SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Vital Metals Limited (ASX: VML) announced the appointment of mining sector professional Dr Geordie Mark as its Managing Director & CEO.
Most recently, Dr Mark was the Head of Mining for Haywood Securities Inc., where he held different roles and sub-sector coverages from 2008.
These responsibilities developed significant experience in assessing natural resource-related equities including exploration and project development-related risk, corporate strategy effectiveness, commodity sentiment and financial forecasts and estimates delivery. He also held an analyst position at Passport Capital that encompassed a spectrum of coverage from explorers to large cap. producers across a diverse range of commodities.
Prior to moving to Canada, Dr Mark was a lecturer in Economic Geology and Logan Fellow at Monash University in Melbourne. He has a BSc Honors degree and PhD in Science from James Cook University. Vital’s Interim Chairman Richard Crookes said: “We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Geordie as our new CEO and MD, as part of an important refresh for our Board and executive management.
With our focus now on developing the Tardiff rare earths deposit at our Necholocho Project, we are excited to have Geordie on board to help drive our growth and project development and believe he has the experience, skills and relationships that can help Vital achieve this.
“I’ve known Geordie since our time at the Ernest Henry Mine in NW Queensland in the late 1990s and I value his expertise and diverse range of experience that spans the mining industry, academia, and equities markets. I have confidence thot this rare perspective coupled with his ambition to drive chonge, places Vital in a position to differentiate and grow in the North American mining industry.”
Leave a Reply