Board of Directors
Henry Ford III
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Ford advises early-stage companies and serves on several boards of directors, including Ford Motor Company, where he sits on the finance committee and the sustainability, innovation, and policy committee.
Joshua Sibble
Panasonic Director
Mr. Sibble is President of Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, which has contributed both financial and strategic IP support to Avadain since 2017. A registered patent attorney, he lends his IP expertise to the development of Avadain’s innovative technologies.
Mike Miller
CEO Harcros
Chemicals
Mr. Miller is President & CEO of Harcros Chemicals, Inc. A 30 year veteran of the chemical distribution and manufacturing Industry, Mr. Miller brings a track record of taking a vision and turning it into reality.
Brad Larschan
CEO
Mr. Larschan is an accomplished entrepreneur who specializes in creating value around intellectual property. An international lawyer by training, he has 35 years experience leading start-up companies, including 15+ years experience leading two successful technology licensing companies.
Ericka Wojack
COO/CFO
Ms. Wojack has spent her career in finance, technology valuation and licensing. She has held CFO roles for the past 27 years in start up and early-stage companies, as well as a senior advisor in a consulting role.
Our team brings decades of experience in graphene science, technology commercialization, intellectual property and sound business leadership. leadership in innovative business practices and entrepreneurship.
We are bound together by a passion to revolutionize industries with high quality graphene to make the world a safer, healthier and more prosperous place.
Our Team
Brad Larchan
CEO
Serial entrepreneur with 35 years experience leading start-up companies. 15+ years experience leading two successful technology licensing companies.
Ericka Wojack
CFO
27 years experience as COO/CFO of start-up companies, 15 of which were with IP licensing.
Phil Van Wormer
CCO
40 years experience as executive at Fortune 100 companies including DuPont & GE as well as CEO & CCO of multiple technology start-ups. During his 17 years at DuPont, Phil was actively involved in commercializing disruptive advanced materials.
Dr. Kevin Wyss
Dir. of Product & Application Development
Dr. Wyss did his PhD in graphene synthesis from waste materials using the Flash Joule method under Prof. James Tour. He has experience in production & characterization of graphene & its use as an additive in composites, electrocatalysis, energy storage, & other sustainable applications.
Yuichiro Takayanagi
IP Strategy
Former President of Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (PIPCA), Yuichiro is a US qualified patent litigator. He has been involved with the LTDF graphene technology since 2017, when PIPCA invested $1.35 M. Today, he oversees the development of Avadain’s global IP portfolio.
Dr. Sarah Roscher
Graphene Electrochemist
Sarah was the key team member who developed our graphene flake manufacturing technology at Fraunhofer’s Institute for Applied Solid State Physics. She did her PhD thesis on electrochemical exfoliation of graphene.
Melissa Beall
Shareholder Engagement Manager
20 years executive assistant experience with C-suite executives & communications liaison for top investors.