About Us
Maví Figueres- President & Co-Founder
Dr. Sam Weaver- Co-Founder/ Inventor
Dr. Sam Weaver- Co-Founder/ Inventor
Maví’s passion for nature and the environment helped guide her to found GrapheneCR with the goal of realizing graphene’s potential to heal our planet.
Maví has started numerous companies in the US, Africa and Spain and was honored to serve the State of Alabama as the Governor’s Liaison to the Americas, successfully representing more than 1,600 Alabama companies to the markets of Latin America.
Dr. Sam Weaver- Co-Founder/ Inventor
Dr. Sam Weaver- Co-Founder/ Inventor
Dr. Sam Weaver- Co-Founder/ Inventor
Dr. Weaver is a serial entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience founding and operating over a dozen companies in the automotive, aerospace, advanced materials and energy fields.
He holds 11 U.S. Patents, and is the recipient of the Award of Merit from ASTM and multiple entrepreneurial awards from the Governors of Missouri and T
Dr. Weaver is a serial entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience founding and operating over a dozen companies in the automotive, aerospace, advanced materials and energy fields.
He holds 11 U.S. Patents, and is the recipient of the Award of Merit from ASTM and multiple entrepreneurial awards from the Governors of Missouri and Tennessee.
Dr. Weaver earned a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri S&T), and a M.S. and PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Tennessee.
José María Figueres- Chairman
Dr. Sam Weaver- Co-Founder/ Inventor
José María Figueres- Chairman
José María Figueres Olsen served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. Figueres has also been involved in global issues such as climate change, sustainable development, and technology. José María Figueres entered public service as Minister of Foreign Trade and then Minister of Agriculture. In 1994, he was elected President of Cost
José María Figueres Olsen served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. Figueres has also been involved in global issues such as climate change, sustainable development, and technology. José María Figueres entered public service as Minister of Foreign Trade and then Minister of Agriculture. In 1994, he was elected President of Costa Rica, as the nation's youngest elected president of the 20th century. In 2000, he joined the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, and has served as President of the Board of Leadership in Environment and Development (LEAD). Member of the Board of Directors: World Wildlife Fund (WWF), USA; World Resources Institute (WRI); Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Since 2010, he has been Chairman of the Carbon War Room, an independent non-profit organization focused on the global transition to a low-carbon economy.
About Us
Eric Hoxit- CEO
Dr. Luis Guillermo Loría-Salazar, M.Sc., Ph.D.- Chief Scientific Officer
Francisco Jimenez- President, Latin America & Carribbean
Eric Hoxit has gained a reputation as a “Go-To” fixer for operations.
He has worked with international brands and companies throughout the US bringing leadership and structure to numerous organizations.
Eric has also been involved in founding several companies ranging from hospitality development to commodities.
Francisco Jimenez- President, Latin America & Carribbean
Dr. Luis Guillermo Loría-Salazar, M.Sc., Ph.D.- Chief Scientific Officer
Francisco Jimenez- President, Latin America & Carribbean
Don Francisco Jimenez has spent years in public service in various high profile positions in the government of Costa Rica including: Vice Minister of Transportation for Costa Rica from 2010 to 2018, Minister of Public Works and Transportation for Costa Rica, Executive Director of COSEVIA, Executive President of the Council of Port Development (JAPDEVA)
Dr. Luis Guillermo Loría-Salazar, M.Sc., Ph.D.- Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Luis Guillermo Loría-Salazar, M.Sc., Ph.D.- Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Luis Guillermo Loría-Salazar, M.Sc., Ph.D.- Chief Scientific Officer
A full professor at the School of Civil Engineering of the University of Costa Rica, Dr. Loría is recognized as one of the most important scientific researchers in the area of pavements in Latin America. He has taught pavement design and materials for more than 20 years and has directed dozens of undergraduate, masters and doctoral theses
A full professor at the School of Civil Engineering of the University of Costa Rica, Dr. Loría is recognized as one of the most important scientific researchers in the area of pavements in Latin America. He has taught pavement design and materials for more than 20 years and has directed dozens of undergraduate, masters and doctoral theses.
Dr. Loría has published about 180 scientific articles in the most important global journals in the field and is a full member of scientific committees in the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and of the Board of Editors of the IJPE and the RMPD, two most important pavement journals in the world, is a member of the boards of directors of the International Road Federation and the Costa Rican Institute of Cement and Concrete (ICCYC). He is currently Vice President of the International Society of Asphalt Pavements (ISAP).
Dr. Loría regularly lectures in Latin American, the United States and Europe, receiving more than 70 international invitations to talk about his scientific research and was the winner of the 2018 Juan Antonio Fernández del Campo Award for Technological Innovation in Roads, the most important award in Ibero-America in the field.
About Us
Alan Hill- Advisory Board
Roger Barquero- Business Development- Latin America & Caribbean
Roger Barquero- Business Development- Latin America & Caribbean
Alan brings over two decades of high-level experience in government, corporate and association work. He provides corporate and non-profit clients successful strategic planning, business developments, and government relations initiatives in the communications, energy and advanced materials industries. Alan serves on a number of non-profit
Alan brings over two decades of high-level experience in government, corporate and association work. He provides corporate and non-profit clients successful strategic planning, business developments, and government relations initiatives in the communications, energy and advanced materials industries. Alan serves on a number of non-profit boards and as a strategic advisor for early stage advanced materials companies.
Roger Barquero- Business Development- Latin America & Caribbean
Roger Barquero- Business Development- Latin America & Caribbean
Roger Barquero- Business Development- Latin America & Caribbean
Roger Barquero has over 25 years of Management experience in different areas, including operations, marketing, project management, strong negotiation skills, client management, budgeting and planning abilities, IT, Communications, Contact Center and BPO Consultant.
Roger is also deeply involved in Motorsports and currently serves as the FIA Sports Commissioner.
Our Team
US/ North America
Don Deptowicz
Paul Lindquist (via SYD-CO TECH LLC)
Thomas Scotton (via nuForj LLC).
Costa Rica
Don Francisco Jimenez
Roger Barquero
Dr. Luis Guillermo Loría-Salazar, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Maricel Echeverría (Costa Rica & US)
Marta Blanco
Colombia
Eccehomo Gomez
Argentina
Nicolas Waisman
South Korea
hwakwang trading Co., Ltd.
Mr. Dae-Sik Son
82-10-3630-8621
Saudi Arabia/ Middle East
Carl Dusthimer
Spain & EU
GRAPHENE GREEN TECH
Francisco Gil – CEO
francisco.gil@graphenegreentech.com
(+34) 610 70 90 42
Alfredo Molares – COO:
alfredo.molares@graphenegreentech.com
(+34) 638 61 84 96
Ana Ballesta (PhD) – CTO:
ana.ballestar@graphenegreentech.com
(+34) 646 98 54 95