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Changes To Technical Team
Savannah Resources Plc is restructuring its technical team to transition from project development to construction and operation of the Barroso Lithium Project, with Chief Technical Officer Dale Ferguson departing at year-end. His responsibilities will be assumed by Boris Daza, Development Manager, and João Nunes, Operations Readiness Manager, both experienced in lithium and mining projects. This change follows a successful resource upgrade announced in September and progresses the company towards its Definitive Feasibility Study, Front-end Engineering Design, and Project Financing steps, with a Final Investment Decision and construction anticipated next year. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n23 December 2025\n \nSavannah Resources Plc\n(AIM: SAV) ('Savannah', or the 'Company')\n \nSavannah announces new structure to technical team for transition into project construction\n \nSavannah Resources Plc, the developer of the Barroso Lithium Project in Portugal, a 'Strategic Project' under the European Critical Raw Materials Act and Europe's largest spodumene lithium deposit (the 'Project'), announces that its Chief Technical Officer ('CTO'), Dale Ferguson, will be leaving the Company at the end of the year.\n \nUnder Dale's technical leadership and with the CEO´s support in the last year, Savannah has built a highly competent technical team. His responsibilities are now shared among the team's experienced senior managers, in particular Boris Daza (Development Manager, with 20 years of experience operating and building lithium projects, mostly in Western Australia, with Fortescue and Mineral Resources) and João Nunes (Operations Readiness Manager, with 28 years of experience operating and delivering new mining projects in Iberia, including at Portugal's two major mining success cases of Boliden/Somincor and Almina). They are supported by John Morris Perreira (Exploration Manager), Brad Patrick (Definitive Feasibility Study Manager) and Sónia Coelho (Environmental Manager). Dale and the team have ensured that an orderly handover of duties has been completed before his departure.\n \nThe transition from Dale to Boris and João also marks Savannah's progress from a resource developer into a project delivery company, moving rapidly towards construction and operation. It comes after a very successful resource upgrade was announced in September and, in parallel, the Company progres...