Exploration and development company Atlantic, which is building Ghana’s first lithium mine, has appointed CEO Keith Muller and Patrick Brindle to its board of directors, subject to the completion of normal regulatory due diligence.

Muller was appointed CEO on May 16, having joined the company in November 2022, initially as COO.

He has over 20 years of operational and leadership experience and a background in hard-rock lithium mining and processing, specifically in dense medium separation spodumene processing.

He previously held roles as business leader and general manager at Allkem and, prior to that, as operations manager and senior mining engineer at Simec.

Muller’s involvement at the Mt Cattlin lithium mine, in Western Australia, during his time at Allkem provides Atlantic with invaluable experience of operating a successful lithium mine, the company states.

It adds that Muller’s appointment as CEO reflects the company’s focus on delivering its Ewoyaa lithium project as Ghana’s first lithium mine.

Brindle currently serves as executive VP and COO of Piedmont Lithium, a global developer of lithium resources.

He joins the board as a nonexecutive director taking up the position available to Piedmont, as detailed in an agreement between the company and Piedmont, which sees Piedmont fund Ewoyaa to production.

Brindle joined Piedmont in January 2018 where he previously held roles as VP of project management and subsequently as chief development officer.

He has more than 20 years’ experience in senior management and engineering roles and has completed engineering, procurement and construction projects in diverse jurisdictions including the US, Canada, China, Mongolia, Australia and Brazil.

Before joining Piedmont, he was VP of engineering for DRA Taggart, a subsidiary of DRA Global, an engineering firm specialising in project delivery of mining and mineral processing projects globally.