- Patriot Lithium appoints Nick Vickery as its new Managing Director and CEO
- Mr Vickery has nearly two decades experience across the resources and related industries
- Most recently, he worked as General Manager Legal at Covalent Lithium, guiding the JV between Wesfarmers and SQM’s development plans of the Mt Holland lithium operation and Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery in Western Australia
- Patriot also appointed Dr Joseph “Joey” Evensen and Ralph Porter as the company’s consultant geologists to drive its North American lithium plans
- Patriot shares’ are up 13.7 per cent, trading at 41.5 cents at 1:58 pm AEDT
Patriot Lithium (PAT) has appointed Nick Vickery as its new Managing Director and CEO.
Mr Vickery is well-experienced within the lithium mining and processing sector, most recently serving as General Manager Legal at Covalent Lithium, the joint venture between Wesfarmers (WES) and Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM).
He helped guide the JV’s continued development of the Mt Holland lithium operation and Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery in Western Australia.
Patriot Chairman Phill Thick said Mr Vickery has the right skill set to lead the company going forward.
“Nick has an outstanding corporate skill set, level of professionalism, focus and desire to build what we believe will be a leading North American lithium company,” he said.
Patriot said Mr Vickey has nearly two decades of experience working in the resources and related industries, primarily focusing on the development of major resource projects.
“Patriot now holds six highly prospective projects which bodes for an exciting year ahead. It will be great to have an experienced leader of Nick’s calibre driving our program,” Mr Thick added.
Patriot also appointed Dr Joseph “Joey” Evensen and Ralph Porter as the company’s consultant geologists.
Dr Joey Evensen is an experienced geologist with significant experience in the identification and definition of pegmatite hosted in lithium in North America.
Mr Porter has significant experience in the Greenbushes and Pilgangoora districts in Western Australia, two of the largest hard rock lithium producing districts in the world.
”The addition of Joey Evenson and Ralphe Porter to support our Technical Director, Oli Kreuzer and our US-based COO, Dave Johnson, gives Patriot a world class technical team with exceptional lithium experience across the supply chain,” Mr Thick added.
The company said its additions to the exploration team will help drive its North American lithium plans going forward.
Patriot shares’ were up 13.7 per cent, trading at 41.5 cents at 1:58 pm AEDT.