American Battery Metals names Facebook director Menka Sethi as its new COO

American Battery Metals Corporation (OTCQB:ABML), soon to be known as American Battery Technology Company, announced Thursday the appointment of Menka Sethi as its chief operating officer.

Sethi joins the company from Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), where she led the company’s location strategy and managed a $1 billion investment and policy initiative to build more affordable housing in communities where Facebook operates.

She is also a licensed architect and has experience leading real-estate development finance and management projects around the world. Sethi will remain a board member of Alto Housing, a policy group, and a strategic advisory to companies and organizations addressing the housing crisis in California. 

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“Menka brings an energy and experience to our company that is unsurpassed,” American Battery CEO Doug Cole said in a statement. “Her experience in strategy, finance operations and facilities set our Company up for sustained growth long into the future. We are excited to welcome her.”

Sethi will lead day-to-day operations as a core member of the executive team and oversee policy and communications, the company said. 

“American Battery Technology Company is elemental to the future of how we power our cities, from our homes to vehicles in a way that addresses climate change and benefits local communities,” she said. “I’m excited to help lead a company that is bringing all of this together. Our work is going to power the clean energy economy and leave the planet a cleaner place for generations to come.”

American Battery, based in Nevada, is focused on supplying battery metals through its three divisions: lithium-ion battery recycling, extraction technology and primary resources. The company recently announced the groundbreaking of its lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Fernley, Nevada.

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