Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, featuring Core Lithium, Cannindah Resources, Technology Metals Australia and more.
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Core Lithium has appointed Gareth Manderson as its new chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Stephen Biggins who resigned as managing director in March.
Manderson has 28 years’ experience in the mining and minerals sector and joins Core after serving in various leadership and technical roles within mining giant Rio Tinto for more than 22 years.
His most recent role at Rio Tinto was as general manager – sustaining capital, where he delivered a portfolio of more than 600 projects spending $1.6 billion each year across 17 mines, four ports and a 1900km rail system.
Core chair Greg English said Manderson was the perfect fit for the company’s first CEO as its Finniss lithium project in Northern Territory moves from construction to operation later this year.
“There are many synergies between Gareth’s previous senior roles in managing complex mine, mineral processing, port, township and logistics operations during his tenure at Rio Tinto and the Finniss project, which is 25km from the Darwin CBD and port,” he said.
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Cannindah Resources has appointed Michael Hansel as a non-executive director.
A corporate partner of HopgoodGanim Lawyers, Hansel specialises in mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, due diligence, takeovers, joint ventures and private equity transactions, where he acts for a number of ASX-listed entities in the resources sector.
Hansel has been a director of Austral Resources since February 2022 and was previously a director of Metro Mining.
Cannindah executive chair Tom Pickett welcomed Hansel’s appointment, saying he will be an important addition as the company advances its flagship Mt Cannindah project.
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Dr Carmen Letton has joined Technology Metals Australia as a non-executive director, bringing with her 35 years of global mining experience to the company.
A mining engineer and mineral economist, Dr Letton has a diverse background in senior leadership roles in operations, business improvement and operational excellence.
Dr Letton was most recently head of resource development and life-of-asset planning (asset strategy development) at Anglo American, having previously worked at BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Newmont Corporation and Newcrest Mining.
Dr Letton’s appointment coincides with the retirement of founding director Sonu Cheema, who will remain as company secretary.
“The appointment of Dr Letton is a great addition to the TMT (Technology Metals Australia) board,” Technology Metals Australia chair Michael Fry said.
“Her extensive mining experience and technical background is going to be very important as TMT advances its Australian vanadium development strategies through the implementation of the Murchison technology metals project.”
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Consolidated Zinc has undertaken changes to its board and management following its recent acquisition of lithium assets in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Andrew Richards will retire as chair and managing director Brad Marwood will be appointed as executive chair from September. Company secretary and chief financial officer Anthony Italiano will also join the board as an executive director.
Peter McNeil has been appointed as Consolidated Zinc’s exploration manager and will manage all aspects of the Pilbara lithium exploration program and oversee proposed exploration around the company’s Plomosas mine in Mexico.