Accelergy Appoints Dr. Rocco Fiato Vice President, General Manager of Business Development & Planning

Palo Alto, CA, January 3, 2007 – Accelergy Corporation, a leading research and development company offering high throughput solutions for accelerated discovery, development and commercialization of advanced catalytic materials, today announced that Dr. Rocco Fiato has been appointed Vice President, General Manager of Business Development and Planning. Dr. Fiato brings over 25 years of experience in strategic planning and intellectual property management in the oil and gas industry to Accelergy.


"Dr. Fiato's breadth of experience in the oil and gas industry, and gas-to-liquids technology in particular, makes him a strong addition to our executive team,” said William Chen, founder and CEO of Accelergy. "In addition, his strategic planning and intellectual property management expertise will serve us well as we continue to grow our research and development capabilities in these industries.”


Before joining Accelergy, Dr. Fiato held various senior positions at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company including Technical Advisor to ExxonMobil Law Department, Head of Competitive Assessment in the Gas Process Division of the Process Engineering Department at ExxonMobil, and was most recently the Intellectual Property Coordinator and IP Manager of the Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Technology Division. In his latest role, Dr. Fiato was instrumental in the development and licensing of 3500+ patents on GTL Technology.


Dr. Fiato served as 2005-2006 Chairman of Energy Frontiers International (EFI) and is a member of the executive committee of the Natural Gas Conversion Board. (NGCB). He is also a member of the American Chemical Society, a corresponding member of SAE and has been actively involved in programs for the US Department of Energy, International Energy Agency, National Science Foundation and National Research Council. Dr. Fiato is a named inventor on more than 65 U.S. and 250 foreign patents issued or pending on wide ranging aspects of various catalytic processes.
“Accelergy is helping companies discover, develop and commercialize advanced catalytic materials at a much more rapid rate than ever before,” said Fiato. “I look forward to helping drive further innovation and intellectual property leadership for Accelergy as the company continues to grow.”

Dr. Fiato received his Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from the University of Rochester and his B.S. in Physical Organic Chemistry from Clarkson College.