People

Our international team brings decades of global mining and chemical industry expertise

Board of directors

 A wealth of technical expertise
Lithium is as much about the chemical business as it is about mining. Our board brings decades of experience in both industries.

Anton

Anton
Du Plessis

Chief Executive Officer

25+ years experience

Field of expertise:
Mining finance, M&A

Anton’s background is in global investment banking, specialising in strategy and financing for natural resources companies.

Cherif
Rifaat

Chief Financial Officer

20+ years experience

Field of expertise:
Finance

Cherif is a chartered accountant with a background in venture capital, corporate finance and operational turnaround.

Jeremy
Martin

Non-Executive Chairman

20+ years experience

Field of expertise:
Geology and Project development

Jeremy has been involved in the formation of mineral resource companies in South America, central America and Europe.

Dominik
Simler

Non-Executive Director

20+ years experience

Field of expertise:
Pan-European finance

Dominik has over 20 years of pan-European investment and advisory experience, with a particular focus on the central European German speaking region (“DACH”).

Dr Stefan
Scherer

Non-Executive Director

20+ years experience

Field of expertise:
Specialty Chemicals

Stefan has extensive global experience in R&D and process development in the lithium industry. He is CEO of AMG Lithium GmbH.

Peter
Secker

Non-Executive Director

35+ years experience

Field of expertise:
Mining Engineering

Peter has built and operated mines and metallurgical processing facilities on four continents. He is CEO of Bacanora Lithium Plc.

Marko Uhlig

Managing Director, Zinnwald Lithium GmbH

Marko is a seasoned manager with a wealth of commercial experience gained over a career of more than 30 years. He grew up in Saxony and is a graduate of Freiberg University. Marko has worked in Germany as well as internationally for companies including ThyssenKrupp AG and SKW Metallurgie AG.

The Team

Our multinational team brings mining expertise from all over the world

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Zinnwald Lithium?

Zinnwald Lithium is seeking to build a world-leading, highly economic business that will uphold high environmental standards. Find out more about the investment case.

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Anton

25+ years experience

Field of expertise

Mining finance, M&A

Anton has over 25 years’ experience in the mining, industrial and finance sectors. During this time, he held senior positions at several international investment banks including CIBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley with a focus on advising natural resources companies on the execution of strategic and financing transactions. He has worked on transactions across a range of commodities and for several leading global companies including Anglogold Ashanti, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Prior to embarking on his investment banking career, Anton worked for the Anglo American group in a corporate finance and business development capacity.

20+ years experience

Field of expertise

Finance

Cherif is a UK chartered accountant with more than 20 years of venture capital, corporate finance, operational turnaround and investor relations experience since his qualification with KPMG. He has primarily worked with technology, mining and real estate companies, with an emphasis on those in a start-up, pre-IPO or restructuring phase. He has been a corporate and financial adviser to the lithium mining company, Bacanora Lithium plc, since it listed on AIM in 2014, and is currently its company secretary. Cherif has been a member of the ICAEW since 1998.

20+ years experience

Field of expertise

Geology and Project development

Jeremy was one of the original founders of the Company in 2012 and has performed both non-executive director and non-executive chairman roles. He is a geologist with over 25 years experience with a track record of discovery and project development in precious and critical minerals across Latin America and Europe. He has a strong technical background covering early-stage exploration, feasibility study, project evaluation, permitting, sustainability reporting and structuring, and ultimately to project development. He has broad capital markets experience on AIM and the TSX, having completed a number of IPOs, and established JVs and or partnerships with some of the leading major mining companies, including Anglogold, Teck, Glencore and Vale. He holds a BSc (Hons) from the Camborne School of Mines and MSc.

20+ years experience

Field of expertise

Pan-European finance

Dominik has over 20 years of pan-European investment and advisory experience, with a particular focus on the central European German speaking region (“DACH”). He has extensive experience in structuring and sourcing capital and working with stakeholders across various industries, having held senior roles at leading private equity and investment firms including AEA Investors, Investcorp International and L-GAM Advisors. Dominik is the Founder and Managing Director of Brenta Partners and also serves as Senior Advisor for the DACH region at All Seas Capital

Dominik holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Business, Finance and Economics from the University of Manchester and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States. He holds German and British nationality.

20+ years experience

Field of expertise

Specialty chemicals

Dr. Scherer has +20 years’ experience in the speciality and fine chemical industries having studied chemistry at the Technische Hochschule Darnstadt and completed a PhD in Organic Chemistry at the Goethe University in Frankfurt.  He is currently Chief Executive Officer of AMG Lithium GmbH and Chief Commercial Officer of AMG Lithium BV, where he is responsible for AMG’s downstream lithium business and its overall lithium development strategy.   Prior to this, he held various R&D, operational, and management positions including roles at Albemarle and Rockwood Lithium/Chemetall.

20+ years experience

Field of expertise

Mining engineering

Peter is a mining engineer with over 35 years’ experience in the resources industry. During his career, he has built and operated a number of mines and metallurgical processing facilities in Africa, Australia, China and Canada. His operating and project experience spans several commodities, including titanium, copper, iron ore, gold and lithium. For the past 15 years, Peter has been Chief Executive of several publicly listed companies in Canada, the UK and Australia; he is currently CEO of Bacanora Lithium plc.

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