Lightbridge Corporation announced that it has expanded its Board of Directors with the appointment of Dr. Sweta Chakraborty and Mark Tobin as independent directors, effective immediately. Dr. Chakraborty will serve as Chair of the newly constituted Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) Committee, while Mr. Tobin will serve as Chair of the Compensation Committee. Dr. Chakraborty is a globally recognized risk and behavioral scientist and expert on risks ranging from climate change to COVID-19. She has spent the last 12 years advising government agencies on science and technology policy, specifically incorporating behavioral science in programmatic design and delivery, communication, and engagement activities. She has directly designed and implemented internal and external communication strategies informed by behavioral science in collaboration with Fortune 100 global companies, such as Mars Inc., Novartis, and PVH Corp. Mr. Tobin is a global finance and strategy executive with over 24 years of experience in international investment banking and public company leadership. Currently, Mr. Tobin serves as Chief Financial Officer at infrastructure services provider National Underground Group and serves on the Board of data storage solutions provider Qualstar Corporation. Previously, Mr. Tobin served as chief financial officer of global industrial printer manufacturer Printronix, independent director &audit committee chairman of Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Lightbridge Corporation is focused on developing advanced nuclear fuel technology. The Company is developing Lightbridge Fuel, a proprietary nuclear fuel technology for existing light water reactors and pressurized heavy water reactors, which is expected to significantly enhance reactor safety, economics, and proliferation resistance. It also develops new nuclear power plants, large and small, and enhances proliferation resistance of spent nuclear fuel while supplying clean energy to the electric grid. Its target market segments include water-cooled commercial power reactors, such as pressurized water reactors (PWRs), boiling-water reactors (BWRs), water-moderated energetic reactors (VVERs), Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) heavy water reactors, water-cooled small modular reactors (SMRs), as well as water-cooled research reactors. The Company is also developing Lightbridge Fuel for new SMRs to bring the same benefits plus load-following with renewables on a zero-carbon electric grid.
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