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Rock Tech Appoints Klaus Schmitz and Prof. Wolfgang Voigt to its Board of Directors
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[{"type":"text","content":"Rock Tech Appoints Klaus Schmitz and Prof. Wolfgang Voigt to its Board of Directors \n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Vancouver, BC, Canada -\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n January 25, 2021 -\n \n \n Rock Tech Lithium Inc.\n \n (the\n\"Company\" or “Rock Tech”) (TSXV:RCK\n \n )\n(\n \n Frankfurt:RJIB) is pleased to announce the appointments of Mr.\nKlaus J. Schmitz and Prof. Wolfgang Voigt to its Board of Directors\neffective immediately.\n \n \n Rock Tech is developing its Georgia Lake lithium project and building\nits own downstream processing plant in order to become a reliable,\nsustainable, fully-integrated lithium hydroxide producer for the\nWestern car industry. With these appointments the Company has added\npersonnel with the necessary know-how to plan, build, operate and\nmanage complex, highly-specialized manufacturing facilities.\n \n \n Mr. Schmitz possesses broad and global operational expertise including\ncomprehensive experience in the field of Engineering, Procurement and\nConstruction (“EPC”) for both conventional and renewable power\ngeneration and industrial plants. He was previously the Chief\nOperating Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board for\nHitachi Power Europe and the Executive President and Head of the Power\nDivision for Bilfinger SE. Additionally, Mr. Schmitz has served as an\nadvisor for Dussmann, McKinsey, Nippon Denka Kogyosho, Osaka, INP and\nDSD Steel Group.\n \n \n Mr. Voigt is Professor Emeritus in Inorganic Chemistry at the\nTechnische Universität Freiberg, Germany. His research focus for the\nlast 20 years has mainly centered around salt chemistry, particularly\nlithium chemicals. He has previously been engaged in several brine and\nhard rock lithium projects around the globe and combines technical\nknowledge of proven processes with innovative technological concepts\nfor more efficient spodumene conversion. Prof. Voigt was instrumental\nin the development of Rock Tech’s patent-pending innovative lithium\nhydroxide production process.\n \n \n “As Rock Tech transitions from an explorer to a producer of lithium\nhydroxide, it is invaluable to bolster our team with such talented\nindividuals as Mr. Schmitz and Prof. Voigt,” said Simon\nBodensteiner, Chief Executive Officer of Rock Tech. ...