Critical Resources Ltd (ASX:CRR) has appointed experienced lithium-focused executive Alex Cheeseman as its new managing director.
Cheeseman was hired for his considerable lithium industry experience, proven leadership skills and clear vision and plan to take the company from explorer through to producer.
He has extensive experience managing high-performance teams operating in multiple jurisdictions.
The last decade of his career has been in the resources sector, with the last six and a half years focused exclusively on the lithium industry.
“Transition from explorer to producer”
CRR chairman Robert Martin said: “It is a pleasure to welcome Alex to the full-time role as managing director.
“Since joining the company in January, Alex has been influential in developing a robust corporate strategy, orientating the company to focus on lithium and taking initial steps to transition from explorer to producer.
“As the lithium industry undergoes unprecedented global growth, there are very few executives that have been involved in the delivery of a hard-rock lithium project.
“With Alex’s project delivery experience and his exceptional global network throughout the lithium supply chain, we are extremely fortunate to have secured someone with both his industry experience and broader corporate leadership abilities.
“The board and I look forward to working with Alex and we are confident that this next stage of growth is going to be a very exciting time for the company.”
Notable experience
With formal undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in capability development and acquisition, Cheeseman has 21 years of experience in a range of leadership and management roles, across a diverse array of industries.
As a former military officer with numerous operational deployments, he has extensive experience managing high-performance teams operating in multiple jurisdictions.
At Altura Mining, Cheeseman held a key role in the delivery of the Altura lithium mine and processing plant, commencing at the start of bulk earthworks in early 2017, through to the declaration of commercial production in 2019.
Since April 2021, he has held the position as CEO at Morella Corporation, which under his leadership has secured and advanced multiple lithium projects in Australia and the United States, recapitalised and re-instated with the ASX, with the company growing from an implied market capitalisation of $25 million to approximately $150 million.