KULR Technology Group Inc (OTCQB:KULR) said veteran manufacturing and operations executive Keith Cochran has joined the company as its president and chief operating officer.
The developer of lithium-ion battery safety and thermal management technologies noted that Cochran brings over 25 years of successful operations and business management experience to the group, having previously served as senior vice president of Jabil Greenpoint's global business units in Singapore.
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KULR added that, as COO, Cochran will provide the leadership and organizational experience necessary to ensure it has “proper operational controls and procedures in place to effectively manufacture and automate on mass scale with sound operating efficiency”.
“As someone who has a passion for people and motivating others, as well as a love for industrial engineering and product manufacturing, I couldn’t imagine a better place to continue my career than at KULR Technology Group. I look forward to building a strong and successful operations unit that will help KULR deliver its carbon fiber thermal management technologies to the masses”, Cochran said in a statement.
"Keith has a broad 25-year supply chain management background, and in his tenure at Jabil he demonstrated an astute ability to run day-to-day operations on a large scale while executing difficult changes with exceptional results. He is an outstanding addition to our team and we value his guidance as he leads KULR's operational expansion going forward", added KULR chief executive Michael Mo.
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