Norsk Titanium has appointed Fabrizio Ponte new Chief Executive Officer
Norsk Titanium AS (Euronext: NTI, OTCQX: NORSF), a global leader in additive manufacturing for aerospace-grade structural titanium components using its patented Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) technology, has appointed Fabrizio Ponte as Chief Executive Officer.
“Fabrizio Ponte brings extensive international experience in scaling businesses alongside demanding customers in highly regulated industries, including aerospace and defense, energy and beyond. Coupled with a strong entrepreneurial mindset, this makes him exceptionally well equipped to lead Norsk Titanium through the successful commercialization of our globally leading technology”, said John Andersen, Jr., Chair of the Board.
Syensqo was formerly part of Solvay, and during his more than 26 years with Solvay and Syensqo, Mr. Ponte held executive management positions in Italy, China, and the US, spanning general management, commercial operations, country leadership, strategy, and communications. He holds a degree in Economics and Commerce from the University of Turin and an Executive MBA from Fox Business School at Temple University. Mr. Ponte is an Italian citizen with a permanent US residency. He currently resides with his family in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Carl Johnson will reassume the position as Chief Technology Officer, a position he held for seven years before he was appointed CEO.
“I would like to thank Carl for his significant contributions during his tenure as CEO”, said John Andersen, Jr. “Carl played an instrumental role in qualifying the RPD® technology with key customers, most notably Airbus. As we work to expand our customer base both in the US and internationally, I am very pleased that we can continue to rely on Carl as a highly respected authority on additive manufacturing across all our key market segments”, Mr. Andersen added.
