Norsk Titanium Appoints Chet Fuller Chief Commercial Officer

Company continues to enhance its leadership team to run the world’s first industrial-scale titanium 3D-printing facility in the U.S.

NEW YORK, NY — September 15, 2015 — Norsk Titanium AS (NTi), a global leader in manufacturing premium quality titanium components for industrial applications, announced today that Chet Fuller has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Fuller will lead NTi’s Sales and Marketing, Product Strategy, and Contracts teams, driving the expansion of commercial sales and marketing activity, as well as revenue management. He will report to the newly appointed President & Chief Executive Officer Warren M. Boley.

Mr. Fuller joins NTi’s leadership team as a senior-level executive whose career spans more than three decades in the aviation industry. His deep expertise and industry knowledge are based upon a proven track record of leading commercial sales, marketing, and asset management operations at large multinational aerospace and aviation companies such as Bombardier, GE, and Honeywell, as well as serving as independent counsel to Aerospace & Defense investors, business leaders, and consulting companies.

“I am delighted to have Chet become part of NTi’s leadership team as we commercialize our game changing RPD™ technology and start our U.S. production facility,” said NTi President & Chief Executive Officer Warren M. Boley.

Most recently, Mr. Fuller served as Senior Vice President, Commercial, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, where he led the international teams that developed the customer relationships and executed the revenue objectives of Bombardier. Previously, he was President of the GE Aviation Civil Systems division, a leading provider of aircraft avionics, electric power, and structural systems for commercial aircraft, and Chief Marketing Officer of GE Aviation. In addition, Mr. Fuller served as Vice President, Americas for Honeywell and held senior management positions at ATA Airlines.

Chet Fuller, NTi Chief Commercial Officer, commented: “The NTi technology fundamentally changes the aerospace titanium market, and I look forward to working with NTi’s leadership team to establish our manufacturing operations in the U.S. and advance our strategy to bring NTi’s revolutionary technology to the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide.”

NTi is in the final stages of undergoing required approvals for its new manufacturing facility and soon will be announcing the U.S. state in which the world’s first industrial scale Rapid Plasma Deposition™ (RPD™) manufacturing facility will be established. The transition of the company’s manufacturing operations to the U.S. is part of a long-term strategy to commercialize the application of 3D Printing technology for titanium components.

About Norsk Titanium AS

Norsk Titanium is a global leader in metal 3D printing, innovating the future of metal manufacturing by enabling a paradigm shift to a clean and sustainable manufacturing process. With its proprietary Rapid Plasma Deposition® (RPD®) technology and 700 MT of production capacity, Norsk Titanium offers cost-efficient 3D printing of value-added metal parts to a large addressable market. RPD® technology uses significantly less raw material, energy, and time than traditional energy-intensive forming methods, presenting customers with an opportunity to better manage input costs, logistics, and environmental impact. RPD® printed parts are already flying on commercial aircraft, and Norsk Titanium has gained significant traction with large defense and industrial customers