Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Schramm serves as Chief Financial Officer of Spring Valley III and Partner of Spring Valley II, which is currently in the process of merging with Eagle Energy Metals. He also acts as CFO for the sponsor of Spring Valley II. Previously, Mr. Schramm was the CFO of Spring Valley I from its inception in November 2020 through the successful merger with NuScale Power in May 2022, and served as CFO of its sponsor from September 2020 to December 2023.
Mr. Schramm brings over 30 years of leadership experience in advanced materials and specialty chemicals, with a strong focus on the sustainability sector. From 2009 to 2019, he was Chief Financial Officer of Lehigh Technologies, where he built out the company’s financial and administrative infrastructure and played a key role in its sale to Michelin, supporting their sustainability initiatives. He also led the company’s debt and equity financing efforts.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Schramm was Vice President of Finance at Euramax International (now Omnimax), overseeing finance operations across a multi-location team with annual sales nearing $1 billion. From 2000 to 2007, he served as North American CFO and Head of Financial Planning & Analysis for Kemira Chemicals, where he played a strategic role in the acquisition of pulp and paper chemical businesses from Lanxess and FinnChem USA.
Mr. Schramm began his career at Milliken & Company in 1993, progressing through roles in accounting, controllership, and financial planning & analysis. Notably, he contributed to a $100 million cost savings initiative through raw material procurement optimization.
He holds a B.S. in Corporate Finance and Investment Management from the University of Alabama and an M.B.A. from LaGrange College.