The Team

“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

African Proverb

The Pallinghurst Group have a unique, experienced senior management team with a multifaceted skillset including the development of mining companies, private equity as well as finance and corporate development.

We have a proven track record and an in-depth industry knowledge of assets, companies, people and trends. As a team, we pride ourselves on being recognised for our strategic insight and vision, decades of value creation, being highly regarded by international investors, and our trademark of pioneering innovative and sustainable transactions.

Since our formation over 15 years ago, The Pallinghurst Group’s ethos has been built on integrity, sustainability, teamwork and leadership. Through those four pillars, The Pallinghurst Group is focused on providing its investors with superior and sustainable returns.

Senior management consists of three Executives, namely Arne H. Frandsen and Andrew Willis, the Managing Partners, and Chris Powell, Partner and Chief Financial Officer.

The Partners provide The Pallinghurst Group with leadership and strategic guidance as well as hands-on management and execution oversight. As a team, the Partners have complementary skills and experience providing a unique skillset which in turn unlocks and maximises the potential of its portfolio companies. Through a unique hands-on approach, the Pallinghurst Team provides management and oversight which in turn maximises value for the benefit of all our stakeholders.

The Partners are supported by an experienced team of the highest calibre professionals. The complementary skills of the professional individuals of the Pallinghurst Team, provides a complete knowledge base which enables us to do our asset evaluations, deal execution as well as ongoing management in house.

In addition to its core in-house team, Pallinghurst has formed an Independent Advisory Committee comprising a breadth of highly experienced senior mining professionals and financial managers. Pallinghurst can call upon these specialists where required as it develops its investments.

Headquartered in London with additional offices in Canada, Guernsey and Australia.

Senior Management

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Arne H. Frandsen

Co-Chief Executive

Having studied Law in Europe, Africa and Asia, Arne Frandsen holds a Masters in Law. Arne has over ten years’ of investment banking experience with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, providing strategic advice and structuring mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate finance transactions for clients in 30 different countries, raising in excess of US$20 billion of capital.

Arne H. Frandsen
Co-Chief Executive

Having studied Law in Europe, Africa and Asia, Arne Frandsen holds a Masters in Law. Arne has over ten years’ of investment banking experience with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, providing strategic advice and structuring mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate finance transactions for clients in 30 different countries, raising in excess of US$20 billion of capital.

Arne joined The Pallinghurst Group in 2006 and is a Managing Partner as well as the Chairman of Sedibelo Platinum Mines, Chairman of Nouveau Monde Graphite and member of the Board of Directors of Nemaska Lithium – The Pallinghurst Group holds investments in all of these companies.

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Andrew Willis

Co-Chief Executive

Andrew Willis has over 15 years’ experience in international finance, structuring and private equity. He started his professional career as an accountant in New Zealand and after moving to Europe spent three years with pan-European private equity investment manager Candover Investments.

Andrew Willis
Co-Chief Executive

Andrew Willis has over 15 years’ experience in international finance, structuring and private equity. He started his professional career as an accountant in New Zealand and after moving to Europe spent three years with pan-European private equity investment manager Candover Investments.

Andrew studied at INSEAD and was awarded an MBA before joining The Pallinghurst Group in 2006 and is a Managing Partner, as well as a director of Nouveau Monde Graphite and Nemaska Lithium, in which Pallinghurst is an investor.

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Chris Powell

Chief Financial Officer

Chris Powell has more than 20 years of experience in accounting, resource finance, investment management and private equity. He has worked for a number of leading multinational companies, active in various sectors.

Chris Powell
Chief Financial Officer

Chris started his career as an Audit Manager at Deloitte, where for four years, he gained extensive experience in auditing and applying IFRS and UK GAAP. This was followed by another four years at the leading natural resources company, Anglo American plc, where he worked as a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant with specific responsibility for resolution of IFRS issues and consolidated data.

In 2008, Chris joined The Pallinghurst Group as the Group Financial Controller, heading up the Finance Department of the Group, with a team of seven accountants (Chartered Accountants or equivalent). He managed the Finance Department, including investor reporting, statutory accounts for over 100 legal entities, budgeting, compliance and FCA reporting, record keeping, payroll, as well as general senior management duties.

In 2015, Chris joined LetterOne, a privately-owned global investment group with approximately US$22 billion of assets under management, predominantly in the technology, energy, retail and healthcare sectors. As the CFO of LetterOne Technology, he was responsible for all aspects of finance, accounting and reporting. In overseeing the Technology Business Unit, his responsibilities included partnerships and companies across multiple jurisdictions. Chis served as a director for a number of these large companies.

In the beginning of 2021, Chris was again “head-hunted” by the Pallinghurst Group, where, as a Partner, he serves as the CFO of the Group. He is also on the board of a number of the group companies.

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Senior Advisors

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Dr. Rod Baxter

Senior Advisor & Chairman of Pallinghurst Australia

Dr. Baxter is an Australian and South African citizen with more than 30 years’ experience as a natural resources professional and senior business executive. Whilst his main focus has been on the mining and processing sectors, he has also been active in other industries including construction, engineering and infrastructure development.

Rod Baxter
Senior Advisor & Chairman of Pallinghurst Australia

Dr. Baxter is an Australian and South African citizen with more than 30 years’ experience as a natural resources professional and senior business executive. Whilst his main focus has been on the mining and processing sectors, he has also been active in other industries including construction, engineering and infrastructure development.

Rod holds a BSc and a BSc Honours in Mathematics (distinction) and Chemistry from Rhodes University, South Africa. He also holds an MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. In addition, he earned a PhD from Rhodes University in thermodynamics. Rod has also attended advanced leadership and finance programs through INSEAD in France and Stanford University in California, USA.

His experience as a senior professional within the natural resources space extends across numerous commodities, including metals and minerals critical for energy transformation, battery making and fuel cells. This includes manganese; copper; nickel; industrial minerals and platinum group metals. In his early career, Rod was involved in a number of technical roles, including metallurgical, process engineering and project management. As a senior executive at Anglo American Platinum, Rod occupied various commercial and strategic roles, including new mine ventures and leading the group’s business optimisation. For the past 15 years, Dr. Baxter has acted as the CEO of a number of public and listed companies. He has also served as a non-executive Director on numerous company Boards.

As a seasoned Business Executive, Rod has extensive experience in executing business turnarounds, with a track record in delivering company growth through organic as well as company-transformational transactions and commercial ventures, including IPO's; acquisitions; cross-border Joint Ventures; capital raisings; Brownfields and Greenfields mine expansions, as well as turnarounds, and the implementation of optimisation programs.

Dr. Baxter joined the Pallinghurst Group as Chairman of Pallinghurst Australia as well as a Senior Advisor to the Partnership and a member of the group’s Senior Advisory Panel.

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Dr. Lumkile Mondi

Senior Advisor & Director of Sedibelo Platinum

Dr. Mondi has more than 30 years or experience as a Chief Economist, scholar and senior business executive. Whilst his main focus has been on economics, he also has more than two decades of experience as an executive and non-executive director of natural resources companies.

Dr. Lumkile Mondi
Senior Advisor & Director of Sedibelo Platinum

Dr. Mondi has more than 30 years or experience as a Chief Economist, scholar and senior business executive. Whilst his main focus has been on economics, he also has more than two decades of experience as an executive and non-executive director of natural resources companies, as well as renewable energy and infrastructure companies. As an independent director, he has specific expertise of ESG and the implementation of best standard governance.

For more than a decade, Lumkile was the Chief Economist for Africa’s leading development finance institution. In this role, he was responsible for providing development finance throughout Africa. In achieving this goal, Dr. Mondi led a team of researchers, structured and project financers and international agencies. In addition, his responsibilities included overseeing the analyses of the macro and micro economic environment (business, economic, industry and policy) both domestically and internationally.

Lumkile holds a BCom in Economics and Law and a BCom (Hons) in Economics from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He also earned a MA in Economics from Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, USA. Dr Mondi was also awarded a PhD in Economics from University of the Witwatersrand.

His significant experience as a senior professional includes executive and non-executive roles for companies within the natural resources and renewable energy sectors; both for listed as well as unlisted entities in Europe and Africa. His expertise in renewal energy infrastructure includes different renewable asset classes including wind and solar.

Lumkile served on the Economic Advisory Panel for two South African Presidents, providing input to the country’s economic policy. As a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative (an Aspen Institute Initiative), he is engaged in influencing and advising leaders of many developing countries in tackling poverty, inequality, and unemployment, in a pursuit of a more prosperous and equitable future.

As a consequence of this prominent role, Dr. Mondi has a leadership profile, particularly within Africa, where he writes, presents and comments on radio, print media and television on specific economic matters. He has presented and participated in various conferences worldwide, including for the UN, World Bank, BNDES and OECD.

Lumkile is a Senior Advisor to the Pallinghurst Partnership and a member of the Group’s Senior Advisory Panel. In addition, he serves as a director for a number of the Pallinghurst Group’s investments.

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Dr. Jürgen Köhler

Senior Advisor & Director of Nouveau Monde Graphite

Dr. Köhler has more than 30 years of experience as a leading chemical engineer and senior executive. He has designed, built and operated a number of specialty chemical plants. In addition, he has a prominent career as a senior executive, including having been the CEO for one of the world’s leading fine chemicals and graphite companies.

Jürgen Köhler
Senior Advisor & Director of Nouveau Monde Graphite

Dr. Köhler has more than 30 years of experience as a leading chemical engineer and senior executive. He has designed, built and operated a number of specialty chemical plants. In addition, he has a prominent career as a senior executive, including having been the CEO for one of the world’s leading fine chemicals and graphite companies.

Jürgen spent more than 10 years studying and undertaking research in chemical engineering, predominantly at the Technical University of Munich (“TUM”), Germany as well as at the Carnegie-Mellon-University Pittsburgh and at the University of Illinois, both in the U.S. His research focused on energy efficiency and design of thermal separation processes. He was awarded the German Engineering Society’s (VDI) Prize for an outstanding Diploma thesis. Following his extensive research activities, he received his doctorate in Chemical Engineering with “summa cum laude” producing the best Ph.D. thesis in the Engineering Faculty at TUM.

Following his academic career, Dr. Köhler worked six years as a Process Engineer and Project Manager for Hoechst AG, in Frankfurt. He subsequently moved to the US, where, in Texas, he worked for the Fortune 500 global technology and specialty materials company Celanese Corp. Jürgen had a number of roles within the company, including Head of global manufacturing and technology of Acrylic acid and Derivatives, overseeing 14 production units at four locations in the US, Mexico and Germany.

In 2002, Dr. Köhler joined the leading global specialist graphite producer SGL Carbon in Wiesbaden, Germany. In 2014 Dr. Köhler was appointed CEO of SGL Carbon and its 5,000 employees working at over 30 different production locations globally. For over five years, he was the CEO for the business, focussing on operational efficiency as well as top line growth, through an active interaction with the company’s end costumers. SGL Carbon is one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon products. The company’s portfolio ranges from carbon and graphite materials and solutions to carbon fibres and composites.

Jürgen is a Senior Advisor to the Pallinghurst Partnership. In addition, he serves as a director for the NYSE listed Nouveau Monde Graphite as well as advising the Nemaska Lithium project teams.

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George Nakos

Senior Advisor

Mr. Nakos acts as senior advisor to The Pallinghurst Group. He is Joint-CEO of Grey Matter financial advisory services. For almost a decade, George has advised The Pallinghurst Group on a number of key M&A transactions as well as capital raisings.

George Nakos
Senior Advisor

Mr. Nakos acts as senior advisor to the Pallinghurst Group. He is Joint-CEO of Grey Matter financial advisory services. For almost a decade, George has advised The Pallinghurst Group on a number of key M&A transactions as well as capital raisings. George has 20 years of investment banking and operational experience, having managed a number of large M&A and capital raising transactions, in a number of different jurisdictions – predominantly within the resources industry. In addition, he has held a variety of senior executive positions.

George is a Chartered Accountant and CFA charter holder. He attended the University of South Africa where he earned a Bachelor’s of Commerce (Accounts), and Harvard Business School where he completed a Professional Leadership Development Program. George is a Greek and British citizen

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Garth Higgo

Senior Advisor

Mr. Higgo is an Australian based natural resources executive with 25 years of experience as a natural resources professional and senior business executive. Garth is a civil engineer and qualified accountant. He has held senior executive positions with some of the world’s biggest mining corporations.

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Senior Advisor

Mr. Higgo is an Australian based natural resources executive with 25 years of experience as a natural resources professional and senior business executive. Garth is a civil engineer and qualified accountant. He has held senior executive positions with some of the world’s biggest mining corporations where he was involved in the development and management of PGMs, nickel, copper and polymetallic projects. In addition, he has held COO and CEO positions at a number of junior mining companies.

Garth holds a BCom in accounting and tax from the University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He also has a BCom (Honours) in Corporate Finance from the University of Johannesburg. Mr. Higgo was awarded an MBA (cum laude) from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK in Strategic Leadership and Management. In addition, he holds a national diploma in civil engineering and materials testing. He is also a graduate from the Australian Institute for Company Directors.

Mr. Higgo has been the CEO of ASX and JSE listed companies where he has gained significant experience in battery minerals, renewable energy technologies, and the hydrogen economy. For mining specific assets, he has both open-pit and underground mining experience, as well as turnarounds, expansions, and the recapitalisation of businesses.

Garth Higgo has extensive executive management experience, notably in growing businesses, driving operational turnarounds, and the profitable transformation of resources, energy and infrastructure projects. He has led many successful due diligence studies, risk management, M&A and takeover defence processes, as well as legal reviews and capital-raising initiatives worldwide. He has significant experience in dealing with Project Finance, Investment Banks, Institutional Investors, Venture Capital and Private Equity organisations.

In the beginning of 2021, Mr. Higgo joined the Pallinghurst Group, as a non-executive director of Pallinghurst Australia, as well as a member of the Group’s Senior Advisory Panel.

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Julien Naginski

Senior Legal Counsel and Advisor

Julien Naginski is senior external legal counsel at Pallinghurst. He is a partner at Chammas & Marcheteau in Paris and is admitted to the bar in Paris, New York and England & Wales, and is a member of the board of the World Association of Mining Lawyers.

Julien Naginski
Senior Legal Counsel and Advisor

Julien Naginski is senior external legal counsel at Pallinghurst. He is a partner at Chammas & Marcheteau in Paris and is admitted to the bar in Paris, New York and England & Wales, and is a member of the board of the World Association of Mining Lawyers. Julien has over 25 years’ experience in natural resources transactions, alternative investment funds, financing and commercial contracts in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. He served as General Counsel of The Pallinghurst Group for six years, before becoming an external strategic and legal advisor to the partnership.

Julien holds law degrees from Cornell Law School, Kings College London, and The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and an undergraduate degree from Columbia University. A native English and French speaker, Julien supports the Pallinghurst team on a wide variety of legal and strategic matters in Europe and North America. Mr. Naginski is a French and US citizen.

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Key Employees

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Dr. Alex Middleton

Dr. Alex Middleton is Head of Pallinghurst Canada and spearheads the Group’s geological analysis. Alex is British but based in Montreal, Canada, and earned a PhD with a focus on geochemistry as well as natural resource research and development from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Dr. Alex Middleton
Group Head of Geology

Dr. Alex Middleton is Head of Pallinghurst Canada and spearheads the Group’s geological analysis. Alex is British but based in Montreal, Canada, and earned a PhD with a focus on geochemistry as well as natural resource research and development from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Before that, he earned a MSci (Hons) in Earth Science and Engineering from Imperial College London.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Alex worked in London for a metals trading firm. He comes with experience in technical due diligence for mining acquisitions, metal off-take agreements and corporate disposals. In addition, Alexander has been part of equity and debt finance projects and mining project development (drilling program design and mineral processing). He has worked on projects across a range of different jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe and Africa. Before commencing his finance advisory career, Alex worked for the Geological Survey of Finland in Helsinki. In that position he conducted research, quantitative analysis and statistical data interpretation, as well as preparing documentation of research for industry and international publication.

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Alice Coslett

Alice Coslett is Group Head of HR and Operations and joined The Pallinghurst Group in 2011. For over a decade, Alice has been instrumental in implementing and refining operations to ensure that the Group functions efficiently and effectively.

Alice Coslett

Alice Coslett is Group Head of HR and Operations and joined The Pallinghurst Group in 2011. For over a decade, Alice has been instrumental in implementing and refining operations to ensure that the Group functions efficiently and effectively.

Alice delivers wide ranging expertise to The Group and alongside managing the critical operational and personnel processes and policies, her role extends to supporting the Finance Team and advising Management.

Alice holds a Bachelor (Hons) in Sociology from the University of Kent in the UK, and a Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD) qualification in Human Resources Management (Level Three). She is an Associate Member of the CIPD.

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Anthony Payne

Anthony Payne is the Group Head of Compliance and oversees regulatory compliance throughout The Pallinghurst Group, along with ensuring the group adheres to positive ESG practices and global tax regimes.

Anthony Payne

Anthony Payne is the Group Head of Compliance and oversees regulatory compliance throughout The Pallinghurst Group, along with ensuring the group adheres to positive ESG practices and global tax regimes.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst in 2010, Anthony spent five years with a top UK corporate service provider, focusing on share registration and investment trusts, and established an in-house online share dealing facility for all listed company shareholders. Anthony then spent the next six years with a leading global investment manager, focusing on daily trading of UK and European mutual funds. Following that, Anthony project managed the development of IT solutions to support regulatory compliance alongside cost saving initiatives for the global back-office functions.

Anthony qualified with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in UK Company Secretarial Practice at the Kensington College of Business, London.

Anthony brings to the group 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including regulatory compliance, share registration, investment management and private equity.

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Carissa Mosser O'Neill

Carissa Mosser O’Neill is the Business Manager for the Channel Islands and Australia and oversees the smooth operations of both office locations as well as providing high-level secretarial, administrative and information management support to Andrew Willis and the wider team.

Carissa Mosser O'Neill

Carissa Mosser O’Neill is the Business Manager for the Channel Islands and Australia and oversees the smooth operations of both office locations as well as providing high-level secretarial, administrative and information management support to Andrew Willis and the wider team.

Carissa holds a BA (Hons), degree in Geography, Business and the Environment from the University of Nottingham in the UK and a Post Graduate Diploma in Surveying (PGDipSurv), from the University of Reading College of Estate Management. Carissa studied to become an Associate Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (AssocRICS) whilst working in her previous role as a Commercial Surveyor.

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Edmund Zimmer

Edmund Zimmer joined Pallinghurst as a Financial Accountant and provides financial reporting and modelling support for various entities across the Group. Edmund is fully exam-qualified through the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and has extensive financial reporting experience within the light industrial sector.

Edmund Zimmer

Edmund Zimmer joined Pallinghurst as a Financial Accountant and provides financial reporting and modelling support for various entities across the Group. Edmund is fully exam-qualified through the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and has extensive financial reporting experience within the light industrial sector.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst Edmund secured three years’ experience working for Deloitte LLP’s London Private Tax team, advising on several major transactions. Edmund holds a MA (Hons) in Classics from the University of Cambridge in the UK.

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Eve James

Eve James is the Business Manager for the UK and Canada and joined The Pallinghurst Group in 2018 providing varied operational support to the global team, including the core investment and compliance teams.

Eve James

Eve James is the Business Manager for the UK and Canada and joined The Pallinghurst Group in 2018 providing varied operational support to the global team, including the core investment and compliance teams.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Eve worked for several years in a private family office, and a luxury yacht charter brokerage, bringing with her extensive experience with HNW client management and operational coordination, along with two foreign languages. Eve attended the University of Nottingham in the UK and earned a Bachelor of Arts with Combined Honours in Politics, Spanish and French. She is also presently studying for a Msc in International Marketing from King’s College London.

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Mike Reid

Mike Reid joined the Pallinghurst Group as an Associate within the Investment team. Mike provides vital expertise to the team identifying new investment’s, bringing multiple disciplines to Pallinghurst’s due diligence team, including financial controls, valuation techniques as well as financial modelling for both mining and processing activities.

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Mike Reid joined the Pallinghurst Group as an Associate within the Investment team. Mike provides vital expertise to the team identifying new investment’s, bringing multiple disciplines to Pallinghurst’s due diligence team, including financial controls, valuation techniques as well as financial modelling for both mining and processing activities.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Mike worked for Ernst & Young in London. For the first three years, Mike worked as an Auditor in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Utilities Team. His audit clients included several prominent FTSE listed mining companies.

Following his experience in the Audit Team, Mike joined the Strategy & Transactions Team of Ernst & Young as an Executive. His focus was on M&A related financial due diligence, executing a number of both sell-side and buy-side due diligence engagements within the natural resources and infrastructure sectors. During his time at the Strategy & Transaction Team, Mike spent a 12-month secondment in Australia, within Ernst & Young's Melbourne office.

Mike is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified through the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He also holds a Bachelor of arts (Hons) in Economics from the University of Exeter.

Mike is both a British and South African citizen.

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Richard Dudley

Richard Dudley is the Group Head of Corporate Investments, having joined Pallinghurst in 2016, and has been a key part of the corporate finance team ever since. He has worked on several transactions across the group, which include the successful Pallinghurst Resources takeover of Gemfields, and restructurings within Pallinghurst’s platinum group metals portfolio.

Richard Dudley

Richard Dudley is the Group Head of Corporate Investments, having joined Pallinghurst in 2016, and has been a key part of the corporate finance team ever since. He has worked on several transactions across the group, which include the successful Pallinghurst Resources takeover of Gemfields, and restructurings within Pallinghurst’s platinum group metals portfolio.

Richard has played an integral role in the successful execution of capital raising transactions for Nouveau Monde and Nemaska, as part of Pallinghurst’s battery materials strategy. He is also actively involved in the deal structuring process for Pallinghurst’s investors.

In addition, Richard heads up the investment accounting and financial reporting function at Pallinghurst, and also leads the investor reporting process for Pallinghurst’s PGM portfolio.

Richard graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting as well as a postgraduate qualification in financial analysis and portfolio management. He holds both South African and British citizenship. Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Richard held several finance industry positions, including at a FTSE100 construction company.

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Robert Gustafsson

Robert Gustafsson joined The Pallinghurst Group as an Associate within the Investment Team. Aside from working to identify new investment opportunities, Robert is assisting specifically with the development of the group’s graphite investments in Canada.

Robert Gustafsson

Robert Gustafsson joined The Pallinghurst Group as an Associate within the Investment Team. Aside from working to identify new investment opportunities, Robert is assisting specifically with the development of the group’s graphite investments in Canada.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Robert most recently worked as an Investment Manager for the Finnish Minerals Group, which manages the state of Finland’s mining and battery investment programme. His responsibilities included corporate finance activities, annual strategy reviews of portfolio companies as well as preparation of market analysis. In addition, he provided support for Finnish Minerals Group’s CEO, Investment Director and other executives.

Before joining Finnish Minerals Group, Robert worked as a financial advisor for KPMG’s Corporate Finance department in Helsinki, Finland. His focus was on M&A projects, assisting on project coordination, due diligence and general execution. In addition, Robert worked on a number of debt advisory mandates.

Robert holds a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Vaasa, Finland. In addition, he has a bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration with a specialisation in Investment Management from the Estonian Business School.

Robert is a Finnish citizen.

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Sean Thijsse

Sean Thijsse is the Group Head of Corporate Finance and joined Pallinghurst in 2011. He has been an integral part of Pallinghurst’s corporate finance team for over a decade. Specifically, he headed the execution of Pallinghurst’s Steel Making Materials strategy which resulted in building the Tshipi manganese mine into the single largest manganese mine in South Africa and the top five in the world.

Sean Thijsse

Sean Thijsse is the Group Head of Corporate Finance and joined Pallinghurst in 2011. He has been an integral part of Pallinghurst’s corporate finance team for over a decade. Specifically, he headed the execution of Pallinghurst’s Steel Making Materials strategy which resulted in building the Tshipi manganese mine into the single largest manganese mine in South Africa and the top five in the world.

Sean worked on numerous M&A transactions within all of Pallinghurst’s investment segments. In addition, he has focused on capital market and capital raisings activities – including managing the successful IPO of Jupiter Mines Limited on the ASX in 2018 – which was one of the largest mining IPO in the past decade. Within the battery materials space, Sean is focussed on the corporate finance, capital markets and structuring elements of Pallinghurst’s investment activities.

Sean is a CFA charterholder and attended Stellenbosch University in South Africa earning a Bachelor of Commerce in investment management and financial accounting as well as Honours in financial analysis. Sean is a South African and Dutch citizen.

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Spiro Pippos

Spiro Pippos is the Group Head of Mining and Engineering and oversees our mine management upstream effort. Spiro is Australian and holds an MBA from London Business School. In addition, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) with honours as well as a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Spiro Pippos

Spiro Pippos is the Group Head of Mining and Engineering and oversees our mine management upstream effort. Spiro is Australian and holds an MBA from London Business School. In addition, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) with honours as well as a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, for more than a decade, Spiro has worked within the mining sector. His experience ranges from “hands-on” mining engineering and operational management to corporate finance and advisory.

Within corporate finance, he was a senior member of the team of a leading independent financial and investment firm focussed on natural resources. He was responsible for generating and executing corporate financial advisory, M&A, capital raising and financial restructuring mandates across the natural resources space. Spiro led corporate finance efforts on a wide range of mining projects and companies in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia.

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Timene Stemmet

Timene Stemmet is the Global Head of Accounting, and having joined Pallinghurst in 2009, has been managing the accounting needs of the Group’s offices across the globe ever since. Having worked internationally and within a variety of sectors including financial services, media and hospitality prior to joining Pallinghurst, Timene brings diverse accounting expertise to the Group.

Timene Stemmet

Timene Stemmet is the Global Head of Accounting, and having joined Pallinghurst in 2009, has been managing the accounting needs of the Group’s offices across the globe ever since. Having worked internationally and within a variety of sectors including financial services, media and hospitality prior to joining Pallinghurst, Timene brings diverse accounting expertise to the Group.

Timene’s responsibilities are broad and multi-faceted. She spearheads the accounting and financial reporting processes for multiple entities internationally across the Group. Timene also manages many of Pallinghurst’s tax responsibilities and oversees all audits to ensure the Group’s compliance with its regulatory responsibilities.

Timene holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting Science from the University of South Africa and has over 20 years of audit and financial and cost accounting experience.

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Ulandi Langhein

Ulandi Langhein is a Business and ESG Analyst and has over 30 years of experience in various disciplines such as Business, Financial and Project Management as well as Operating Excellence and Community engagement.

Ulandi Langhein

Ulandi Langhein is a Business and ESG Analyst and has over 30 years of experience in various disciplines such as Business, Financial and Project Management as well as Operating Excellence and Community engagement.

Ulandi joined Pallinghurst in November 2008.  Her main focus is on governance and compliance issues for southern Africa and the rendering of high level strategic and administrative support to the Chief Executive.  She is also involved in research, investor, media and stakeholder relations and intellectual property security for the Pallinghurst Group.

Ulandi holds a Diploma in Commerce from the Technikon of the Witwatersrand and a Diploma in Project Management (Cum Laude) from the University of South Africa.  She has received Six Sigma certification to lead improvement projects and has been endorsed by Oxfam Australia to deliver people-centred community development training programs in regard to community engagement, dialogue and community-based human rights impact assessments.

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Pallinghurst and Traxys join forces – creating a joint venture to capitalise on the strong growth in demand for responsibly sourced battery materials

In November 2019, the Pallinghurst Group, and leading global commodities trader, Traxys, today announced the launch of the Pallinghurst-Traxys Battery Materials joint venture.
Through the Joint Venture, Pallinghurst and Traxys will invest in and establish controlling positions in projects to develop and supply responsibly and ethically sourced materials to the growing rechargeable battery and energy storage industry.

The Joint Venture expects to benefit from increased environmental awareness and commitment to decarbonisation from consumers and regulators, which has resulted in growing adoption of electric vehicles and global demand for rechargeable batteries. These trends are underpinned by strong financial support from many governments and changes in consumer preferences. Pallinghurst-Traxys also expects to benefit from an increase in installed energy storage capacities within electric grids.

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