Charger Metals (ASX:CHR)

Strategic Board Restructure

Charger Metals NL (ASX: CHR, “Charger” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Aidan Platel as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).


KEY POINTS:

  • Charger Metals strengthens its Board as it ramps up its exploration activities at both the Bynoe and Lake Johnston Lithium Projects.
  • Experienced mining executive Mr. Aidan Platel has been appointed Managing Director and CEO having held senior roles with a number of mining and exploration companies.
  • Existing director Mr. Adrian Griffin has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman. Mr Griffin is one of Australia’s prominent independent thinkers in the lithium industry and has a wealth of knowledge and extensive networks in both the lithium and battery sectors.
  • Retiring Managing Director Mr. David Crook and outgoing Chairman Mr. Terry Gardiner will both remain as Non-Executive Directors, each having a wealth of experience in the lithium exploration and development industry.
  • Mr Platel, with the continued support of Mr. Crook and management, will immediately focus on the commencement of the maiden campaign at the strategic Bynoe Lithium Project near Darwin, Northern Territory.

Mr Platel has held numerous Board and senior management positions in the mining and exploration industry and his appointment complements the existing technical and corporate experience and skill sets of the Board and management.

Mr Platel is an experienced geologist and mining executive with over 25 years’ experience in the minerals industry. Aidan has a broad skill set covering exploration, study execution, project development, mining, mineral processing and corporate financing experience within the resource and mining service sectors. Aidan has worked in both mining and exploration roles across a wide range of commodities. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours in Geology) from University of Western Australia and has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Curtin Graduate School of Business.

Mr Platel was formerly Managing Director of Auroch Minerals Ltd and has held numerous non-executive director roles in ASX listed exploration companies over his career. Aidan worked as an independent strategic consultant focusing on project evaluation in mining and exploration both in Australia and internationally. He has a proven track record of exploration success having discovered and developed several major deposits including the world-class Santa Rita Nickel deposit (>1Mt contained Ni metal). Mr Platel is currently a Non-Executive Director of Olympio Metals Ltd (ASX:OLY).

Mr Platel’s remuneration package is detailed in Attachment 1.

Mr Crook has retired as Managing Director but will stay on as a Non-Executive Director, thereby providing for an orderly transition of the executive management role as the Company ramps up its exploration activities.

Mr Gardiner will rotate from Chairman to non-executive director.

Charger’s new Chairman, Adrian Griffin commented:

” I would like to welcome Aidan to Charger Metals, a company with very prospective projects and a management team capable of realising the full potential of those assets. Aidan will be a great benefit to our endeavours of defining Australia’s next lithium resource in a climate of unprecedented lithium demand. Success will contribute towards developing a zero carbon economy and be a material benefit to our shareholders.”

Charger’s new Managing Director, Aidan Platel commented:

“Charger Metals is extremely well positioned with two highly prospective Australian lithium projects in the Lake Johnson and Bynoe Lithium Projects, and I look forward to working closely with the very experienced Charger team to create significant shareholder value via exploration success!”


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