Gevo, Inc. announced that Carol J. Battershell has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Ms. Battershell is a seasoned executive with nearly 40 years in the energy sector in the United States and internationally. Carol is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Battersea Energy LLC, an energy consulting company and she previously served as Principal Deputy Director in the Office of Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy.

In her ten years with the DOE, Carol led multi-billion dollar technical programs; ran the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy field operations office, and was a key contributor to two multi-Agency energy policy reviews. Prior to the DOE, Carol worked for 25 years in the energy industry for BP where she held roles in operations management, strategy development, financial management, and policy development. Carol holds a BS in Engineering from Purdue University with a specialization in environmental engineering and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.

Carol serves on the Board of Directors for BluEarth Renewables Inc., a private renewable energy production company; and previously served on the Board of Directors for Arotech Corporation, a portable energy solution and training simulator company, from 2016-2017 where she served as the chair of the Nominating Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. The addition of Carol Battershell to the Gevo Board of Directors is effective immediately.