Unpacking this announcement - Stu Crow is now NED Chairman.
I wonder if someone asked Stu what the most difficult thing he has ever done was, there is a good chance that it would be maintaining focus of the direction the company was travelling in the face of the onslaught of FUD that has been bandied about in recent months for a company he was involved in. The flip side is this sort of thing also makes you stronger IMO....which is why DD is the right person for the job.
So thanks to Stu for just getting on with this :
Mr. Crow was appointed Executive Chairman tooversee the designation of a new CEO, recruit additional board members, and establish US offices.As for this reference from DD, whether intentional or not, it instantly made me think of this book below...
"we have to set a new global standard forproducing cleaner, high-purity lithium at speed and scale"
https://speedandscale.com/
And although they probably don't particularly like me doing this, I've just had a look at
Mark Anning's LinkedIn profile and, well, whoever is finding the people who are joining Lake & Lilac, are doing an excellent job....
• Intimately involved as a bidder in two concurrent takeovers of ASX listed energy & resources companies (Roma Petroleum NL and Sunshine Gas Limited), and as target in respect of the
friendlytakeover of QGC by BG Group plc- Off Market Takeover Roma Petroleum NL ~ $50m
- Off Market Takeover Sunshine Gas Limited ~ $830m
- On Market Takeover by BG Group Plc ~ $5.6b
• Most recent roles as GC of Australian acquisitive retailer Vita Group Limited (VTG), DC fast charger for
EV’s Tritium (saw through to listing on NASDAQ). Currently GC for medical device company Ellume Limited (now in voluntary administration)
The first item - these three takeovers Roma to Sunshine to BG was a major project in the coal seam gas fields around Roma. I talked about ConocoPhillips & their patented process in this post
https://hotcopper.com.au/threads/jobs-l%C2%B2-lake-lilac.7141221/page-89?get_post=trueWhat this means is that Mark was involved in the detail WRT to inland gas fields which first had to be consolidated, then partnered up so a major project could be financed (both inland & at Curtis Island), permit, engineer, procure, recruit, project manage, construct, commission, turnover to ops then package it all up so that BG group had an asset they could purchase AND KNEW WHAT THAT ASSET ENTAILED.
When DD talked about O&G projects being similar to what Brine projects will look like, this type of experience is perfect.
And the involvement with Tritium, this is on their website.
Guess what the US is also doing :
Biden Frees Up First Funds For National EV Charging Network
Founded in 2001, Tritium designs and manufactures proprietary hardware and software to create advanced and reliable DC fast chargers for electric vehicles. Tritium’s compact and robust chargers are designed to look great on Main Street and thrive in harsh conditions, through technology engineered to be easy to install, own and use. Tritium is focused on continuous innovation in support of our customers around the world.
Well done Lake management.
(20min delay)