HONG KONG, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EcoCeres Inc. ('EcoCeres') is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Matti Lievonen as the executive chairman of EcoCeres, effective January 29, 2024, heading the Board of Directors of EcoCeres.

香港，2024年3月11日/PRNewswire/-EcoCeres Inc.（“EcoCeres”）很高兴宣布任命Matti Lievonen先生为EcoCeres执行主席，自2024年1月29日起生效，领导EcoCeres董事会。

'We are thrilled to have Matti Lievonen to join EcoCeres as the executive chairman. Throughout his career, Matti has actively promoted the use of biomass-based biofuels and bioproducts and has been instrumental in driving the adoption of renewable fuels in various industries,' remarked Dr. Peter Lee Ka-kit, Chairman of Towngas China Company Ltd., the incubating shareholder of EcoCeres.

“我们很高兴有马蒂·利沃宁（MattiLievonen）加入EcoCeres担任执行主席。EcoCeres的孵化股东Towngas China Company Ltd.董事长彼得·李·卡基特（PeterLee Ka kit）博士表示，马蒂在其职业生涯中一直积极推动生物质生物燃料和生物产品的使用，并在推动各行业采用可再生燃料方面发挥了重要作用。

'Under his leadership and strategic vision, we will have the opportunity to bring EcoCeres to the next level of growth at unprecedented scale and depth, tackling climate change with innovative solutions by turning waste to wonders, and joining hands with all stakeholders to make renewable fuels and products an everyday life.'.

“在他的领导和战略远见下，我们将有机会以前所未有的规模和深度将EcoCeres带到下一个增长水平，通过将废物变成奇迹的创新解决方案来应对气候变化，并与所有利益相关者携手使可再生燃料和产品成为日常生活。”。

'We have come a long way with Matti Lievonen, from having him be our special advisor since May 2022 when Bain Capital was looking into a strategic investment in EcoCeres, to having Matti serve as a senior advisor to the company after Bain completed our significant equity investment, and now he takes on an even more pivotal role as the executive chairman,' said Jonathan Zhu, Partner and Co-head of Bain Capital Private Equity Asia.

朱乔纳森（JonathanZhu）说：“我们与马蒂·利沃宁（MattiLievonen）取得了长足的进步，从2022年5月贝恩资本（Bain Capital）开始研究对EcoCeres的战略投资，马蒂·利沃宁（MattiLievonen）担任我们的特别顾问，到贝恩完成我们的重大股权投资后，马蒂（MattiLievonen）担任公司的高级顾问，现在他担任执行董事长的角色更加关键。”，贝恩资本亚洲私人股本合伙人兼联席主管。

'We are inspired by Matti's dedication to sustainability and his leadership to drive change in advancing the renewable fuels and products on a global scale. We look forward to working with him more deeply down the road.'.

“马蒂致力于可持续发展，领导推动全球范围内可再生燃料和产品的发展，我们受到了他的鼓舞。我们期待着与他在未来更深入地合作。”。

'I am very excited to officially take on this exceptionally meaningful role at EcoCeres, a company that will unlock vast potential to tackle climate change. Ever since I started to know this company, I have been intrigued by its cutting-edge in-house developed technology, its comprehensive and scalable refinery platform, as well as its commitment to using 100% biomass inedible waste to turn into sustainable aviation fuels,' said Matti Lievonen.

“我很高兴能在EcoCeres正式担任这一意义非凡的角色，这家公司将释放应对气候变化的巨大潜力。马蒂·利沃宁（Matti Lievonen）说：“自从我开始了解这家公司以来，我就对它最先进的内部开发技术、全面且可扩展的炼油平台以及它使用100%生物质不可食用废物转化为可持续航空燃料的承诺感兴趣。”。

'I am excited about the talents, the passion and the experience of EcoCeres team. I look forward to working with all my colleagues and stakeholders to drive innovation and technology advancement and find solutions for our partners to attain carbon neutrality.'.

“我对EcoCeres团队的才能、激情和经验感到兴奋。我期待着与我的所有同事和利益相关者合作，推动创新和技术进步，并为我们的合作伙伴找到实现碳中和的解决方案。”。

Matti Lievonen is a prominent and well-respected Finnish business executive known for his contributions to the energy sector with an illustrious career spanning several decades. He is most recognized for his tenure as the CEO and President of Neste Corporation. Prior to joining Neste, Lievonen held various executive positions at Finnish UPM Biofore Corporation.

马蒂·利沃宁（MattiLievonen）是一位杰出且备受尊敬的芬兰企业高管，因其在能源领域的贡献而闻名，其职业生涯跨越数十年。他因担任雀巢公司首席执行官和总裁而备受赞誉。在加入雀巢之前，Lievonen曾在芬兰芬欧汇川生物矿石公司担任过多个高管职位。

He has also served on the board of directors for several organizations, including Chairman of Fortum Finnish Energy Company, SSAB, Vice Chairman Global steel company, Solvay global chemical company, and the Confederation of Finnish Industries..

他还曾担任多家组织的董事会成员，包括Fortum Finnish Energy Company董事长、SSAB、Global steel Company副董事长、Solvay Global chemical Company和芬兰工业联合会。。

About EcoCeres, Inc.

关于EcoCeres，Inc。

EcoCeres is a world-leading biofuel and bioproducts platform, with over a decade of experience in biomass utilization. Founded with a mission to address the challenges of climate change, by reconnecting humanity with the wonders of nature, EcoCeres has earned a reputation as a global innovator in the conversion of waste-based biomass into biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials.

EcoCeres是世界领先的生物燃料和生物产品平台，在生物质利用方面拥有十多年的经验。EcoCeres成立的使命是通过将人类与大自然的奇迹重新联系起来，以应对气候变化的挑战，在将基于废物的生物质转化为生物燃料、生物化学品和生物材料方面，EcoCeres赢得了全球创新者的声誉。

As an ISCC-certified decarbonization solution provider, the company stably produces industrial- scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) through its proprietary processes..

作为ISCC认证的脱碳解决方案提供商，该公司通过其专有工艺稳定生产工业规模的可持续航空燃料（SAF）和加氢处理植物油（HVO）。。

For more information about EcoCeres, please visit https://www.eco-ceres.com

有关EcoCeres的更多信息，请访问https://www.eco-ceres.com