Jonathan Henry has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board of Directors of Atlantic Lithium Ltd., the African-focused lithium exploration and development company that aims to deliver Ghana’s first lithium mine.
Mr. Henry is a senior executive with extensive experience working for globally listed companies, mostly in the mining sector. He has served on boards and in various leadership capacities for almost 20 years.
Having held the position of Executive Chair until May 2023, he is currently Non-Executive Chair of Toronto Venture Exchange-listed Giyani Metals Corporation, a battery development business expanding its portfolio of manganese oxide properties in Botswana.
Throughout his long experience in the field, Mr. Henry has played a significant role in project leadership and strategic management leading to production, commercialization, and, eventually, the realization of shareholder value. Over the course of his career, he has worked in a variety of capacities, including capital markets, business development, project financing, public and investor communications, key stakeholder engagement, and the reporting and execution of ESG-focused projects.
Before entering the mining industry, Mr. Henry held a number of positions in the industry, including Executive Chair and Non-Executive Director at Euronext Growth and AIM-listed Ormonde Mining plc, Non-Executive Director at TSX-V-listed Ashanti Gold Corporation, President, Director, and Chief Executive Officer at TSX-listed Gabriel Resources Limited, and a number of positions at London and Oslo Stock Exchange-listed Avocet Mining PLC.
Mr. Henry graduated from Trinty College in Dublin, Ireland, with a BA (Hons) in Natural Sciences.
Mr. Henry’s primary responsibility as an Independent Non-Executive Director will be to uphold sound corporate governance practices for the benefit of all shareholders. His appointment also acknowledges how crucial it is to have independent directors on the board, especially as the business expands.
In accordance with Mr. Henry’s appointment, Len Kolff, the company’s head of business development and chief geologist, will resign from the board on the day Mr. Henry takes over as an independent non-executive director. With these modifications, the Board will consist of three Executive and four Non-Executive Directors.
Neil Herbert, Executive Chairman of Atlantic Lithium, offered the following commentary:
“Jonathan is a highly regarded mining executive with excellent credentials and directly relevant experience of working in Africa. Having held leadership and Board positions within companies across a multitude of stock exchanges globally, he brings significant capital markets expertise, as well as a proven track record of successfully delivering value at both the project and company level.
“As we approach construction at the Ewoyaa Lithium Project, his learnings from his career to date, particularly from bringing projects he has worked on through to production, will be invaluable to the Company. As such, I am delighted to welcome Jonathan to the Atlantic Lithium team and look forward to working closely with him going forward.
“I would also like to take the opportunity, on behalf of the Board, to thank Len Kolff for his considerable contributions as a Director since his appointment to the Board in March 2022. Len joined the Board at a challenging time for the Company, following the untimely passing of the founder of the Company. His input through this period was, without doubt, instrumental in guiding the Company to where Atlantic Lithium is today. I am pleased that, in his role as Head of Business Development and Chief Geologist, Len will remain key to the ongoing success of the Company.”
