Meet the directors
guiding Birchtech.

Richard MacPherson brings over 30 years of executive experience from a variety of industries across North America. Serving as President and CEO since 2016, Richard MacPherson oversees the expansion, development, and commercialization of Birchtech’s proprietary environmental technologies to promote cleaner air and water with more effective, affordable, and sustainable solutions for utilities in power and water treatment sectors. Mr. MacPherson serves on various Committees and is involved with multiple industry associations.

David M. Kaye is an attorney and has been a partner in the law firm of Kaye Cooper Kay & Rosenberg, LLP, located in Roseland, New Jersey, since the firm’s inception in February 1996. Since 1980, Mr. Kaye has been a practicing attorney in the New York City metropolitan area specializing in business, corporate and securities matters. From March 2006 to June 2011, Mr. Kaye was a director of China Youth Media, Inc., resigning from such position effective with the merger between the Company with MES, Inc which was completed in June 2011. From December 2000 to October 2009, Mr. Kaye also served on the Board of Directors of Dionics, Inc. Mr. Kaye received his B.A. from George Washington University (1976) and his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (1979).

Based in Halifax, Canada, Troy Grant has strong leadership experience in the critical materials and mining industries and with companies that are publicly listed on major Canadian exchanges. A graduate of Saint Francis Xavier University with a Bachelor of Commerce, Mr. Grant has extensive business experience in investment financing and management of strategic operations. Mr. Grant has more than a decade of experience as Chief Executive Officer with Elcora Advanced Materials Corp. (TSXV: ERA), an integrated battery material company with international operations that he founded in 2011. As CEO, in addition to his responsibility for the overall strategic operations, including exploration, business development and implementation of the company vision, Mr. Grant works diligently to increase shareholder value and advance assets. Mr. Grant also currently serves as director of several other publicly listed companies and is actively involved in the Audit Committees of each, including Elcora Advanced Materials Corp., i3 Interactive Inc. (CSE: BETS), Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (TSX: XLY), and Cleantech Power Corp. (formerly, Alkaline Fuel Cell Power Corp.) (NEO: PWWR).

Ms. Coogler is a certified public accountant and has maintained an accounting practice since 2014 in Northport, Alabama specializing in management support and guidance for closely held businesses. Since November 2023, she has been Chief Financial Officer of JT Harrison Construction Co., Inc., located in Northport, Alabama, which provides design, general contracting and construction management services. From November 2017 to December 2021, she served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Southeast Cancer Network, Inc., located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. From February 2018 to July 2022, she also served as Chief Financial Officer of closely held businesses wholly or majority owned by Dr. Scott Drummond (deceased). From January 2005 to January 2014, she was a shareholder/employee of Echols, Coogler & Associates, P.C., an accounting firm, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Ms. Coogler received her B.S. in accounting from University of Alabama in 1993.