Lionell Messi Extends his Tenure at FC Barcelona

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Lionel Messi
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An experienced international businessman, Robert Miller, previously with Abakan, Inc., is the CEO of Battery Metals, Inc., and Solar Avenir, Inc., in Florida. In his leisure time, Robert Miller follows professional soccer, and his favorite athlete is Lionel Messi.

Viewed by many as the best male soccer player in the world, Lionel Messi plays for the Argentinian team in international competition and for FC Barcelona in the professional leagues of Europe. He has won the Ballon d’Or honors on five occasions, and has helped FC Barcelona gain victory in eight league title competitions. In 2017, he signed a new contract that will likely allow him to retire with the club.

Messi, who recently turned 30, will continue to play with FC Barcelona at least through 2021. While the specifics have yet to be released, projections place his new salary at somewhere around 26 million Euros per season, or roughly $30 million US dollars. Included in the contract is a 264-million-Euro release clause that should prevent other clubs from trying to recruit him.

Author: Robert Miller Abakan

An accomplished business leader in Miami, Robert Miller has extensive experience in disruptive market approaches as the head of companies like Abakan Inc. and Sonnen Corporation. As CEO of Abakan, Robert Miller raised dilutive and non-dilutive financing totaling $30 million and oversaw the acquisition of steel coating corporation MesoCoat. At Sonnen, he recruited a dedicated research and development team that spearheaded groundbreaking work in ceramics and catalysts as the corporation’s CEO. Robert Miller also served as CEO of Prosper Financial Inc., through which he became responsible for business planning, marketing materials, and due diligence for a granite company in Laizhou, China. He also orchestrated a successful merger with a Canadian technology company through the acquisition of a company owned by Shell. At present, he serves as CEO of both Battery Metals Inc. and Solar Avenir Inc. The former company is involved with investments in technologies related to mining and processing minerals used in batteries, such as tin and lithium. The latter is currently investing in industry-redefining solar technologies.

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