry and create new export-oriented jobs.

- The next step in our journey is to build a pilot factory in Norway and we plan to announce more details in near future, says Eilertsen.

The manufacturing will employ a new production technology and enable us to supply significant quantities of graphene and graphene oxide to our customers.

Management biography

**Einar Eilertsen -Chief Executive Officer**

Einar is the new CEO of LayerOne.Prior to this, Einar worked as COO in Kongsberg Innovation where he invested in and advised early-stage industrial technology ventures. From his role as Director – Innovation portfolio in Eltek, Einar also has experience from corporate innovation and industrialization in a globally leading power electronics company.
Einar graduated with a PhD in materials science and chemistry from the University of Oslo and has been a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley.

**Filippo Giordanino - Chief Technical Officer**

Filippo joined LayerOne on March 2022 as the new CTO. Filippo has an international experience within EssilorLuxottica, a global leading manufacturer in the eyewear industry. In EssilorLuxottica Filippo has held different roles within the R&D, the Engineering and the Manufacturing departments, and spent 3 years in USA in a chemical business unit as Senior Chemistry Manager.
Filippo graduated with a PhD in Chemistry and Material Science from the University of Turin, and has been a visiting PhD student at Haldor Topsøe in Denmark.

Alessandro Dani - Chief Commercial Officer

Alessandro holds the role of CCO at LayerOne since May 2022. Alessandro has previously worked in Germany for Evonik Industries a specialty chemical company. During this 4 years period, he took over various roles in innovation, supporting the development of internal entrepreneurship programs and covering himself the role of Corporate Entrepreneur. Earlier in his career, Alessandro worked as a Chemistry Consultant for Argotec, a startup based in Torino operating in the aerospace industry.

Alessandro graduated with a PhD in Chemistry and Material Science at the University of Turin and spent a period as PostDoc at the Max-Planck Institute Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam.