Junior sulfate of potash (SOP) miner Salt Lake Potash Ltd., Perth, Western Australia, has made new appointments as it develops the Lake Way Project in the Goldfields region in Western Australia.
Shaun Day has been named CFO. The company said he is a Chartered Accountant and experienced CFO with over 20 years of experience in executive and financial positions across mining, investment banking, and international accounting firms. Most recently, he was CFO of Northern Star Resources during a period of significant growth, with the market cap of Northern Star increasing from $700 million to $8 billion. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UWA and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Rowena Roberts joins as Director – People, Culture, Heritage, and Community. She is responsible for overseeing the human resources, heritage, and community relations functions. She has over 25 years of experience in these areas, and most recently worked at Fortescue Metals Group, the Water Corp., and Sinosteel.
Mark Wilde joins the company as Director – Sales and Marketing. He is an experienced senior sales and marketing executive with more than 30 years of experience working in sales, marketing, business development, and technical functions. Most recently, he was Global Sales Director, Sulfate of Potash (SOP) Business Unit, for Tessenderlo Group. In this role, he was responsible for sales and marketing 500,000 mt/y of SOP predominately in the premium market space, in more than 90 countries. He has a Bachelor of Chemistry from Stockport College of Technology.