Promethean Particles is pleased to announce the appointment of Angela Avendano as Senior Process Engineer, to lead the engineering activities at the Company’s site in Nottingham.

Angela has more than 10 years’ of industrial experience working across varying industries, most recently including projects in the oil and gas sector, where she specialised in modelling and optimisation. In other previous roles, Angela led process design and continuous improvement programmes in the fire and glass industry.

Angela has an MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

James Stephenson, Chief Executive Officer of Promethean, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Angela to the Promethean team. She brings a vast amount of industrial experience across varying sectors. As a chemical engineer myself, I am excited about the passion and skills Angela brings to the team. We have a great path ahead as we scale our materials to support our customers’ growth. The team are looking forward to working with her as we continue to progress our work to help decarbonise the planet.”

Angela Avendano said: “I am excited to be moving into the topical, fast-paced, and incredibly interesting sustainability space, having worked with oil and gas companies who have been discussing the best way to decarbonise for many years. I look forward to working closely with the Promethean team and scaling up current operations over the coming years.”