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Blue World Technologies recruits Chief Financial Officer from within own ranks

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Driving the financial strategy, Christian Peter Schou Jakobsen has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Blue World Technologies supporting the development of the company in achieving its strategic growth ambitions.

On 1 April 2021, Christian Peter Schou Jakobsen entered the position as Chief Financial Officer at Blue World Technologies. Christian joined the Blue World team in August 2019 as Head of Finance and Business Administration, and he has proven to be an enormous asset for the company. During the past years, Christian has played an important role in securing financing, strengthening corporate governance, ensuring compliance obligations, and implementing business processes and IT systems preparing the company for the growth that is expected within the coming years.

"We are thrilled to announce Christian Peter Schou Jakobsen as CFO of Blue World Technologies", states Anders Korsgaard, CEO and Co-founder of Blue World Technologies. "Having worked with Christian for the past couple of years, we know that we have found a perfect match in a CFO that will support the growth of the company and be a key player in the process to secure further financing and to support the company in industrialising the methanol fuel cell technology”.

"We are expecting an extensive growth in the coming years with a scale-up of the methanol fuel cell production and the organisation, and I'm looking forward to being even deeper involved on this journey we have set out on making a difference in the global green transition", says Christian Peter Schou Jakobsen.

With a degree in finance from Aalborg University, Christian Peter Schou Jakobsen has, before joining Blue World Technologies, worked with a wide range of disciplines within financials in companies within auditing, production, and project management.

Industrialising the methanol fuel cell technology

In the coming years, Blue World Technologies is expecting large growth in the company to support the increasing demand from the market for green alternatives to fossil-based combustion technologies. To compete with combustion engines and conventional generators, Blue World Technologies focuses on durability, high energy efficiency, and cost reduction. With the current establishment of the largest known methanol fuel cell factory, the company is working towards an industrialisation of the technology.

Anne Kvist
Head of PR and Communication
+45 31 60 16 71
akv@blue.world
Blue World Technologies is an ambitious and visionary developer and manufacturer of HT-PEM fuel cell components and systems for stationary and APU applications and the automotive and heavy-duty transportation sectors around the world. The fuel cells act as a green alternative to combustion engines and diesel generators. As a part of the Power-to-X eco-system the methanol fuel cell technology contributes to solving parts of the green transition that cannot be solved by direct electrification and battery technology alone. Blue World Technologies’ fuel cells run primarily on methanol – a renewable liquid fuel that simply and cost-effectively can be stored for years and transported around the world while reusing existing infrastructure. Blue World Technologies is founded on extensive experience from the fuel cell industry and aims towards commercialising the technology through large-scale production. The company is focused on the High-Temperature PEM technology combined with methanol-reforming. The combination ensures a simple system design with high conversion efficiency and significant benefits including CO2 reduction, fuel cost savings, and zero harmful emissions. Read more about Blue World Technologies on our website www.blue.world or visit us on social media.

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