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Akridge Appointed CEO at Valence
Valence Technology Inc. of Austin, Texas, has
appointed Dr. James Akridge as chief executive
officer and member of the board of directors.
He succeeds Stephan Godevais who will remain chairman
of the board later he will become an advisor to
the company.
“We’re very fortunate to have attracted
to Valence someone of Jim’s caliber,”
said Godevais. “His extensive experience
in management, R&D and operations will be
of tremendous benefit to the company as it progresses
to the next stage of growth.”
Akridge has more than 25 years of experience in
the battery industry and most recently served
as the chief technology officer at Sion Power
Corp., makers of rechargeable lithium sulfur batteries.
Previously, he worked for 20 years at Energizer
Holdings.
He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in chemistry from California State University-Fresno
and a Ph.D. in electrochemistry from University
of California-Santa Barbara. He also did postdoctoral
research in x-ray crystallography at the University
of Colorado-Boulder.
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