Westborough, Mass. (July 8, 2025) Ascend Elements recently appointed John Swiger to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). John replaces Andy Aberdale, who had served as the company’s CFO since February 2020. Andy recently left the company to pursue new opportunities.
“I would like to thank Andy for his commitment and steady leadership of the company during a period of rapid growth,” said Linh Austin, President & CEO of Ascend Elements.
John is an experienced CFO with over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. Most recently, he served as SVP Treasurer at Tellurian, Inc. (acquired by Woodside Energy in 2024). Previously, he held a variety of leadership positions at Chevron Corporation and the Golden Pass LNG joint venture between Qatar Energy and ExxonMobil. He started his career as a chemical engineer at Honeywell UOP.
“John has proven competence in both strategic and operational leadership roles and experience building high-performance teams,” said CEO Austin. “With his background in both finance and commercial scale operations, John is a great fit for Ascend as we look to scale the company.”
John holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Founded in 2015 and based in Westborough, Massachusetts, Ascend Elements is a leading provider of domestic, critical minerals and engineered battery materials for the lithium-ion battery industry. The company produces sustainable Lithium Carbonate (Li2CO3) and NMC pCAM made from recycled battery materials. Ascend Elements’ patented Hydro-to-Cathode® direct cathode precursor synthesis technology produces new pCAM material from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in improved economics and lowered carbon emissions.