PHOENIX & SANTA FE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gallagher & Kennedy is pleased to announce that corporate, securities, and business law attorney Stephen R. Boatwright has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company commercializing its patented FASForm™ Solid Carbon Fractionation process. Also appointed to the Board are John Venners and Jean Abiassi.
The appointments bring deep expertise in energy policy, large-scale infrastructure construction, and corporate finance to Frontieras as it advances commercialization of its first FASForm™ facility, a 183-acre site in West Virginia, breaking ground in April.
“These appointments represent a significant milestone for Frontieras,” said Matthew McKean, CEO and co-founder. “John, Jean, and Steve each bring a distinct and complementary set of capabilities that strengthens our ability to execute. From navigating energy policy and capital markets to delivering complex infrastructure at scale, their collective experience will be invaluable as we move from engineering milestones to full commercial operations. We are honored to have them join our board.”
Frontieras’ FASForm™ is a patented, continuous-feed solid carbon fractionation technology designed to extract maximum value from domestic resources to meet the energy demands of AI-driven data centers. The technology converts coal and other hydrocarbons into clean-burning fuels, hydrogen, industrial carbon, and agricultural products.
Learn more about Frontieras at https://www.frontieras.com/news.
About Stephen R. Boatwright
Boatwright is a shareholder and member of Gallagher & Kennedy’s Board of Directors. One of Arizona’s most recognized transactional attorneys, he has negotiated and documented several billion dollars in financing, mergers, and acquisitions, and advised more than 20 companies through public offerings on the NYSE American, NASDAQ, and OTCBB. This includes advising RideNow Powersports in its merger with public company RumbleOn, Inc. representing Smith & Wesson on its 150th-anniversary when it became public for the first time, and leading the hostile takeover of NJOY, the first FDA-approved electronic cigarette maker, which was later acquired for $2.75 billion.
“I am thrilled to be part of a Company where I have known the founders, Matt and Joe, since inception,” said Boatwright. “Their tenacity through prior administrations when ‘coal’ was a four-letter word is finally showing the naysayers there is a way to use coal to support increasing energy demands.”
About John Venners
Venners brings over 40 years of experience building and leading private and public companies in the global energy sector, including serving as Director of Congressional and Public Affairs at the White House Office of Emergency Preparedness during the national energy crisis, where he developed deep expertise at the intersection of energy policy and markets.
Venners co-founded KFx, Inc., a company focused on advanced coal beneficiation technologies and established a partnership with Sumitomo Corporation to introduce vanadium fuel cell technology. His work spans international oil trade, nano solar, hydrogen fuel cells, and water and air purification technologies.
About Jean Abiassi
Abiassi is a professional engineer with a career spanning some of the most complex infrastructure projects in the U.S. He began his career in the Marine Division of Brown and Root in Houston, contributing to landmark offshore structures including the Exxon Lena Guyed Tower and the Shell Bullwinkle platform—at the time the largest fixed-leg offshore platform in the world.
At Kiewit, Abiassi served as Chief Engineer, Lead Estimator, and Project Manager on major projects including two hydroelectric power plants on New York’s Mohawk River, multiple sections of Boston’s Central Artery, and segments of the East Side Access project in New York City. While at Zachry Construction Corporation, he led execution of the High Five interchange in Dallas ($285M), the SH 130 sections 5 & 6 ($1.1B), the DFW Connector ($1.5B), and Grand Parkway sections F1, F2 & G ($1.1B).
Established in 1978, Gallagher & Kennedy is an Arizona-based law firm with more than 60 attorneys in Arizona and New Mexico representing clients from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and individuals. The firm’s clientele includes Freeport McMoRan, Inc., Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, The Fertilizer Institute, Grand Canyon University, and Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS). Learn more at www.gknet.com or call 602-530-8019.
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