Pioneer Lithium appoints ex-Sandfire Resources executive to management role
Newly-listed company Pioneer Lithium (ASX: PLN) has appointed experienced geologist and former Sandfire Resources (ASX: SFR) executive Richard Nash to the role of general manager (exploration).
Mr Nash’s 15-year career includes hands-on experience in exploration management, resource development and technical project evaluation worldwide.
He joins Pioneer following a lengthy tenure at copper producer Sandfire, where he most recently held a senior role in business development responsible for greenfields project generation and due diligence activities.
His work was achieved during a period of growth which saw Sandfire transition to a multi-operation global miner and one of the largest copper-focused producers on the Australian Stock Exchange.
DeGrussa project
Immediately prior to that, Mr Nash held the position of exploration superintendent for Sandfire, where he was responsible for the management of exploration activities at the world-class DeGrussa copper-gold project in Western Australia.
He was also part of the team that discovered the satellite Monty copper-gold volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit and supervised the project’s subsequent resource definition programs and technical feasibility studies.
Earlier roles
Earlier in his career, Mr Nash held exploration and resource development roles in Saudi Arabia (for Equinox Minerals and Barrick Gold), Western Australia (La Mancha Resources) and Türkiye (Stratex International).
He also gained experience as a mining analyst in London with boutique firm Ocean Equities, focused on investment banking and financial advisory services for the mining sector.
Mr Nash holds a masters degree with honours in geology from the University of Southampton.
He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and Society of Economic Geologists.
Company welcome
Pioneer chief executive officer Clinton Booth welcomed Mr Nash to the company.
“Richard brings a wealth of practical exploration experience which will be invaluable as we progress exploration programs across our asset base,” he said.
“He also has the commercial expertise required to assist our company to position ourselves for growth.”
ASX listing
Pioneer made its Australian Stock Exchange debut last month following the completion of a $5 million initial public offer which closed oversubscribed.
The company is operated by a high-quality board and management and has assets located in highly prospective regions of Canada.