Axion Power International Inc. announced that Donald F. Farley has been appointed to its board of directors, effective January 10, 2015. As president of Farley & Associates Inc.Mr. Farley provides strategic planning, business development direction and executive mentoring services for private businesses and emerging new businesses. From 1998 to 2009, Mr. Farley was CEO of Spencer Trask Specialty Group where he organized and monitored a portfolio of emerging startup companies in healthcare, nutrition and specialty chemicals.