International Graphite Limited (ASX: IG6) has announced the appointment of graphite industry expert Aidan Nania as an executive director.
Nania is the founder and director of Arctic Graphite AS, a joint venture partner in International Graphite’s expandable graphite project in Europe. He previously served as a director and major shareholder of Skaland Graphite AS, Europe’s largest natural graphite producer, from 2020 to 2023.
Phil Hearse, chairman of International Graphite, commented, “We are delighted to welcome Aidan to the board. He brings extensive experience across the graphite industry, combined with deep capital markets and financing expertise, which will add significant depth to the board. Few individuals in the Western graphite sector have worked across the graphite supply chain – from exploration and mining through to downstream, value-added graphite production – as Aidan has.”
Andrew Worland, managing director and CEO of International Graphite, added, “Our team has worked closely with Aidan over the past 12 months, since he outlined his vision for value-added graphite processing facilities in Europe to meet industrial market demand for localised supply sources. Aidan was instrumental in securing the processing technology rights for the expandable graphite project and, more recently, the purification toll-treatment letter of intent with Italian-based HF chemical specialists Alkeemia. There is full alignment with our strategic graphite vision.”
On his appointment, Nania commented, “I’m delighted to join the board of International Graphite at a time when the company is transitioning from development into downstream production and international growth. International Graphite has established a strong technical foundation, and the recent partnership with Alkeemia provides a compelling pathway to establish a scalable, capital-efficient downstream graphite platform in Europe. I look forward to working closely with Phil, Andrew, and the broader team to execute this strategy, advance value-added processing, and deliver long-term shareholder value.”
Nania has held several senior investment banking roles for US and Australian firms and is currently a non-executive director of ASX-listed Axel REE Ltd.
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