TSX: NEXT|OTCQB: NSRCF
TSX: NEXT|OTCQB: NSRCF
To meet rapidly growing demand for anode active material for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles, NextSource has secured an exclusive international partnership to develop turn-key processing facilities, called Battery Anode Facilities (BAFs).
Battery Anode Facilities are value-added processing facilities that are capable of converting smaller size flake graphite concentrate into a high-value graphite anode product, which is a critical and major component to the battery anode material that is assembled along with cathode material into lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
NextSource is planning a staged buildout of a series of BAFs in key geographic locations, each designed with modular production capacities that can expand in lockstep with automotive (OEM) demand from key markets in Asia, North America, and Europe.
The Company is now prioritizing the development of a large-scale BAF in the Middle East, and has secured a property and existing building in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The development of a large-scale BAF in the UAE aligns with the Company’s broader strategy, ensuring a robust and sustainable supply chain for its global customers.
Each BAF will use an innovative design based on a proprietary and well-established processing technology that NextSource has exclusive license to, and is currently used to supply spheronized, purified graphite (SPG) to major anode cell producers. In addition, the BAFs will have coating process to produce coated SPG (CSPG).
The BAFs will source flake graphite from the Molo Graphite Mine and, if required and where appropriate, from qualified flake graphite feedstock of third parties.
To make CSPG, flake graphite concentrate is reduced to micron size, then mechanically shaped into spheres (spheroidization) and then purified. The spherical, purified graphite (SPG) material is then coated with a hard carbon shell that protects the sphere from exfoliation and degradation.
NextSource will use an established technical process to make CSPG; flake graphite concentrate is reduced to micron size, then mechanically shaped into spheres (spheroidization) and then purified. The spherical, purified graphite (SPG) material is then coated with a hard carbon shell that protects the sphere from exfoliation and degradation.
Director and Chief Development Officer
Mr. Scherba was appointed Chief Development Officer (CDO) of NextSource Materials from November, 2024, after previously holding the position of President and Chief Executive Officer from July, 2015. Prior to that, he held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer with the company (since September, 2012), and has been a Director since January, 2010. Mr. Scherba also served as Vice President, Exploration from January, 2010 to September, 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences, and a Bachelor of Science after-degree in Geology from the University of Alberta.
A professional geologist since 2000, Mr. Scherba is responsible for the discovery of NextSource Materials’ Molo graphite mine and Green Giant vanadium deposits. Under his guidance, he developed the Molo Project from a green-field exploration project into an operational mine. This required the progression of various technical workstreams, as well as securing financing, technical partnerships and off-take.
In his role as CDO, Mr. Scherba will be responsible for driving the strategic growth and development of NextSource Materials. This role involves overseeing business development initiatives, managing key partnerships, and ensuring the company meets its long-term objectives.
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Affairs
Acting EVP, Operations
Mr. Scherba was appointed President and CEO in September 2012 and has been a director since January 2010 when he served as Vice President, Exploration of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Scherba was a managing partner for six years with Taiga Consultants Ltd., a mining exploration consulting company. Mr. Scherba has been a professional geologist (P. Geo.) since 2000, and his expertise includes supervising large Canadian and international mineral resource exploration programs.
Mr. Scherba was an integral member of the exploration team that developed Nevsun Resources’ high grade gold, copper and zinc Bisha project in Eritrea. Mr. Scherba served as the NextSource’s Country and Exploration Manager in Madagascar during its initial exploration stage, discovering both the Molo Graphite and the Green Giant Vanadium deposits. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences, and a Bachelor of Science after-degree in Geology from the University of Alberta.
County Manager
Jean Luc Marquetoux is an experienced executive, having spent 29 years working on mining and other projects in Madagascar. His extensive knowledge of the sector and region led to him being elected as President of the Chamber of Mines of Madagascar in 2018. Prior to working with NextSource, he was General Manager at the nearby Southern Madagascar graphite operation owned by Evion Group. He has also been in senior Finance and Budget positions at Group Unima Madagascar, and holds a post-graduate degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Toulouse, France.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Hanré Rossouw was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of NextSource effective November 1, 2024 and joined the Board as a Director from September 1, 2024. Hanré has extensive experience in the global natural resources industry gained over the last 25 years and joined NextSource from Sasol Limited where he was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director. Prior to Sasol he was the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Royal Bafokeng Platinum and a portfolio manager at Investec Asset Management. He was also previously the Chief Financial Officer of Xstrata Alloys and held a number of other senior roles at Xstrata plc that involved extensive strategy, mergers and acquisitions, business optimisation and capital markets experience. He began his career as graduate engineer at Anglo American plc, and he later also worked for Accenture and De Beers Group.
Executive Vice President of Downstream Operations
Dr Tilo Hauke joined NextSource in 2024 from FREYR Battery, a US and Norway-based lithium-ion battery cell developer, where he was Executive Vice President Supply Chain Management. Prior to FREYR Battery, Dr. Hauke spent 20 years at SGL Carbon SE, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbon & graphite products where he held various senior leadership positions including Senior Vice President, Business Line Fuel Cell Components and Group Vice President, Technology and Innovation.
Dr. Hauke will oversee the Company’s strategy to construct multiple Battery Anode Facilities (BAFs) for the production of commercial scale graphite anode material for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
Chief Financial Officer
Director
Ms. Buchhauser is a global leader with a profound knowledge of the automotive industry and its shift towards new and sustainable technologies and the imperative for a responsible and low carbon business. Her leadership journey has encompassed executive roles in Global Procurement and Supply Chain Networks at General Motors, MAN, BMW, and Volvo Cars, where she until recently served as the Chief Procurement Officer and on the management board. She is a senior advisor of H&Z Management Consulting and is a non-executive director on several company boards.
Director
Mr. Kruba is Vice-President and Legal Counsel to Nostrum Capital Corporation and a number of related corporations that are part of the Toldo Group, headquartered in Windsor, Ontario. The Toldo Group is composed of several privately held corporations in Canada and the United States, some of which have large manufacturing operations in diversified sectors and others which are involved in active and passive investments across capital markets throughout North America, Europe and Africa. In addition to his responsibilities as counsel to the Toldo Group, Mr. Kruba serves as corporate secretary to all the companies, is a member of Group’s investment committee and he serves on the board of directors of many of the companies.
Mr. Kruba has extensive manufacturing and capital markets experience and has led merges and acquisitions and participated in the management and strategic planning for numerous companies, including venture capital corporations in which the group has invested in.
Nostrum Captial Corporation and Mr. Kruba personally have been investors in NextSource Materials Inc. since 2011 and he joined the Board in 2019.
Vice President, Sustainability
Mr. Reichardt brings a practical understanding of integrating ESG into all stages of the project cycle based on a 25 year track record in operational, senior corporate and advisory roles in the resources, agricultural and renewables sectors across the developing world.
Mr. Reichardt is responsible for driving the Group’s Safety, Health, Environment, Social, Climate Change and Quality performance and initiatives.
Mr. Reichardt is a former Corporate Environmental Manager of AngloGold Ltd and holds degrees in history and restoration ecology.
Chair of the Board
Sir Mick Davis is a highly successful mining executive who founded Vision Blue Resources in December 2020 to identify and capture opportunities in battery and technology minerals linked to EV & Grid Storage growth. He is credited with building Xstrata Plc into one of the world’s largest global diversified mining and metals companies prior to its acquisition by Glencore Plc. Before listing Xstrata on the London Stock Exchange as CEO, he was CFO of Billiton Plc and Chairman of Billiton Coal, which he joined after serving as CFO of Eskom, South Africa’s power utility company that provides 60% of the total electricity consumed on the African continent.
During his career in mining, Sir Mick Davis has raised over US$40 billion from global capital markets and successfully completed over US$120 billion of corporate transactions, including the creation of the Ingwe Coal Corporation in South Africa; the listing of Billiton on the London Stock Exchange; the merger of BHP and Billiton; as well as numerous transactions at Xstrata culminating in the sale to Glencore Plc.
Sir Mick Davis is a Chartered Accountant by profession and holds an honors degree in Commerce from Rhodes University, South Africa and an Honorary Doctorate from Bar Ilan University, Israel.
Director
Ian Pearce has over 40 years of professional experience in the global metallurgy and mining related industries. Mr. Pearce held executive roles at Falconbridge Limited, including COO and subsequently served as CEO of Xstrata Nickel, a subsidiary of Xstrata Plc. He has also held senior engineering and project management roles managing numerous significant development projects in the mining extractives sector.
Mr. Pearce currently is a Director of New Gold Inc, where he is Chair of the Board a Director of Metso Outotec Corporation and a Director of Northland Power Inc. He is also Chair of MineSense Technologies Ltd. Mr. Pearce holds a Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Extractive Metallurgy) from the University of Johannesburg and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Mr. Pearce’s principal occupation is as a corporate director.
VP, Special Projects
Mr. Stokes joined NextSource in 2022, during his career he has been responsible for providing project management support across a diverse portfolio of projects in mining, infrastructure, and nuclear industries; developing tools, implementing best practices and mentoring apprentices.
Mr. Stokes holds degrees in Engineering and Business and has a qualification in Project Management from the Association for Project Management.
General Manager, Molo Mine
Wilhelm Reitz is a mine management professional with 28 years of experience in the global mining sector, with the last 11 years focussed on critical minerals and in developing technologies through design, engineering, and research on graphite.
Mr. Reitz held senior management roles with AfriGold in Senegal and West African Diamonds in Sierra Leone and Guinea. Prior to joining NextSource, he was involved in developing and managing graphite mines in Madagascar for Stratmin Global and Greenwing Resources.
Mr. Reitz holds a BSB Diploma in Leadership and Management and studied with AIM in Australia, Faculty of Management.
Country Manager, NextSource Materials
Lydia Boarlaza joined NextSource as Country Manager in January 2021, and has had extensive management experience in the Madagascar mining sector over her career. She has served in general manager and resident manager roles for various companies including Madagascar Consolidated Mining S.A., Madagascar Oil S.A., Avana Group, Hunt Oil Madagascar, and Shell Exploration & Development Madagascar BV.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of Madagascar Chamber of Mines, member of the National Committee within the EITI Madagascar, and member of the Women in Mining and Resources Association in Madagascar.
Director
Mr. Whalen has around 20 years of investment banking and M&A expertise, spending 18 of those years at Dundee Corporation. During his tenure at Dundee Corp., Mr. Whalen was directly involved in completing approximately $2 billion in M&A deals and helped raise over $10 billion in capital for resource sector companies. While a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Goodman and Company (a division of Dundee Corp.), Mr. Whalen oversaw an investment of $6 million into NextSource enabling the Company to achieve key technical milestones, notably the completion of its July 2017 Phase 1 Feasibility Study and the concept and design of the full modular build approach NextSource will be utilizing for construction of both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Molo Mine. Mr. Whalen has extensive knowledge of both graphite and vanadium, and the battery materials industry in general.
Mr. Whalen has held Board seats of several TSX-listed and privately held companies, and joined NextSource as a Director in 2020.
He holds a BA (Honors) degree in Economics and Finance from Wilfrid Laurier University.
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