CarbonCure Technologies Announces New Chief Operating Officer
As COO, Scott Henson brings Big Tech experience to scaling CarbonCure’s climate tech.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 9, 2023 — CarbonCure Technologies, the global leader in carbon dioxide removal technologies for the concrete industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Henson as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). His addition to CarbonCure’s Leadership team brings a wealth of experience, including tenures with tech giants Amazon and Microsoft.
Henson is a seasoned executive with a strong record of operational excellence, product incubation, product design, leadership development, international operations and optimizing businesses at scale. Before CarbonCure, he held various leadership roles at Microsoft and Amazon and led strategic partnership teams for major platforms like Windows, Xbox and Fire TV. Henson also serves as an advisory board member at Carbon Leadership Forum. Based in Seattle, he is actively involved with initiatives such as Drawdown Seattle and the Seattle Climate Change Meetup.
"We are thrilled to welcome Scott Henson to our Leadership team," said CarbonCure CEO Robert Niven. "His impressive background demonstrates his ability to drive innovation, execute strategy and deliver results with a focus on customer satisfaction and business success. His contributions, combined with his passion for sustainability, will be invaluable to CarbonCure’s continued success and strategic growth as we redouble our efforts to meet our mission.”
Henson expressed his enthusiasm for the COO role, saying, “I am excited to join CarbonCure at this pivotal time where the scale and scope of impactful climate solutions is critical to stabilizing our climate. The ability to leverage here at CarbonCure my experience from Amazon and Microsoft, building and growing large scale businesses, is a great fit. I look forward to contributing to CarbonCure’s ongoing success and global scale, working alongside this talented team, enhancing our operations and ensuring a greener built environment around the world.”
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About CarbonCure
CarbonCure Technologies is a fast-growing carbon dioxide removal tech company deploying easy-to-adopt solutions that enable concrete producers to use captured CO₂ to produce reliable, lower carbon concrete mixes. With hundreds of systems operating across dozens of countries, more than five million truckloads of CarbonCure mixes have supplied thousands of sustainable construction projects worldwide amid surging demand for greener building materials. CarbonCure’s cutting-edge research and innovation have garnered global recognition and prestigious awards, most notably the Carbon XPRIZE Grand Prize and induction into the Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame. CarbonCure’s investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Blue Earth Capital, BDC, Amazon, Taronga Ventures, 2150, Microsoft, Samsung Ventures, BH3 Growth Equity, Carbon Direct, GreenSoil Investments and Mitsubishi Corporation. Follow CarbonCure on LinkedIn.
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