ioneer Ltd (ASX:INR) (OTCMKTS:GSCCF) (FRA:4G1) has strengthened its board with finance and investment experience through appointing Julian Babarczy as a non-executive director.
This appointment to the emerging lithium-boron suppliers board is effective today.
As well as bringing 20 years of finance and investment industry experience, Babarczy has a deep understanding of ioneers vision as it enters the next phase of its business.
Key Regal Funds Management member[hhmc]
Babarczy held several analyst and portfolio leadership and management roles with almost two-thirds of his career spent as a key member of Australias largest actively managed and arguably most successful hedge fund, Regal Funds Management, a long-term ioneer shareholder.
Non-executive chairman James Calaway said ioneer was delighted to welcome Julian to the board.
“Great strategic fit”[hhmc]
He said: “Not only does he understand and support ioneers vision, he brings with him strong Australian market and financing experience, which will be essential as we move forward with developing our Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project.
“Julian is a great strategic fit for ioneer at this stage of its development and were really excited to bring him onto the leadership team.”
During his tenure at Regal, Babarczy undertook a range of roles including analyst & portfolio manager and head of Australian Equities.
Investment responsibilities[hhmc]
He was responsible for investments across a range of sectors, in listed and unlisted companies, with the majority of his investments in the natural resources sector.
Babarczy brings a unique set of skills to the ioneer board, possessing a deep and trusted network spanning both the sell and buy sides of the Australian financial industry as well as a depth of experience in investing and funding high growth companies.
While at Regal, he has been involved in, analysed, negotiated and/or invested in almost every meaningful resource capital raising in the Australian market in the past 10 years.
“Very encouraging outlook”[hhmc]
Babarczy said: “I feel privileged to be given the opportunity to join the ioneer board.
“I have had a long-term association with the company and look forward to assisting the team to bring the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project online.
“The project has a very encouraging outlook as evidenced by the DFS and as a priority I am focused on ensuring capital requirements are met to facilitate the construction phase of the project and then bringing it into production.”
He holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma in Mineral Exploration Geosciences from Curtin University.
Reviewing structure[hhmc]
The ioneer board has been undertaking a review of its board and management team composition and structure.
It plans to continue that evaluation process to ensure the right skills set and mix to meet the companys future needs.Read More – Source
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