Monolith Appoints Chief Accounting Officer to Leadership Team

Lincoln, NE

Suzanne Grafton is a seasoned executive with significant experience building and leading multinational accounting teams for public companies

Monolith, a global leader in commercial-scale carbon black production using the methane pyrolysis process, recently appointed Suzanne Grafton as the company’s Chief Accounting Officer. Grafton brings 25 years of extensive experience in accounting and finance to Monolith in a move that expands and strengthens Monolith’s finance team.

“We are excited to welcome Suzanne to our growing team,” said Rob Hanson, cofounder and CEO, Monolith. “She has a proven track record of creating value and leading teams in complex, fast-paced environments. I look forward to Suzanne joining as a key member of the leadership team and benefiting from her wealth of knowledge and expertise as we continue to execute against our strategic objectives.”

In her role as Chief Accounting Officer, Grafton leads all of the accounting for the organization and serves as a strategic business partner working cross-functionally to drive profit and growth and optimize outcomes for Monolith.

“I am thrilled to join Monolith during such an exciting time,” said Suzanne Grafton. “Coming off the heels of a milestone partnership announcement with Goodyear, Monolith is at the forefront of clean carbon black and hydrogen production, and I am excited to be a part of making real, lasting and positive change to the environment.”

Prior to joining the Monolith team, Grafton served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Kansas City Southern from July 2017 to May 2023. From 2006 to 2017, Grafton held various roles with increasing responsibility in the finance organization at Kansas City Southern, including Vice President of Audit and Enterprise Risk Management and Vice President of Accounting. She spent the early part of her career in public accounting at Deloitte after receiving her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from Creighton University.

 

About Monolith

Monolith is a next‐generation hydrogen and materials company that has developed proprietary technology to convert conventional, renewable or responsibly-sourced natural gas into carbon black and hydrogen in a more environmentally sound manner. Monolith is backed by Azimuth Capital Management, Cornell Capital LLC, Decarbonization Partners, Imperative Science Ventures, Magnetar, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, NextEra Energy Resources Inc., SK Inc., TPG Rise Climate and Warburg Pincus. For more information on Monolith, visit www.monolith-corp.com.

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