Our Team

Together, we're powering a cleaner world.

We produce class leading battery materials by harmonising technology, creativity, experience and commercial acumen.

About us

Nexeon is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of ground breaking silicon based anode materials, dramatically enhancing the performance of Lithium-Ion batteries.

Our leadership team boasts decades of experience in inventing and bringing new technologies to market across the chemical, battery and automotive industry. Our talented teams come from a wide range of industries and academia, including from leading companies of battery material chemistry, major cell manufacturers and Automotive OEMs.

With our HQ based in Oxfordshire, UK and a technical centre in Yokohama, Japan, our scientists armed with expertise in inorganic chemistry and synthesis, electronics, battery technology and process engineering, are perfectly positioned to scale our business and provide a strong base for supporting our partners and customers.

Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future

Nexeon is committed to continuing to improving its environmental performance and implementing best practice to minimise the environmental, social and governance impacts of our business. We will also continue to implement strategies that will reduce the impact of these risks on our organisation.

As we embark on our reporting journey we look forward to keeping you updated on our progress as we scale on our activities globally and continuously improve, building on our existing solid foundations in good governance, safety and people process.

Below you will find a series of our key policies and commitments (including our commitments to quality, and to our customers) that will keep our senior management, employees, suppliers and partners informed of their environmental roles and responsibilities within our organisation.

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Board and Leadership

Executive Team

Board of Directors

Dr Andrew Hosty, Chairman

Andrew Hosty combines global company experience with that of early stage businesses, and has a strong background in engineering and technology.

He spent over twenty years in senior positions at FTSE 250 multi-national engineering group Morgan Advanced Materials plc, including as CEO of Morgan Ceramics, and has extensive international experience in the US and Asia. After Morgan, he helped set up the Henry Royce Institute, working with a wide network of universities and government departments.

He is Senior Independent Director at James Cropper plc, and an experienced non-executive director of several other commercial and private equity organisations. Andrew Hosty has a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Sheffield, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Materials.

Woosung Jung, Investor Director

Woosung is a managing director at SJL Partners and is responsible for the origination and execution of investment opportunities, and managing portfolio companies.

Prior to joining SJL, Woosung was a director at Credit Suisse in Korea, and an executive director at J.P. Morgan in Hong Kong with a focus on the energy sector across power, oil & gas, metals & mining and infrastructure. He also previously worked at Oliver Wyman as a management consultant, leading various corporate restructuring and growth strategy projects.

He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a BBA from Yonsei University.

Ben Needham, Investor Director

Ben Needham serves as Vice President, Corporate Development & Growth Strategy at Ingevity Corporation, a leading provider of performance material and specialty chemical products. In his role, Ben has responsibility for strategy advancement and global inorganic growth activity, including M&A, joint ventures, and other partnerships.

Prior to joining Ingevity, Ben spent 11 years with Perrigo Company plc, a global provider of branded and private-label consumer healthcare products, serving most recently as Vice President, Corporate Development.

Robin Lincoln, Investor Director

Robin is a portfolio operating partner at Hambro Perks. He has 25 years of private equity and venture capital experience, working with portfolio companies to achieve their full potential.

Robin’s prior experience includes head of the venture portfolio at Oxford Capital, head of business services practice at HgCapital, part of the equity restructure team at Lloyds Bank and investment director at Living Bridge. He has served on more than 40 boards for investors and is a qualified chartered accountant.

Russ Cummings, Non-Executive Director

Russ has over 30 years’ experience as a venture capital investor and board member of high growth technology businesses. Russ was CEO of Touchstone Innovations plc before it became part of IP Group plc. Previously, he was with Scottish Equity Partners where he was a director in the Information Technology Group. At 3i Group plc, he was a director in their UK Technology Group.

Russ trained as a development engineer at Rolls-Royce Motors. He has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Gary Horvat, Non-Executive Director

Gary has a proven track record in the automotive industry for leading the delivery of vehicle programmes and key technologies at both Fisker Automotive and Proterra.

He was part of the team that set the world record for 'Longest Range' of any electric vehicle on one single charge. After leaving Proterra, he became Vice President eMobility at Navistar Inc, launching their first electric School Bus and Medium Duty Truck in 2021. He is a registered professional engineer and has a Doctor of Engineering from Cleveland State University.

Steve Dobson, Non-Executive Director

Steve has held a number of managerial, sales and engineering roles at Solvay SA in the UK, Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea over the last 34 years. Latterly, he was head of the electronics business based in Taiwan with a turnover of €230m and a member of the Solvay Special Chem Senior Leadership Team.

Steve has a track record of growing high tech, innovation-led, multinational businesses. He has also been extensively involved with several early-stage businesses as they have developed and commercialised new technologies. He has an in-depth knowledge of and networks in the lithium battery markets. Steve is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist and Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Our People

Our innovation starts with ideas and dedication

“Every avenue is explored to solve challenges as a team, no idea is too big or too small!”

Tapiwa Mutiba, Analytical Scientist

“I can take pride in knowing that my knowledge is being used to drive progression of clean tech and batteries.”

Gavin Bell, Engineer

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Careers

Nexeon provides an environment for all to thrive.

Led by a strong leadership team, Nexeon provides the opportunity for employees to take control of what they do - and how they do it - in the pursuit of excellence.

Nexeon is on a journey to scale cutting edge technology enabling a drive to a more sustainable future. A passion for personal development and growth is essential in achieving our goals.

If you are excited by the proposition of being a leader in a growing, world class company delivering solutions to sustainably transform the way we live then check out our vacancies. Don’t see anything that is an exact match? Send us your details as part of a speculative application and we will review your details more broadly against Nexeon’s needs.

See a match but not sure whether to apply? Do! Our interview processes can be tailored to your needs and style. Creating an environment where everyone can thrive starts at the hiring stage; we want you to bring your best self to the interview.

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