Allied Graphite Inc. (“Allied Graphite”), today announced the appointment of Jay Wago as Head of Business Development.

In this role, Mr. Wago will lead customer engagement and secure long-term offtake agreements for Allied Graphite’s anode materials. He will work closely with the Company’s technical and operations teams to translate technical validation and production milestones into structured commercial commitments that support Allied Graphite’s financing and scale-up plans.

Mr. Wago is a commercial leader in the lithium-ion battery materials industry, with experience across specialty chemicals, lithium-ion battery materials — including lithium salts, cathode active materials, separators and graphite anode materials — as well as battery manufacturing and recycling. He most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer at Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling company.

Prior to Cirba Solutions, Mr. Wago served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Westwater Resources, where he led the commercial department for its high-purity natural graphite anode business, developing customer and demand pipelines across the lithium-ion battery and OEM markets. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wago held a series of global commercial leadership roles at Albemarle Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company and the ITOCHU Corporation and served as a board member for Nippon Aluminum Alkyls Ltd and President/Representative Director for Japan Acrylic Chemical Co., Ltd

Mr. Wago holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Georgia State University and is fluent in both Japanese and English.

Andy Goshe, Chief Executive Officer of Allied Graphite, commented: “Jay’s appointment adds a proven commercial leader to our team at a critical stage of Allied Graphite’s growth. His track record building customer and demand pipelines across the global battery materials supply chain, and his deep relationships with OEMs, cell producers and battery materials companies, will be instrumental as we advance toward commercial deployment and establish Allied Graphite as a reliable, long-term supplier of battery-grade graphite. ”

Jay Wago, Head of Business Development at Allied Graphite, commented: “I’m excited to join Allied Graphite at such a pivotal moment for the North American battery materials industry. My focus will be on deepening relationships with the OEMs and cell producers who will rely on this supply chain for years to come and earning the long-term partnerships that provide the Company with the customer commitments that support its scaling. I look forward to contributing to Allied Graphite’s transition to commercial deployment.”

About Allied Graphite
Allied Graphite is a U.S.-based developer of advanced graphite processing technology focused on the production of battery-grade graphite materials for lithium-ion batteries and other industrial applications. The Company’s proprietary processes are designed to deliver high-quality graphite products with a focus on efficiency, scalability, and performance. Allied Graphite operates a pilot-scale facility in Mesa, Arizona and is advancing its technology toward commercial deployment in North America.

In support of its development strategy, Allied Graphite maintains a long-term supply relationship with Graphcoa, a graphite developer in Brazil also backed by Appian Capital Advisory, providing a consistent source of natural flake graphite concentrate to support Allied Graphite’s planned commercial operations and unifying an Americas-based supply chain.