MONTRÉAL, July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American lithium producer Sayona Mining Limited ("Sayona") ((ASX:SYA, OTCQB:SYAXF) is pleased to announce that Mr. Lucas Dow has been appointed to the role of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) effective 3 July 2024.
Lucas first joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 14 February 2024 and will now assume the MD & CEO role with a hand over from Interim CEO, James Brown. It is expected James will remain as an Executive Director until 31 January 2025 to facilitate the hand over and business continuity after which he will return to a Non-Executive Director role.
Lucas is a highly experienced mining executive with a proven track record of outstanding performance across a diverse range of businesses, commodities and geographies, skills which will facilitate Sayona's next stage of growth as a leading North American lithium producer.
Lucas has led resources organisations at the Chief Executive Officer level and held executive and Non-Executive Director roles in both listed and unlisted entities. As a mining engineer with extensive hands-on operational experience in both the mining resources and the renewable energy sector, he is well versed in global resource trends and growth markets.
Commenting on the appointment, Lucas said: "I am thrilled to lead a company with such outstanding potential. Sayona is fortunate to have multiple emerging tier one assets including North American Lithium (NAL) and Moblan which will underpin the success ...