People: Axion Power International, Inc. (AXPW.OB)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Granville, Thomas 65 2005 Chief Executive Officer, Presiding Director
Hillier, Donald 48 2008 Chief Financial Officer
Buiel, Edward 37 2006 Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Nelson, Robert 69 2007 Vice President - Manufacturing and Engineering
Averill, Robert 69 2004 Director
Patterson, Glenn 56 2004 Director
Gelbaum, David 60 2009 Director
Anthony, David 48 2009 Director
Bartlett, Joseph 51 2009 Director
Kishinevsky, Michael 44 2005 Independent Director
Schmidt, Howard 51 2005 Independent Director
Hirschman, Stanley 63 2006 Independent Director
Wainwright, D. Walker 59 2007 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Granville, Thomas Mr. Thomas (Tom) Granville serves as Chief Executive Officer, Presiding Director of Axion Power International, Inc. He has served on the board of directors since February 2004. Mr. Granville served as the Chairman of Board of directors from February 2004 through April 2005 when he agreed to accept full-time employment as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Granville served as the president of a New York State elevator company that specialized in the installation and maintenance of elevators, escalators, moving walkways and other building transportation products. Mr. Granville also served 15 years as treasurer and ten years as the president of the National Elevator Industry Inc., a trade association that represents elevator manufacturers and contractors, where his duties included labor negotiations for national contracts and oversight duties to a $2.3 billion national pension fund. Mr. Granville has also been a partner, or the general partner, of a number of real estate partnerships that owned multi-family housing, commercial real estate and a cable television company. Mr. Granville is a 1967 graduate of Canisius College. (BA-Business Administration).
Hillier, Donald Mr. Donald (Don) T. Hillier was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Axion Power International, Inc. on June 18, 2008. Mr. Hillier, is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status) with 24 years experience that encompasses “Big Four” accounting firms in Atlanta and Pittsburgh, as an entrepreneur providing financial consulting to enterprises ranging from early stage start up to Fortune 100 companies, and a chief financial officer and director of international operations for two companies prior to joining the Company. Mr. Hillier’s experience includes broad-based corporate finance including Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, mergers and acquisitions, capital formation and corporate taxation as well as starting and managing an international subsidiary in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mr. Hillier has been a guest speaker in a variety of panel discussions. He earned his M.B.A. in corporate finance and international operations from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2000 where he graduated with high honors. Before joining the Company, Mr. Hillier served through Resources Global Professionals, from 2003 to 2007, as an executive financial consultant to various companies including Belden, Inc., Curtiss Wright, Sony Corporation, Knova Software, HJ Heinz Company and Michael Baker Corporation providing leadership and consulting for merger transactions, Sarbanes-Oxley Act implementations, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting matters and international operations. During this time Mr. Hillier also provided Chief Financial Officer services to various small companies assisting with capital formation, strategic planning and operations management. From 2007 until May 2008, Mr. Hillier served as the Chief Financial Officer for The Continuous Learning Group, an international strategy and management consulting firm where he lead the finance department and provided strategic direction.
Buiel, Edward Dr. Edward Buiel, Ph.D. serves as Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of Axion Power International, Inc. He was appointed Chief of R&D in September 2005. Before joining the Company, Dr. Buiel served for 3-1/2 years as project leader for the Energy Storage Group of Meadwestvaco Corporation. In this position Dr. Buiel’s team focused on developing activated carbon materials for electrochemical applications including Lithiumion batteries, organic ultracapacitors, and asymmetric lead-carbon capacitors. His responsibilities included managing a USCAR-Advanced Battery Consortium project to develop activated carbon materials for hybrid electric vehicle energy storage systems and managing a joint program with Sandia National Laboratories to develop lead-carbon capacitors for grid-connected energy storage systems. Previously, Dr. Buiel worked for nine months as a senior software engineer for Vasocor, Inc. and for 2-1/2 years as a Senior Research Engineer for the Automotive Carbon Group of Meadwestvaco Corporation. Dr. Buiel is a 1994 graduate of Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Physics, and a 1998 graduate of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he earned a Ph.D. in Physics and wrote his doctoral thesis on “The Development of Disordered Carbon Materials as Anode Materials for Li-ion Battery Applications.”
Nelson, Robert Dr. Robert F. Nelson, Ph.D. joined Axion Power International, Inc. as Vice President of Manufacturing Engineering in December 2007. Before joining Axion, Dr. Nelson worked for Firefly Energy, Inc. as a Technical Advisor and Senior Vice President of Engineering for 4-1/2 years. His primary function at Firefly was to implement the development and testing of VRLA cells and batteries. Before Firefly, Dr. Nelson was an independent consultant for six years, working with some 45 companies on materials and designs of VRLA batteries. Previous positions include three years at Bolder Technologies (1994-1997), three years at the International Lead Zinc Research Organization (where he organized and managed the Advanced Lead-Acid Research Organization, ALABC, from 1991 to 1994), one year at Portable Energy Products (a lead-acid startup company) and 13 years with Gates Energy Products, the innovator of VRLA technology. Over these 30 years, Dr. Nelson has five patents, has given invited presentations at some 35 international conferences and published 38 research papers in refereed journals. Before this, he spent 11 years in teaching and researching, lastly at the University of Georgia (1972-1977). Dr. Nelson is a 1963 graduate of Northwestern University with a B.A. in Chemistry (cum laude) and a 1967 graduate of the University of Kansas with a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry. During his academic career he gave presentations at over 30 international conferences and published more than 35 refereed papers dealing with organic electrochemistry.
Averill, Robert Mr. Robert G. Averill has served on the board of directors of Axion Power International, Inc. since February 2004. Mr. Averill is retired and principally involved in personal investments. He served as a director of Implex Corp., a New Jersey based developer and manufacturer of orthopedic implants that he co-founded in 1991 and then sold to Zimmer Holdings, Inc. From 1978 to 1991, Mr. Averill held a variety of executive positions with Osteonics Corp., a developer and manufacturer of orthopedic implants that he co-founded in 1978 and then sold to Stryker Corporation. From 1971 to 1977, Mr. Averill served as a director and held a variety of executive positions with Meditech Inc., a developer and manufacturer of orthopedic implants that he co-founded in 1971 and sold to 3M Corporation in 1975. Mr. Averill holds 28 patents on a variety of orthopedic devices and materials, and he is the co-author of several publications in the field of orthopedics. Mr. Averill holds two degrees from the Newark College of Engineering (BS-mechanical engineering, 1962 and MS-engineering management, 1966).
Patterson, Glenn Mr. Glenn Patterson was appointed to the board of directors of Axion Power International, Inc. in February 2004. He is currently president of HAP International Inc., an investment research and analysis company specializing in renewable energy. Mr. Patterson, in addition to Axion Power International Inc., sits as a director on The Solar Venture and Shopoff Properties Trust Inc. He is also active in community events and is a member of the advisory board for the Oregon Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Until November 2004, Mr. Patterson was president of the Oregon Electric Group, an electrical power and technology services company based in Portland, Oregon. In September 2001, the Oregon Electric Group of which Mr. Patterson was a major owner, was sold to Montana-Dakota Resources, whose major subsidiaries includes electrical power generating, utility and distribution companies with operations in 40 states. Mr. Patterson graduated summa cum laude from Willamette University (BS-Economics) in 1975.
Gelbaum, David Mr. David Gelbaum was elected to the board of directors of Axion Power International, Inc. in September 2009. Since 2002, Mr. Gelbaum has been a private investor. From 1989 until 2002, he performed quantitative modeling for stock price returns and derivative securities for TGS Management, and from 1972 until 1989 he worked at Oakley & Sutton in a similar capacity. Mr. Gelbaum is a trustee of The Quercus Trust.
Anthony, David Mr. David Anthony was elected to the board of directors of Axion Power International, Inc. in September 2009. Mr. Anthony is an experienced entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and educator. He is Managing Director of 21 Ventures, a position he has held since 2003, and sits on the board of Agent Video Intelligence, 3GSolar, BioPetroClean, Juice Wireless, Open Energy and VOIP Logic. Prior to 21 Ventures, David launched Notorious Entertainment, a developer of multimedia brands. David received his MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA in Economics from George Washington University.
Bartlett, Joseph Mr. Joseph P. Bartlett was elected to the board of directors of Axion Power International, Inc. in September 2009. Mr. Bartlett is counsel to the Quercus Trust and has practiced corporate and securities law since 1985. From September 2004 until August 2008 he was a partner at Greenberg Glusker LLP in Los Angeles, California, and from September 2000 until September 2004 he was a partner at Spolin Silverman Cohen and Bartlett LLP. He graduated, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1985, and received an AB in English literature from the University of California at Berkeley in 1980.
Kishinevsky, Michael Mr. Michael Kishinevsky is Independent Director of Axion Power International, Inc. since 2005. Mr. Kishinevsky is a Canadian lawyer who had been principally engaged in the practice of corporate and commercial law from 1995 until 2005, with a particular emphasis on the needs of Toronto’s Russian speaking population. For five years Mr. Kishinevsky served as general legal counsel for C&T. Mr. Kishinevsky currently serves as a director of Sunrock Consulting Ltd., a company he co-founded in 1995, that specializes in the import and distribution of carbon black and synthetic rubber. He is also the president and director of SunBoss Chemicals Corp., a corporation specializing in chemical additives for the custom rubber mixing industry. Mr. Kishinevsky is a 1989 graduate of the University of Calgary (B.Sc. in Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology and B.Sc. in Psychology) and a 1993 graduate of the University of Ottawa Law School. Mr. Kishinevsky was called to the bar in the Ontario courts in 1995 and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Schmidt, Howard Dr. Howard K. Schmidt, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Axion Power International, Inc. since April, 2005. Dr. Schmidt is presently employed as a Petroleum Engineering Consultant at Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Until August, 2009, Schmidt was a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Between September, 2003 and March, 2008, he was the Executive Director of the Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory (the “CNL”) at Rice University. Dr. Schmidt is an expert in the field of carbon nanotechnology and single-wall carbon nanotubes. Before joining the CNL, Dr. Schmidt operated Stump Partners, a Houston-based consultancy firm and was involved in two Internet ventures. In 1989, Dr. Schmidt founded SI Diamond Technology, Inc., a company that received the prestigious R&D 100 Award from Research and Development Magazine in 1989, went public in 1993, and recently changed its name to Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. Dr. Schmidt holds two degrees from Rice University (BS-Electrical Engineering, 1980 and Ph.D.-Chemistry, 1986).
Hirschman, Stanley Mr. Stanley (Stan) A. Hirschman was elected to the board of directors of Power International, Inc. as an Independent Director at 2006 Annual meeting. He is President of Optex Systems Holdings, a manufacturer of optical sighting systems and assemblies primarily for Department of Defense (DOD) applications. He is also a director of South Texas Oil, Datascension and former chairman of Mustang Software, Inc. While at Mustang Software, Mr. Hirschman took a hands-on role in the planning and execution of the strategic initiative to increase stockholder value resulting in the successful acquisition of the company by Quintus Corporation. Prior to joining Optex Systems in 2008 he was president of CPointe Associates, a management consultancy. He has also held executive positions with Software Etc., T.J. Maxx, Gap Stores and Banana Republic. Mr. Hirschman is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the KMPG Audit Committee Institute and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Audit Committees in the New Era of Governance symposium. He is active in community affairs and serves on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers.
Wainwright, D. Walker Mr. D. Walker Wainwright is an Independent Director of Axion Power International, Inc. who was appointed to the board of directors on January 15, 2007. He is the founder and chief executive of Wainwright & Co. LLC, an independent financial advisory firm and investment manager. The firm’s activities include the identification and assessment of hedge fund investments, the monitoring of these investments and the creation of proprietary hedge fund portfolios. In this respect, the firm works with investment management firms, not-for-profit organizations and family offices as an independent consultant to create client-specific solutions. Wainwright & Co. also researches and reviews private investments, including private equity funds, to assist in determining their suitability for specific accounts or portfolios. Hedge fund portfolios for which Mr. Wainwright serves as manager or advisor currently have an aggregate value of $200 million. The firm also provides corporate finance advice on a selective basis to individuals or corporate entities. Formerly a Managing Director in investment banking at Smith Barney, Inc. and at Kidder, Peabody & Co., Mr. Wainwright has over 30 years’ consulting, banking and investment banking experience. Having directed Kidder’s investment banking efforts in the Asia Pacific Region, he has international experience and has lived in Australia and Lebanon. Mr. Wainwright began his career at Chemical Bank and, subsequently, Schroders. He is a graduate of Stanford University (A.B. – 1972) and of Columbia University (M.B.A. – 1976).

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