Firefly Energy Announces Key Appointments

Firefly Energy Inc., a spinoff of Caterpillar, Inc., has appointed Eric Dix vice president of engineering. Dix has 22 years experience in designing, developing and commercializing highly engineered chemical products and processes. This includes 10 years in advanced rechargeable battery technology applications, product design and new technology commercialization.

Firefly also appointed Michael Kepros to the company=s advisory board. Kepros brings more than 30 years of experience in research and development of electrochemical energy storage systems, including both primary and secondary battery technologies.

Kepros joins existing advisory board members Dr. Robert Nelson, founder of the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC), and Chuck Mahan, former lieutenant general of the U.S. Army.

Firefly Energy Inc. produces and licenses advanced lead-acid battery technologies created by Caterpillar Inc.’s $600 million annual research and development operations. The company has developed next generation lead-acid battery technology that delivers a disruptive combination of high performance, extremely low weight, and reduced cost using traditional, non-corrosive, lead-acid chemistry.

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