Utility Global Appoints Tetsuya Shioda as Senior Advisor and Japan Representative

HOUSTON, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Utility Global, Inc. (“Utility”), a global leader in economic industrial decarbonization, today announced the appointment of Mr. Tetsuya Shioda as Senior Advisor and Japan Representative. Shioda brings more than four decades of global steelmaking and green transformation expertise to Utility, further strengthening the company’s position in decarbonizing solutions for hard-to-abate sectors in Japan and globally.

Shioda joins Utility following a distinguished 40-year career at Nippon Steel. With a background in geology with extensive technical and operational expertise, he held leadership roles spanning across ironmaking, operations management, energy optimization, raw material evaluations, green transformation, and global partnerships.

Throughout his career, Shioda has been deeply engaged in Nippon Steel’s decarbonization initiatives, from Japan’s early direct iron ore smelting reduction projects in the 1990s to more recent efforts evaluating hydrogen, low-carbon raw materials and fuels (Hot Briquetted Iron, biocarbon etc.), and carbon capture and sequestration technologies. His life-long work represents a cornerstone in accelerating the industry’s transition toward sustainability. Shioda has close working relationships with leading global steelmakers and major raw material suppliers focused on green transformation initiatives.

Parker Meeks, CEO of Utility Global, said:

We are honored to welcome Mr. Shioda to Utility Global,

“His unmatched expertise in steelmaking operations, deep understanding of steel decarbonization pathways, and strong industry relationships across Asia will be invaluable as we expand upon the strong commercial traction our H2Gen® solution already has in Japan, and the region.”

Tetsuya Shioda, said:

I am excited to join Utility Global at this important stage in its global commercial growth,

“Utility’s innovative, electricity-free hydrogen production from water with a separate stream of highly concentrated CO2, provides the most economic pathway for decarbonizing hard-to-abate industrial sectors like steel. I look forward to working with industry leaders and partners in Japan and Asia to help accelerate the transition to a competitive and sustainable future through Utility’s H2GEN technology.”

As Senior Advisor and Japan Representative, Shioda will support Utility’s engagement with Japanese steel producers, industrial partners, and policymakers to advance cost-effective, electricity-free hydrogen solutions that enable hard-to-abate industries to achieve both economic competitiveness and deep carbon reductions. Shioda’s role adds to Utility’s strong global Advisor relationships, including Dr. Henrik Adam, former Tata Steel Europe and ThyssenKrupp Executive, who joined Utility earlier this year, also as an Advisor, based in Europe.

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