Peter Jegou
Co-Founder & Visionary for New Technologies
Peter Jegou is the inventor and visionary behind R-IT3's core technology platform. He previously created and developed a complete processing facility for 50,000 pounds of circuit boards per month and sold three issued US patents for the recovery of precious metals contained in printed circuit boards — processes that are environmentally friendly, contain no harsh chemicals, and allow precious metals to be fully reused.
Building on this foundation, Peter is now advancing R-IT3's next-generation patent-pending selective dissolution technology — a system designed to transition the company from high-volume waste processing into a high-margin advanced materials supplier through the creation of Gold Value Forms, exploring markets that allows gold to be sold at values greater than spot pricing as well as other engineered precious metal products.
His vision extends the platform to address solar panel end-of-life waste, legacy mining environmental liabilities, and new precious-metal-bearing waste streams — positioning R-IT3 at the center of the domestic critical materials supply chain.Mr. Jegou continues to explore various ways to recover the precious metals contained in circuit boards. Keeping the original high standards set with the 3 patents granted. Accomplishing this inside of R-it3, Inc. to continue R & D in developing the extraction and refining of copper and precious metals contained in circuit boards. This method will be accomplished in an environmentally friendly manner.
Both he and his wife Carol have national, international and governmental contacts for securing material.
Peter Jegou was the CEO, one of the majority shareholders and visionary for All Green Recycling Inc (AGR).
AGR developed, patented build a refining operation using our intellectual property (IP), multi patented technology and trade secrets for the most environmentally sustainable method of extracting the valuable commodities (gold, silver, copper, platinum, and palladium) from higher grade circuit boards without using harsh chemicals, producing "Conflict-Free" gold.
AGR multi patented process advantages included:
Our hydrometallurgical closed loop system eliminating air emissions with No discharge. AGR process is an environmentally safe alternative to smelting without shredding. Our system concentrates precious bearing material from circuit boards to obtain Gold, Silver, Palladium, Platinum and Copper.
AGR utilized a water-soluble solution which can be rejuvenated and recycled. Our proprietary solution can and is being re-used unlimited number of times.
The factory was sold including equipment and 3 patents over two years ago.
Before founding All Green Recycling Inc, Mr. Jegou spent over 4 years as the CEO of AERC, an environmental services company that, when he joined in March 2007, processed mercury and operated 3 Electronic Recycling Facilities in the US. During his 4 ½ years at AERC (AERC.COM) after securing 5 million dollars in private equity, the company grew from $12 million to $22 million in revenues, with the electronic recycling operation having a $2 million dollar operation profit for the year ending 2010. During this time, Peter oversaw the opening of 4 additional e-waste facilities on both the east and west coasts of the US and coordinated the R-2 RIOS Certifying of 5 Electronic Recycling Operations.
Prior to joining AERC, he was the CEO and co-founder of the Harbor Business Group, LLC. a private equity & consulting company with Marc Pozner, CFO and partner in AGR. In that role Mr. Jegou’s and Mr. Pozner’s accomplishments included the repositioning of a technology-based company in the television broadcast industry, a corporate turnaround to cash flow positive in 6 months and the development of a new management team. In 2006 Harbor was merged into a private equity firm.
Mr. Jegou has been a chief executive officer and a president of both public and private companies. He has spent the last 10 years restructuring several companies with an emphasis on providing leadership, execution, financing, turnaround, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, product development, establishing sales, marketing, public relations programs and developing strong management teams.
Mr. Jegou’s substantial experience as an investor, entrepreneur and executive, including extensive operating experience contributes significantly when successfully growing companies. He has facilitated relationships between clients and angel investors, venture capitalists, investment bankers and commercial bankers. Mr. Jegou has advised on capital raising, mergers and acquisitions and business alliances. As a result, he can relate to the difficult operating and financial issues that confront company CEOs. He has the ability to assist and guide companies through the development and execution of their business strategies.
Peter’s experience also extends to the public marketplace, including pre-IPO corporate structuring, taking companies through the registration process, registering companies with NASDAQ. He has re-engineered and restructured companies, leading to investments of more than $100 million.
Mr. Jegou has an extensive knowledge of investment banking and private equity firms and capital raises. He is also a seasoned entrepreneur, including being a co-founder of a children’s product company which he grew from concept to a publicly traded NASDAQ company.
Mr. Jegou was a guest lecturer at the April 2002 World Trade Conference in Hunan Province, China, discussing "How to position your company to access the U.S. capital markets."
Carol A. Jegou
Co-Founder R-it3 Inc. and majority Shareholder
Carol has developed and opened new major business opportunities in the USA, International, Government and Military.
She has Over 30 years of Sales, Management and Marketing experience including assembling and managing a 150-member National Sales Organization for a publicly held company which she Co-founded with her husband. Ms. Jegou has a great ability to network and a keen ability to engage partnerships.
Ms. Jegou was a guest speaker at the first Global E-SCRAP Conference in Frankfort Germany.
She has successfully gone through the process of certifying All Green Recycling a Woman Owned Business.
Ms. Jegou has also successfully certified All Green Recycling and R-it3 as a B Corp. Only approximately 10,000 companies are B Corp certified globally. All Green was the first company in Charlotte, NC to accomplish this extremely difficult and intense process.
