Appointment of Chief Financial Officer to EVM Leadership Team

EVM Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

EV Metals Group plc (“EVM” or “the Company”), a global battery chemicals and technology company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Trevor Naidoo to the position of Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective as of today’s date.

Mr Naidoo brings over 20 years of experience in senior financial roles within the mining industry, having worked across Africa, the USA, Canada, Latin Americas and Asia. His background includes leadership positions at renowned companies such as Murray and Roberts, Aveng Mining, Vedanta (Skorpion Zinc mine in Namibia), Lonmin, and De Beers. Most recently, he served as CFO for Murray and Roberts’ mining business, overseeing operations across multiple jurisdictions.

Throughout his career, Trevor has demonstrated exceptional expertise in integrating advanced financial systems, leading multinational teams, and executing strategic acquisitions. His comprehensive understanding of the finance value chain, including coordination and delivery of strategic priorities, project and risk governance, developing capital portfolio assessments, restructuring balance sheets and providing leadership in measuring and improving business performance, positions Trevor as a vital addition to EVM’s leadership team.

Luke Fitzgerald, CEO of EV Metals Group plc, commented on the appointment: “We are thrilled to welcome Trevor to our senior leadership team. His deep knowledge of financial management and broad experience in the mining and metals sectors will be invaluable as we continue to build EV Metals Group into a global battery chemicals and technology leader. I look forward to working closely with Trevor to deliver value to all stakeholders.”

In his new role, Trevor will lead the finance division for EVM, playing a key role in supporting the Company’s growth and strategic objectives.

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EV Metals Group plc
Luke Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer
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About EV Metals Group plc

EV Metals Group plc (EVM) is a global battery chemicals and technology business committed to a clean energy future.

EVM is focused on the production of high purity chemicals required in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. Our business model is based on the integration of upstream (mining) and midstream (chemical refining) supply chains for critical raw minerals from geopolitically aligned sources to produce high purity battery chemicals vital to the global energy transition.

Through our mine to refine value proposition, we will offer transparent and stable supplies of high purity battery chemicals to growth markets including the Middle East, Europe and North America.  This will involve upstream mining and production of intermediate products via participation and ownership of mining mineral resources, facilitated by joint ventures and long-term offtake agreements for midstream processing at our planned chemical refining plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Our flagship Lithium Chemicals Plant (LCP) in Yanbu Industrial City in KSA is being developed as a midstream hub for diversification and geopolitical alignment of supply chains for electric vehicle and battery cell manufacturers. The LCP is set to play a critical role in the Kingdom’s industrial diversification efforts, featuring an initial capacity to produce 50,000 TPA of high purity Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate.

Incorporated in 2014, EVM is a private company with operations in Western Australia and KSA.

For further information on EVM please visit www.evmetalsgroup.com.