- Globe Metals & Mining (ASX:GBE) announces the retirement of Grant Hudson, the current CEO, effective May 31, 2024
- Paul Smith assumes the position, succeeding him as the incoming CEO as of June 1, 2024
- GBE last traded at 3.3c, at 11am AEDT
Globe Metals & Mining (ASX:GBE) has announced the retirement of Grant Hudson, the current CEO, effective on the last day of May this year.
Globe’s Paul Smith will assume the position with the handover now in the works with Paul Smith described as an incoming chief.
“The appointment of Paul Smith as the next CEO of Globe is another significant milestone in the evolution of Globe from junior explorer to operating mining company,” outgoing top dog Grant Hudson said.
“Coupled with the recent publication of the highly positive optimisation study and the strategic decision to relocate the refinery to Malawi, this appointment is a serious statement of intent.”
Globe’s Malawian acreage is a niobium play, the Kanyika Project.
“As a senior figure in African mining circles with substantial mining expertise and broad experience in capital markets, I believe Paul is the right person to take Globe forward in its continued development as a world-class supplier of critical metals.”
Since joining Globe in December 2023 as COO, Mr. Smith has played a pivotal role in leading the company’s recent Optimisation Study, which confirmed robust financial and technical results for the Kanyika Niobium project, Malawi, South Africa.
With a career spanning over 30 years in senior positions within the mining industry, Mr. Smith has vast experience in exploration, feasibility, project development, and global-scale operations management.
Mr. Smith is set to officially assume the role of CEO as of June 1, 2024.
GBE last traded at 3.3c, at 11am AEDT.