Our Team
Our mission is to secure a reliable, sustainable, and independent supply of critical metals for the U.S. economy.
Andrew Sherman
CEO
Andrew is a serial entrepreneur who has dedicated his professional life to developing sustainable materials using materials science and technology. Andrew is an entrepreneur with 35 years of early-stage experience developing specialty metal and ceramic products for a variety of applications. Andrew has been the leader on technology platforms that have led to the creation of 11 startups, leading to two $100M+ exits, and two corporate acquisitions. Andrew has authored over 200 papers and presentations, has over 50 patents issued or pending, and is a member in good standing with six technical societies. Andrew was recognized as a 2009 and 2012 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. Andrew has a Bachelors in Chemical and Ceramic Engineering and a Masters in Ceramic Engineering from Ohio State University.  He was trained as an entrepreneur by Richard Kaplan of Ultramet, and Bob Hozle, of Delta/G, who were in turn sponsored by David Packard and other early entrepreneurial leaders.  He has successfully bootstrapped and then incubated technologies for his full career, choosing the entrepreneurial route.  His love is defining, developing, and incubating nascent technologies to commercial sustainability.
Marcus G. Lord
COO
Marcus is an entrepreneurial operations leader with worldwide executive leadership experience. Focused on innovative manufacturing processes, operational excellence, sustainability initiatives in supply chain and operations management. With over 30 years experience, primarily concentrating in powder metals, steel foundry operations and metal forming manufacturing which supplies materials to OEMs in Aerospace, Automotive and Mining operations globally. Applications focus of Super Alloy metals of rotative discs, in commercial and defense gas turbine engines for GE, Rolls Royce and Honda. Marcus has also founded 3 start-up businesses along with 2 very large manufacturing greenfield projects with construction budgets of over $250mm USD. The Greenfield projects were concentrated of Powder Metals manufacturing. Exotic materials developed for surface solutions and additive manufacturing/3D printing. High driven focus on financial forecasting and KPI performance for a strong financial acumen. He has successfully analyzed multiple manufacturing processes and has deployed re-engineered state-of-the-art solutions to increase efficiency and productivity. Marcus has a proven track record of building high performance teams with the ability to develop internal and external support systems for a greater level of collaboration and success. With a keen sense of creating and cultivating growth-oriented cultures and talent, with the approach to launching strategic manufacturing initiatives. Identifying organizational development of employees that will transform into future leadership and sustainability for the business, and a greater enhancement to shareholders/ownership in net company value. Mr. Lord has worked hard to receive his MBA and a number of other certifications, to amplify his experience with in the industry.
Anupam Ghildyal
Corporate Development
Anupam has been one of the first-three team members of 10+ startups in the materials, energy, manufacturing, cleantech and technology industries. He is also the cofounder of a battery regeneration and a lithium extraction startup. Anupam’s role over the past decade has been to get involved with early/growth-stage companies across variety of industries at the ideation stage to productize ideas, help build a team, develop business plan and go-to market strategy, raise capital, formulate strategic growth plans, develop/manage strategic partnerships, drive business development and then lead overall organizational and corporate development efforts. With his team, Anupam has assisted in commercialization of 20+ products across the globe, has secured over $1 billion in equity, debt, and project financing for early-stage companies and cleantech projects, and has helped set-up manufacturing and sales/distribution operations across the globe. Anupam holds a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mumbai and a Master’s in Engineering Management from Case Western Reserve University.
David Argyle
Non-Executive Director
David Argyle has over 30 years of senior management and operational experience leading critical materials and mining projects in Australia, Brazil, Africa, China, & North America. In 2024, Mr. Argyle joined REalloys Inc. as Chief Executive Officer and Director. In addition, Mr. Argyle has been a Director of Everest Metals Corporation Limited since 2023. From March 2022 to present, Mr. Argyle is the Co-Founder, Partner & Principal at Arlington Innovation Partners LLC, a Washington D.C. headquartered advisory firm focused solely on securing critical materials supply chains for U.S. Protected Markets, including National Defense Stockpiles, Defense Industrial Base, Nuclear Industrial Base, Robotics, Electric Aviation, and Critical Infrastructure Industries. Prior to Arlington Innovation Partners LLC, Mr. Argyle served as Chief Executive Officer of Brazil Potash Corp. from 2009 to 2019. Mr. Argyle earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and an MBA from the University of Michigan.  Mr. Argyle  serves on the Board of Directors of PMT Critical Metals as a Non-Executive Director.
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