Nth Cycle appoints vice president of engineering

Nth Cycle, a metal processing and recycling technology company, has hired longtime product and program engineer Christopher Thoren to serve as its vice president of engineering. Thoren will lead all engineering functions for Nth Cycle, including developing and scaling core technologies and overseeing supply chain and manufacturing operations. 

“Critical metals are at the very core of the world’s effort to decarbonize, and I am excited to join Nth Cycle to help establish a secure, clean and domestic supply of the minerals necessary for the energy and transportation transition,” Thoren says. “Nth Cycle’s electroextraction technology is a game-changer, and I’m thrilled to be a part of a team that’s so dedicated to playing a key role in the net-zero transition.”

Prior to joining Nth Cycle, Thoren spent 16 years at the Bose Corp. leading product development for consumer electronics and medical products. He most recently led the development of the first Food and Drug Administration-cleared medical device for Bose. Prior to his work at Bose, Thoren held various roles at Hewlett Packard, Digital and Motorola, spanning mechanical engineering, software development and manufacturing positions. Thoren has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and an M.S. in computer science with a certificate in software engineering from Boston University.

“As we prepare to commercialize our technology, Christopher’s breadth of knowledge and experience in engineering, supply chain and manufacturing management will be an asset to us,” says Megan O’Connor, CEO of Nth Cycle. “As a society, we must ensure that the products enabling our clean energy transition are as clean as the future we envision. Our technology enables an environmentally friendly and cost-competitive domestic mining and recycling industry.

Thoren is the most recent addition to Nth Cycle’s leadership team as the company continues to expand following its $12.5 million Series A financing, which was led by VoLo Earth, Frankstahl, Mercuria and Clean Energy Ventures.