and Appoints Lithium Industry Expert Iain Scarr to Board of Directors. The Company also announces that Iain Scarr has joined the board of directors of the Company effective immediately. Mr. Scarr is replacing Mark Ireton, who has resigned as a director the Company to focus on other ventures. The board of directors thanks Mr. Ireton for his service to the Company.
During his 29 year tenure with Rio Tinto, including his most recent position as Commercial Director and VP Exploration, Industrial Minerals Division, Mr. Scarr was responsible for multiple mineral discoveries in North and South America and Africa. Under that title he made his first foray into lithium, working on initial testing and commercialization activities for the Jadar lithium-borosilicate resource in Serbia.
Following on from his work with Rio Tinto, Mr. Scarr founded IMEX Consultants, an industrial minerals consultancy that operates across the entire value chain, from mineral exploration, to mine and refinery development and commercialization specializing in lithium, boron minerals, potash and sodium alkali resources.
Adapting quickly after his time with Rio Tinto, Iain held a senior role with Lithium One Inc., where he was responsible for bringing the Sal de Vida lithium brine project in Argentina through feasibility where he remained with Galaxy Resources. Thereafter, he held a senior role developing the Rincon project with Enirgi Group Corp. His third success in Argentina was the development of the Pastos Grandes project with Millennial Lithium Corp.
Mr. Scarr graduated with a BSc in geology from California State University and earned an MBA from the University of Southern California.