Jindalee Lithium Ltd (ASX:JLL, OTCQX:JNDAF) — which last week changed its name from Jindalee Resources Ltd — has appointed experienced mining executive Ian Rodger as chief executive officer.
Rodger is due to commence in the role from mid-January 2024, when Lindsay Dudfield will retire as interim CEO. Dudfield has been in the CEO role since the spin-out of Jindalee’s Australian assets in January 2023 and will remain on the company’s board as an executive director for a transitional period.
Rodger brings wide-ranging experience
The new CEO is a qualified mining business executive with almost 15 years of experience in various roles including as a mining engineer for Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) across two large greenfield mine developments.
He then successfully transitioned into mining corporate finance where he held executive and director positions at RFC Ambrian, overseeing origination and management of numerous mandates across a range of corporate advisory roles.
In his most recent role as project director for Oz Minerals, Rodger made significant contributions to successfully define the value potential of the West Musgrave nickel/copper province through the delivery of a portfolio of growth studies.
Most notably, he led technical, market and partnership development workstreams, successfully confirming value potential for producing an intermediate nickel product for the battery value chain.
Rodger holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from the University of Queensland, a Masters of Mineral Economics from Curtin University and is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Looking towards McDermitt PFS
Jindalee chair Justin Mannolini said: ”I am delighted that Ian has agreed to lead Jindalee through the next stage of its development. Ian brings experience and expertise to the role which will greatly assist the company as we progress towards delivery of a pre-feasibility study on the McDermitt Lithium Project in Oregon USA.
"Notwithstanding some short-term challenges created by volatility in lithium prices, we remain confident that McDermitt will, in time, find its place as a reliable, long-term supplier of lithium to the rapidly growing electric vehicle industry in the United States.”