EL SEGUNDO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/31/12

Vendum Batteries (OTCBB: VNDB), a battery technology development company, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Kyungsoo Oh as a non-executive member of the Advisory Board.

Mr. Oh joins the Vendum team as a highly respected member of the nanomaterials community with many years of hands-on experience in industry and academia in leading development of cutting-edge applications of carbon nanomaterials. He has a number of patents and publications in leading scientific journals related to carbon nanomaterials synthesis and their applications.

Rune Vind, CEO of Vendum, believes that Mr. Oh's appointment marks the next phase in the company's development as a world-renowned name in clean energy storage: "We are very excited about working with Mr. Oh. He understands new materials and how to deliver technical solutions in multiple industry applications. His expertise will help drive the company forward towards new and exciting frontiers in a number of clean energy market sectors."

Mr. Oh comments: "I am very pleased with the appointment and an opportunity to help forward-looking company such as Vendum with my experience, reputation and network of contacts especially in a field of carbon micro electronics and nano-materials. I look forward to working with Rune and the Vendum team playing my part to push the boundaries of their current battery and bring exciting developments to the clean energy storage industry. I admire the company's ethos of innovation and their willingness to tackle the industry challenges of creating solutions that do not require rare metals and look forward to supporting their research and development team during the coming months and years."