The leadership team offers a unique combination of experience and expertise that is ideally suited to the successful development and commercialisation of our lithium projects.
This includes some of the world’s leading lithium extraction and DLE experts, alongside wider industry, financial and commercial experience in Chile and more widely around the world.
Our Team
Derick Schroeder
Executive Chairman & Interim CEO
Operational/Fundraising
45 years of executive and board roles experience in the mining sector across all major capital markets including AIM. Direct lithium experience as CEO/Director of European Lithium and Chile experience with Escondida and as the first CEO of Collahuasi.
Gordon Stein
Chief Financial Officer
Commercial/Fundraising
Commercial CFO with over 30 years of expertise in the energy, natural resources and other sectors in both executive and non-executive director roles. A chartered accountant has worked with start-ups to major companies, including board roles of six LSE companies.
Jonathan Morley-Kirk
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Commercial/ESG
30 years of experience including 17 years in Non-Executive Director roles with expertise in financial controls, audit, remuneration, capital raisings, taxation/ structuring and risk management.
Maha Daoudi
Non-Executive Director
Commercial/ESG
Over 20 years of experience holding several Board and senior level positions across commodities, energy transition, finance and tech-related industries, including a senior role with leading commodity trader, Trafigura. Holds expertise in offtake agreements, developing international alliances and forming strategic partnerships.
Tommy McKeith
Non-Executive Director
Operational / Commercial
30 years of experience as a public company director and geologist having worked in bulk, base and precious metals in Canada, Africa, South America and Australia across several ASX listed mining companies and an international mining company. Mr McKeith currently serves as Non-Executive Director of Evolution Mining Limited and as Non-Executive Chairman of Arrow Minerals Limited.
