VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Progressive
Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) ("PLAN" or the "Company"), is
pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Sheppard and Nicole Stefenelli to the company's Advisory
Board, and Dr. Chad Vecitis to its
research team.
'These appointments are a major step forward for Progressive
Planet' says CEO, Stephen Harpur.
'Brian, Nicole and Chad are leaders in their respective fields, and
each bring outstanding expertise that will help us guide the
Company through its next stage of growth.' These appointments are
part-time in nature, and each of the appointees remain in their
existing roles with their current employers.
Sheppard will advise on marketing and communication efforts. He
has over 25 years of experience at Canada's leading advertising
agencies, working on many of the country's most powerful brands.
Sheppard is currently the Executive Creative Director of Saatchi
& Saatchi Canada. In addition to
creating effective, award-wining advertising, he is also an
instructor in the Advertising faculty of the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCADU) in
Toronto.
Stefenelli will advise on procurement of commercial amounts of
post-consumer glass and other commodities required for the
commercialization of PozGlass SCM. She is CEO and Founder of Urban
Impact Recycling, a well-established recycling company serving
customers in British Columbia's
Lower Mainland. Stefenelli brings three decades of experience in
the field of finding solutions to the growing problem of corporate
and institutional waste. In 2010 she won the Ernst & Young
CEO of the Year in the Cleantech category. In 2012 she was
awarded the YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the Entrepreneur
category. Stefenelli served on the Board of Directors for the Forum
for Women Entrepreneurs and Science World and has also served on
the Board of the Recycling Council of British Columbia.
Dr. Vecitis has been contracted to provide expertise and
guidance in regard to carbon sequestration in cellular concrete.
Dr. Vecitis is the CTO and Co-Founder of Nth Cycle that is
redefining the metal supply chain by developing novel metallurgic
technologies. He is also an Associate of Environmental
Science & Engineering at the Harvard Paulson School of
Engineering & Applied Sciences where his research focuses on
environmental science and emerging nanotechnologies. Dr.
Vecitis is co-author of over eighty peer-reviewed papers and a
number of patents, and has been invited to present his research
around the world.
ABOUT PROGRESSIVE PLANET
Progressive Planet is an emerging leader in supplying solutions
for a livable planet by developing low carbon, pozzolan-based,
cementing products which replace equivalent amounts of Portland
Cement and fly ash in concrete. The production of Portland Cement
is the second largest global generator of CO2 emissions.
Progressive Planet operates its flagship Z1 Natural Pozzolan
Quarry in Cache Creek, British
Columbia and is earning a 100% interest in the Z2 Natural
Pozzolan Property near Falkland,
BC and earning a 100% interest in the Heffley Creek Metals
and Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a
one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC, an
industrial hub with rail access to Canadian and US markets.
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responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
SOURCE Progressive Planet Solutions