Critical Elements appoints ex Rockwood Lithium CEO as President

November 29, 2016 – Montréal, Québec –  Critical Elements (TSXV:CRE,OTCQX:CRECF,FWB:F12) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Steffen Haber as its president. Dr. Haber is well known in the lithium industry, having been Chief Executive Officer and President of Rockwood Lithium up until it was acquired by Albermale for $6.2 billion in January 2015.
Dr. Haber was President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwood Lithium GmbH when Chemetall GmbH was legally split off in 2012. From 2011 to 2012, he was Managing Director of Chemetall GmbH and since 2007 President of Chemetall’s Lithium business. Prior to joining Chemetall GmbH, Dr. Haber worked in different executive positions for Sanofi-Aventis SA and its predecessor companies, in France. Dr. Haber completed his doctorate in organic chemistry at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, in 1991 and added one year as a Post-Doc at Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. In 1997, Dr. Haber earned his Bachelor of Science in Management from the International School of Management in San Diego, in the United States. Dr. Haber is a fellow of the International Directors Program of INSEAD.
“The Board of Directors and team at Critical Elements Corporation are delighted to welcome Dr. Steffen Haber as President,” said Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. “The addition of a member with extensive lithium experience and an exceptional background in the industry will provide the team with important knowledge support. Dr. Haber’s solid experience and success in leading and developing the largest lithium company as president of Rockwood Lithium will be very valuable assets in the next phase of our Corporation’s development.”
“I’m very enthusiastic in joining the very talented and dynamic team of Critical Elements, the thrive lithium market is in great need of new sources of supply and it will be our focus for success with the development of the Rose Lithium Tantalum Project”, said Steffen Haber new President of Critical Elements starting January 1, 2017.
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