Twelve Appoints Former Linde Executive Ram Ramprasad as Chief Commercial Officer
Chemicals industry veteran brings deep market knowledge and key relationships to Twelve to help drive industrial deployment
BERKELEY, CA — June 27, 2022 — Carbon transformation company Twelve announced today the appointment of Ram Ramprasad, former leader of global investments and growth strategy at Linde, the world’s largest industrial gas company, as the company’s first Chief Commercial Officer. Ramprasad will spearhead the company’s go to market strategy and their commercial offerings to industrial customers.
Ramprasad brings more than 25 years of experience in business development, customer relationships, and operational leadership in the industrial gas industry. In Ramprasad’s most recent role as Senior Vice President, Capex & Strategy at Linde Plc, he was responsible for corporate strategy, capital investments, and global sales. Prior to that Ramprasad was Linde’s Global Head of Business Development for the on-site business. In this role, he led Linde to investments totaling nearly $5 billion in projects that would supply industrial gases to major companies via long term contracts — quadrupling what the company had previously invested annually. Ramprasad holds Master’s and Doctorate degrees in chemical engineering from MIT and is an Operating Partner with ARA Partners, a de-carbonization focused global private equity firm.
“I’m eager to contribute my expertise in business development and commercialization to Twelve,” said Ramprasad. “The company has created a groundbreaking technology through the work of a great team, including world class electrochemistry and catalysis experts. I look forward to helping Twelve scale their production and make their technology accessible to companies big and small.”
“We’re delighted to welcome Ram as Twelve’s first Chief Commercial Officer as we scale our carbon transformation platform,” said Twelve co-founder and CEO Nicholas Flanders. “As a globally recognized leader in industrial gas and chemicals, Ram will foster business relationships to deliver long-term value and emissions reductions to customers across a wide range of industries.”
About Twelve
Twelve is the carbon transformation company, a new kind of chemical company built for the climate era. We make essential products from air, not oil. Our groundbreaking technology eliminates emissions by transforming CO2 into critical chemicals, materials and fuels that today are made from fossil fuels. We call it carbon transformation, and it fundamentally changes how we can address climate change, reduce emissions and reverse the carbon imbalance. Reinventing what it means to be a chemical company, we’re on a mission to create a climate positive world and a fossil free future through the power of chemistry. Learn more at www.twelve.co.
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