Canada: Progressive Planet has appointed Doug Brown as president and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at its subsidiary Progressive Planet Alberta. He has been on the advisory board of Progressive Planet since 2020. With this full-time role, he will be responsible for opening and operating the company’s new C-Quester Cement Lab in Calgary. He will also oversee all research and development activities for the Progressive Planet group of companies.
Brown holds a PhD in materials chemistry from the University of Calgary. He started his career as a research scientist at the University of Calgary working on direct air capture (DAC) where he was part of Carbon Engineering Group. Later, he was part of the founding team of ZS2 Technologies, where he led the development of various magnesium-based cement products as its CTO.
