Kuniko Limited (ASX: KNI) has appointed Bruno Piranda as a non-executive director of the company, effective immediately.
Chairman Gavin Rezos, commented, “We welcome Bruno to the board where his extensive experience in materials, engineering, operating in Europe and the drive to carbon neutrality will add significant value to the board’s understanding of the drivers of OEM’s in the automotive sector for sustainable and ethically sourced supplies of critical minerals.”
Piranda is a Doctor of Science for engineering in mechanics and vibro-acoustics. He has extensive experience in the automotive industry with more than 25 years in vehicle innovation, materials, and design within the PSA Peugeot Citroën group and now, Stellantis.
Appointed as vice president in 2011, Piranda has an international career overseeing the automotive design of vehicle projects on all continents including in Germany, to develop vehicles for the OPEL brand.
Further in 2020, Piranda was appointed to oversee the merger of the engineering divisions of the two car manufacturers, FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) and PSA Peugeot Citroën, as part of the creation of the automotive giant, Stellantis.
Today he supervises all Stellantis’ global technical skills in raw materials and steers the materials technical expertise to reach carbon neutrality.
“In addition, this appointment strengthens the relationship between Kuniko and Stellantis, a major shareholder with 19.4% of Kuniko’s issued capital, as part of Kuniko’s continued growth and success in the rapidly growing critical minerals and battery metals sectors,” added Rezos.
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