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Steven Zaninovich Appointed as Operations Director
Steven Zaninovich Appointed as Operations Director.
About this update from Kodal Minerals Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n 27 July 2022\n \n \n Kodal Minerals plc\n \n \n ('Kodal Minerals' or the 'Company')\n \n \n Steven Zaninovich Appointed to the Board as Operations Director\n \n \n Kodal Minerals, the mineral exploration and development company focused on lithium and gold assets in West Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Steven Zaninovich to the Board as Operations Director, effective from 1 August 2022. Mr Zaninovich has been steering the development of the Company's flagship Bougouni Lithium Project in southern Mali (\"Bougouni\") through his role as Project Manager since November 2018.\n \n \n Mr Zaninovich brings to the Board more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry together with extensive knowledge of West Africa, having worked as C\n hief Operating Officer with Gryphon Minerals (\"Gryphon\") and Vice President of Major Projects at Teranga Gold Corporation, where he was also part of the Executive Management Team following its acquisition of Gryphon.\n \n \n An engineer by trade, Mr Zaninovich's career has encompassed all stages of the project development life cycle including feasibility, construction, operations and maintenance. In particular, his experience in the successful delivery and commissioning of a number of mining projects, including the Bald Hill Lithium Project in Western Australia, an active lithium mine, will be invaluable as Kodal continues to advance the Bougouni Lithium Project to development and construction. Mr Zaninovich\n is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.\n \n \n Bernard Aylward, CEO of Kodal Minerals, commented:\n \n \n \n \"We are delighted to appoint Steve to the Board, who has worked with Kodal since 2018 as Project Manager on the Bougouni Lithium Project. Steve has performed exceptionally well in this role as a key part of the team that has successfully achieved the environmental permitting and completed and recently updated an extensive Feasibility Study that supported approval of the Bougouni mining licence.\n \n \n Steve is a high calibre and experienced mining professional and we welcome his experience and guidance as we look to enter the critical phase of development of our project. Steve has worked closely with the Board over these recent years and we look forward to his assistance as an Executive Board m...