Norsk Titanium names Fabrizio Ponte new CEO, Carl Johnson to CTO

Norsk Titanium AS announced the appointment of Fabrizio Ponte as its new chief executive officer, effective October 8, 2025. Ponte joins from Syensqo SA, where he was executive vice president and head of thermoplastics composites, bringing over 26 years of experience in scaling businesses within highly regulated industries like aerospace and defense. John Andersen, Jr., chair of the board, highlighted Ponte's international experience and entrepreneurial mindset as crucial for the successful commercialization of Norsk Titanium's Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) technology.

Former CEO Carl Johnson will reassume his previous role as chief technology officer, a position he held for seven years. Andersen lauded Johnson's instrumental role in qualifying the RPD technology with key customers, including Airbus.

As part of his compensation, Ponte will receive seven million performance share units (PSUs), capped at a total value of $4 million. These PSUs will vest on December 31, 2029, with full vesting contingent on Norsk Titanium achieving a market capitalization of $400 million or higher. Partial vesting conditions are set for market capitalizations between $200 million and $399 million. The company currently has an installed production capacity to generate annual revenues of approximately $300 million.