Key Project in Emerging Lithium District
PRAIRIE LITHIUM
Company Profile
Prairie Lithium Limited (ASX: PL9) is a publicly traded company listed on the ASX.
The 100% owned Prairie Lithium Project is located in the Williston Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Prairie Lithium Project is advancing the development of a significant lithium brine resource. Since 2021, multiple drilling and completion programs have confirmed widespread commercially viable lithium concentrations across the entire project area.
The first phase of production is fully permitted, and construction is underway with production pads being built to support scalable lithium extraction.
Board of Directors
Paul Lloyd
Managing Director
Paul Lloyd is a Chartered Accountant with over thirty-five years’ commercial experience.
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Mr. Lloyd was one of the vendors of the Big Sandy Lithium project and has been the Managing Director since September 2018. Mr. Lloyd has been responsible for a significant number of IPOs, RTOs, project acquisitions and capital raisings for ASX listed public companies.
Zach Maurer
Executive Director
Zach Maurer has 15 years of experience in North America’s energy sector. In 2019, he founded and incorporated Prairie Lithium.
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As President & CEO of Prairie Lithium, he led multiple rounds of private equity funding while advancing lithium extraction technology and brine resource exploration in Saskatchewan, Canada. In 2023, Prairie Lithium was acquired by Arizona Lithium. In recognition for his contributions to Canada, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Regina and a Diploma in Exploration Information Technology from the South Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).
Matthew Blumberg
Matthew is currently based in New York and is a Director at Private Equity firm ALJ, focusing on Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions.
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Matthew has previously worked in investment roles in New York and Sydney. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Yale University and a double degree in Engineering (First Class Honours) and Commerce from The University of Western Australia.
Barnaby Egerton-Warburton
Non-Executive Chairman
Barnaby has over 25 years of trading, investment banking, international investment and market experience.
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Barnaby has over 25 years of trading, investment banking, international investment and market experience with positions at JP Morgan, BNP Equities (New York) and Prudential Securities (New York). He is an experienced Investment Banker and corporate advisor, having held managing director and non-executive director positions in the investment banking, oil & gas and resource sectors. He holds a degree in economics, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Vern Lund
Non-Executive Director
Vern is an experienced mining executive with over 25 years of operational and project development experience.
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Vern is the CEO of the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), a U.S. tribally owned mining and energy company. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from North Dakota State University, a Masters of Business Administration from Auburn University, and is a graduate of Wharton’s Advanced Management Program.
Management
Chelsey Hillier
Chelsey has over 19 years of experience in Geoscience roles. She holds a Bachelor of Science Geology Honors from the University of Regina.
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Before joining the Prairie Project in 2021 Chelsey worked in technical and management roles with Nexen and CNOOC Intl. Chelsey manages the Technical Reporting, Subsurface Development and Reservoir Characterization Teams; and she plays and integral part in the researching, planning and execution of projects.
Shaun Menezes
Shaun is an accounting and finance professional with over 25 years experience in the capacity of Company Secretary and CFO.
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Shaun is an accounting and finance professional with over 25 years experience. He has worked in the capacity of Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of a number of ASX and SGX listed companies, held a senior management role within an ASX 200 listed company and was an executive director at a leading international accounting firm. He is a member of the Governance Institute of Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Carrie Swanton
Carrie has over 20 years of experience in financial roles in mining and agriculture. She has an extensive background in finance.
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Carrie has an extensive background in finance with a proven track record of driving growth, managing capital, monitoring costs, and delivering operational efficiencies. As Chief Financial Officer (North America) of Arizona Lithium, Carrie is responsible for overseeing all financial activities for the North American organizations. She is a strategic partner to the executive team and board of directors ensuring alignment between the company’s direction and financial performance. Carrie holds an undergraduate in accounting and has completed all CPA prerequisite PREP courses.