T. Joseph Fisher, III Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr. Fisher was appointed November 26, 2012 as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and President of Valence.
Mr. Fisher has been a director of the Company since July 31, 2012. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Fisher served as CEO and President of Contour Energy Systems, Inc., a privately held advanced battery company based in Azusa, CA. From 2007 to present, Mr. Fisher served as owner and president of JCF International, LLC, an international consulting firm focused on the battery market. Prior to that, Mr. Fisher was a Vice President for Energizer Holdings, Inc. in the areas of Business Development and Global Rechargeables. Additionally, Mr. Fisher was employed by Union Carbide Corporation in their strategic planning group. Mr. Fisher earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Cincinnati, a Masters of Business Administration from West Virginia College of Graduate Studies - Marshall University, and completed an Executive Financial Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Donald E. Gottschalk Acting Chief Financial Officer
K.C. Lim has more than 20 years of industrial research, development and technology transfer in the diverse fields of liquid crystal display, millimeter wave antenna and lithium-ion battery technologies. Prior to joining Valence, Dr. Lim co-founded and served in executive management roles with Pleiades Battery Manufacturer (Suzhou, China), Energy Sciences International (Suzhou, China) LLC, and Macro Energy-Tech Inc (USA, China). Additionally, Dr. Lim held positions with Hughes Research Laboratory and The Institute of Conducting Polymer and Organic Solids. He was a post doctoral fellow of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Lim holds a Ph.D. in Physics from SUNY-Buffalo, a Master of Education degree from the University of Malaya, and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Malaya. He is a member of the American Institute of Physics and the Electrochemical Society.
Roger Williams General Counsel
As general counsel, Williams oversees all corporate legal procedures, as well as the legal activities pertaining to the licensing and systems businesses. Additionally, he oversees the management of Valence's extensive patent portfolio. Williams has been a practicing intellectual property attorney for 32 years, having practiced in both private and corporate positions. Prior to joining us, Williams was an attorney for the pharmaceutical company, G.D. Searle & Co., serving as chief patent counsel and associate general counsel from 1991 to 2001. Williams received his Juris Doctorate from Drake University Law School and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Western Illinois University. He is a member of the California and Indiana Bars.
R.J. Adleman Vice President of Sales and Marketing
An accomplished senior executive, RJ Adleman specializes in building and developing highly effective sales efforts. He has a superior track record of customer focused achievements, having helped numerous global organizations exceed bookings and revenue targets.
Designing and executing achievable implementation plans, RJ has consistently optimized critical distribution and channel strategies resulting in profitable growth and increased customer satisfaction. He has held various executive sales leadership roles including Vice President of Sales & Service at Ingersoll-Rand Energy Systems; Vice President of Americas Sales at Powerware, a global leader in the power quality industry; as well as Senior Vice President of Sales & Implementation Services at software maker Misys Healthcare. RJ holds an undergraduate degree from Colgate University and an MBA in Marketing from Fairleigh Dickinson University.