Mining And Energy Specialist Appointed To Board
Highly regarded mining and energy specialist Merrill Gray has joined the board of VSPC Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lithium Australia NL (ASX: LIT).
VSPC develops advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), including lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) and lithium manganese ferro phosphate (LMFP) cathode powders.
Lithium Australia Managing Director, Adrian Griffin, says Ms Gray brings to the board 30 years of experience in the mining and energy sectors, including production, project development and corporate management. Having spent the past 15 years involved in innovative energy technologies, leading hydrogen, renewables and circular-economy (bioenergy) companies, she will now guide VSPC’s definitive feasibility study and global expansion plans.
The Company is well served by the VSPC’s management team, who between them have developed some of the most advanced cathode active materials available and expanded VSPC’s intellectual property and patent portfolio. Mike Vaisey (previously VSPC’s manager of battery materials) is handing over the reins to Ms Gray but will continue in a consulting capacity, helping to maximise VSPC’s intellectual property value.
VSPC specialises in the development of LIB cathode materials that contain no nickel or cobalt. Specifically, these are LFP and LMFP, the latter a higher-energy-density material that retains most of the advantages of LFP.
“The company welcomes Merrill Gray to the team. Her appointment, along with that of Phil Thick (a non-executive director of Lithium Australia) and Stuart Tarrant (CFO of Lithium Australia), heralds the next stage of the company’s commercial development,” Mr Griffin said.
“We aim to hone our edge as an ethical and sustainable developer of high-performance materials for rapidly developing battery markets globally.”
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