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Burcon Adds Climate Tech Specialist, Aaron T. Ratner to The Board
Thursday, November 24, 2022Company Profile | Follow Company
Aaron T. Ratner, Director, Burcon NutraScience Corporation (Photo Credit: Clean Earth Acquisitions Corp.)
Vancouver, BC, November 24, 2022--(T-Net)--Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX: BU), a technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages, announced that Mr. Aaron T. Ratner was elected to the Board of Directors at the Company's annual general meeting held on November 23, 2022.
Mr. Ratner is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Vectr Carbon Partners, an early-stage global climate technology venture capital fund manager.
He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Clean Earth Acquisitions Corp., as well as an Operating Partner with Nexus PMG, a leading infrastructure advisory and project development company. He has over 20 years of domestic and international investment and advisory experience, including eight years in Asia, focusing on project finance, venture capital, climate technology, energy, and agriculture.
Mr. Ratner attended the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and completed his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and Jochi University, Tokyo.
"We are very pleased that Aaron has agreed to join our board," said Peter G. Kappel, Chair of Burcon's board of directors. "Aaron has a strong track record of experience investing in early-stage climate positive companies, as well as developing and financing sustainable infrastructure projects. His project finance and development experience will provide Burcon with valuable guidance and input in our go-to-market strategies. I look forward to his contribution to our board and management team."
About Burcon NutraScience Corporation
Burcon is a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages. With over two decades of experience formulating high-purity proteins that have superior functionality, taste and nutrition, Burcon has amassed an extensive patent portfolio covering its novel plant-based proteins derived from pea, canola, soy, hemp and sunflower seeds, among other plant sources.
In 2019, Merit Functional Foods Corporation ("Merit Foods") was established between Burcon and three veteran food industry executives. Merit Foods has since built and commissioned a state-of-the-art protein production facility in Manitoba, Canada that is producing, under license from Burcon, best-in-class pea and canola proteins for the food and beverage industries. Burcon currently holds a 31.6% shareholding interest in Merit Foods.
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