Board & Management

WhiteRock is led by a board and management team with deep experience across lithium exploration, mine development, metallurgy and capital markets.

Board of Directors

Simon Hay

Simon Hay

Executive Chairman & CEO

Led the development of major lithium projects at Galaxy Resources and Leo Lithium, and leads the WhiteRock team.

Alan Rule

Alan Rule

Non-Executive Director

Over 30 years executive experience: former CFO of Galaxy Resources, former NED of Leo Lithium, current NED of Ora Banda, Rox Resources and Yellow Cake plc.

Dustin Nanos

Dustin Nanos

Executive Director

Co-founder of WhiteRock, with experience founding and leading early-stage resource companies.

Drew Nanos

Drew Nanos

Non-Executive Director

Co-founder of WhiteRock, with a strong capital-markets and financial-analysis background.

Ron Mitchell

Ron Mitchell

Non-Executive Director

A highly experienced mining executive: CEO of Firebird Metals, former Managing Director of Global Lithium Resources, and senior roles at Tianqi Lithium and Taison Lithium.

Executive Leadership

Sarah Busk

Sarah Busk

CFO & Company Secretary

CFO since inception, with over 15 years of finance experience across the public mining and oil & gas sectors.

Tom Blackwell

Tom Blackwell

Chief Operating Officer

Deep expertise in lithium project development, having recently completed the construction and delivery of the Goulamina lithium project in Mali.

Patrik Schmidt

Patrik Schmidt

VP Geology & Exploration

More than five years experience in Québec lithium geology, and part of the discovery team at both PMET Resources and WhiteRock.

Enej Catovic

Enej Catovic

Metallurgical Consultant

A senior metallurgist with experience across multiple hard-rock and brine lithium projects.

Management

Francesca Rios

Francesca Rios

Community Relations

Social impact, ESG strategy and stakeholder engagement, with MIT certification in sustainable development.