Dr. Perez has over 30 years of academic and industry experience in mineral exploration in South America, particularly in Lithium. He discovered the 3Q project and founded Neo Lithium Corp in 2016.

Dr. Perez also discovered and founded the Cauchari project in 2009, acquired through Lithium Americas Corp., and was its founding President and CEO until the end of the technical work in 2013, which resulted in a definitive feasibility study with strong economics.

Dr. Perez has also been involved in multiple discoveries in gold, diamonds, zinc and copper deposits during his terms as interim President and CEO of Latin American Minerals Corp and Senior Geologist for Barrick Gold, IAMGOLD, Opawica Explorations, and APEX Geosciences.