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Vital Metals is led by directors with proven track records in capital allocation, ESG integration and the technical development of resource projects \u2014 strength the Company brings to bear in unlocking one of the world\u2019s largest, highest-grade rare earth and niobium deposits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Alexius Chan<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Director of Sotepi Pty Ltd, Mr Chan is a legal and investment professional with deep experience across capital markets, governance and corporate strategy. Analyst roles at DVA Capital and Van Eyk Research built broad sector expertise, including resources. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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He brings strength in corporate governance, capital allocation and strategic decision-making, and his combined legal and financial background supports effective stakeholder engagement and close alignment with shareholder interests. As Chair, he provides independent leadership to the Board and guides the Company\u2019s strategic direction in advancing Nechalacho.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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His background spans advanced technologies, operational leadership and strategic development, with deep expertise in technical standards and quality systems. He has served as a Technical Expert and Lead Assessor for the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), reinforcing his credentials in regulatory compliance and technical assurance, and contributes strong technical and strategic insight to the Board.<\/p>

Previously she chaired Tribeca Resources (TSX-V: TRBC) from listing through to December 2023, and has held board roles \u2014 including Audit Committee Chair \u2014 with Scorpio Mining Corp (now Americas Gold and Silver Corp, TSX: USA) and Scorpio Gold Corp (TSX-V: SGN).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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He has held a number of senior leadership roles, including Managing Director positions, focused on corporate strategy, financial management and business growth, and brings valuable expertise in cross-border operations, capital strategy and commercial development.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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David has had a distinguished executive career including a number of senior roles at Capel Court Corporation Limited. In his capacity as chairman and director of various entities, he has overseen a broad range of matters including governance, funding, acquisitions and strategy. He has previously acted as a director of Godfrey Hirst Australia and various Paul Ramsay Group entities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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He has also been deputy chairman of Craig Mostyn Holdings and chairman of the State Transit Authority of NSW and Sydney Ferries. His ASX experience includes acting as chairman of Mosaic Oil NL, Pro-Pac Packaging Limited and Fraser Range Holdings Limited. David holds a Bachelor Arts University of NSW and is a fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is chairman of the Commercial Travellers Association Limited and Commercial Travellers Business Club Limited. He joined The Co-Group Limited as Director in February, 2018.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Company Governance Board of Directors Vital Metals is led by directors with proven track records in capital allocation, ESG integration and the technical development of resource projects \u2014 strength the Company brings to bear in unlocking one of the world\u2019s largest, highest-grade rare earth and niobium deposits. Alexius Chan Non-Executive Chair & Interim CEO Managing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-295","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/massiveintelligence.com.au\/vitalmetals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/massiveintelligence.com.au\/vitalmetals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/massiveintelligence.com.au\/vitalmetals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massiveintelligence.com.au\/vitalmetals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massiveintelligence.com.au\/vitalmetals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295"}],"version-history":[{"count":185,"href":"https:\/\/massiveintelligence.com.au\/vitalmetals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3570,"href":"https:\/\/massiveintelligence.com.au\/vitalmetals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/295\/revisions\/3570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/massiveintelligence.com.au\/vitalmetals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}