Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen” or the “Company”), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar power, today announced that Julie Kane and Robert Kavner have been nominated to join Heliogen’s Board of Directors upon closing of the Company’s business combination with Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.
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“Building out an experienced, talented, and diverse Board of Directors for Heliogen is a primary goal of ours as we move to complete our business combination,” said Bill Gross, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Heliogen. “Both Julie and Robert further this aim and bring to the proposed Board a wide range of public company knowledge and experiences across industries and financial and technical disciplines. Their additions signal the deep commitment I and the rest of the Heliogen executive team have to good corporate governance and accountability. I am excited to have them on the team as we continue to execute our strategy and scale our technology to decarbonize the energy and industrial sectors.”
Ms. Kane has served as a director of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (“SIGA”) since May 2019. She currently chairs SIGA’s Compensation Committee and formerly chaired SIGA’s Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee. She is currently an independent consultant in the aviation industry. Ms. Kane is the former Senior Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, and Deputy General Counsel of PG&E Corporation (2015-2020). Prior to joining PG&E Corporation in 2015, Ms. Kane worked at Avon Products, Incorporated as Vice President and General Counsel of Avon North America and Corporate Legal Functions. Prior to joining Avon in 2013, Ms. Kane held a number of senior roles with Novartis Corporation and its affiliates over a 25-year period. Ms. Kane is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ethics Resource Center in Washington, D.C., and formerly served on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Club of California.
Ms. Kane holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Williams College and a law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. Ms. Kane is a member of the California state bar.