Infinity Lithium attracts highly credentialled lithium expert as director and chief technical officer

Infinity Lithium Corporation Ltd (ASX:INF) has appointed highly credentialled lithium technical expert Jon Starink as an executive director and chief technical officer. Starink, a chartered professional engineer, chartered scientist and chartered chemist, has extensive credentials in providing engineering, process design and process audit consultancy services in the delivery of leading hard-rock lithium mining and downstream integration of lithium chemicals projects. With more than 17 years based in London and as a dual Dutch and Australian national, Starink brings extensive European and Middle Eastern corporate and professional networks to the company. He is presently serving as CEO and managing director of project financier Oryx Management Limited and as managing director of engineering consultancy Mining Management Services Pty Ltd. “Vast lithium industry experience” Starink has experience in the development of hard-rock lithium projects, including the recent modernisation of downstream lithium chemicals conversion plants. Infinity chairman Adrian Byass said: “I am excited with this timely addition to our executive team and I look forward to working with Jon as we utilise his vast lithium industry experience and benefit from his leadership in technical roles. “The appointment is another tangible example of the necessary evolution of the board which has seen the recent additions of both Jon and recently Remy Welschinger. “With both having excellent project finance and implementation skills, equity capital markets experience, and deep European networks, I am confident shareholders will benefit from their knowledge and capabilities. “These appointments to balance our corporate and technical capabilities are essential to maintain the momentum gained from earlier this year through the InnoEnergy Agreement and feasibility study commencement.” Feasibility study progressing Starink will lead Infinity's technical division in his role as chief technical officer through phase one of the feasibility study for the San José Lithium Project in Spain and will assist in the appointment of feasibility study project management. The fully integrated industrial project is focused on the production of battery-grade lithium chemicals from a mica feedstock that represents the EU’s second-largest JORC-compliant hard-rock lithium deposit. Test-work is progressing against the backdrop of increased European institutional activity in the support of the development of a fully integrated lithium-ion battery value chain, with the recent inclusion of lithium as a critical raw material and the launch of the European Raw Materials Alliance in September 2020.