The Team
We are Refinyx
We are Refinyx
We are Refinyx
One team, carrying eight years of developing, building, and commissioning the only battery-grade recycling plant outside Asia.
One team, carrying eight years of developing, building, and commissioning the only battery-grade recycling plant outside Asia.
One team, carrying eight years of developing, building, and commissioning the only battery-grade recycling plant outside Asia.
Team
Team

Mahmood Alemrajabi, PhD
CEO
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Co-founder
Northvolt · KTH
Co-founded Northvolt's recycling program, Revolt, and led it from concept to industrial implementation. 80+ patents across battery materials, fertilizers, and rare earths.

Mahmood Alemrajabi, PhD
CEO
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Co-founder
Northvolt · KTH
Co-founded Northvolt's recycling program, Revolt, and led it from concept to industrial implementation. 80+ patents across battery materials, fertilizers, and rare earths.

Dhruv Malhotra
CFO/CBO
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Co-founder
Northvolt · Google · McKinsey
15+ years in global commercial and finance roles. Formerly CCO of Northvolt’s battery materials business unit.

Dhruv Malhotra
CFO/CBO
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Co-founder
Northvolt · Google · McKinsey
15+ years in global commercial and finance roles. Formerly CCO of Northvolt’s battery materials business unit.

Ramiar Vaziri, PhD
CTO
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Co-founder
Northvolt · Alfa Laval
Chemical engineer across battery metals, fertilizers, and carbon capture. 10+ patents. Formerly Head of Industrialization, Northvolt Revolt.

Ramiar Vaziri, PhD
CTO
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Co-founder
Northvolt · Alfa Laval
Chemical engineer across battery metals, fertilizers, and carbon capture. 10+ patents. Formerly Head of Industrialization, Northvolt Revolt.

Julia Sundberg
COO
Northvolt · Fortum
20+ years in energy and industrial scale-up. Formerly Senior Program Director at Northvolt across gigafactory and recycling programs.

Julia Sundberg
COO
Northvolt · Fortum
20+ years in energy and industrial scale-up. Formerly Senior Program Director at Northvolt across gigafactory and recycling programs.

Ragnar Sjödahl, PhD
CSO
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Co-founder
Northvolt · Linde
Formerly Director of Operations, Northvolt Revolt. Led the build of the Hydrovolt plant.

Ragnar Sjödahl, PhD
CSO
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Co-founder
Northvolt · Linde
Formerly Director of Operations, Northvolt Revolt. Led the build of the Hydrovolt plant.
Advisory board
Advisory board

Peter Schuhmacher, PhD
BASF
Formerly President of BASF's Catalysts and Battery Materials and Recycling Division; Executive leadership experience across Europe, Asia and North America; also led global process research and strategy function at BASF. Now acting as independent board member and senior advisor. 45 patents.

Lars Stenqvist
Volvo Group · Scania · TRATON
CTO of Volvo Group 2016–2025, now Senior Advisor. 30+ years in heavy vehicles at Scania, Traton and AB Volvo. Sweden's CTO of the Year, 2024. Fellow, IVA.

Michel Thomas
Qarlbo · E.ON
CEO of Qarlbo Energy, investing in companies accelerating the energy transition. Previously held several executive roles at E.ON in Sweden and internationally.

Peter Schuhmacher, PhD
BASF
Formerly President of BASF's Catalysts and Battery Materials and Recycling Division; Executive leadership experience across Europe, Asia and North America; also led global process research and strategy function at BASF. Now acting as independent board member and senior advisor. 45 patents.

Lars Stenqvist
Volvo Group · Scania · TRATON
CTO of Volvo Group 2016–2025, now Senior Advisor. 30+ years in heavy vehicles at Scania, Traton and AB Volvo. Sweden's CTO of the Year, 2024. Fellow, IVA.

Michel Thomas
Qarlbo · E.ON
CEO of Qarlbo Energy, investing in companies accelerating the energy transition. Previously held several executive roles at E.ON in Sweden and internationally.
Careers
We hire people who have built things and want to build them again. Write a message to info@refinyx.com with what you have built.
Careers
We hire people who have built things and want to build them again. Write a message to info@refinyx.com with what you have built.