We are developing the largest lithium brine portfolio by volume in North America, and we are looking to supply large scale battery producers worldwide (EVs / Data Storage / Infrastructure Management / Energy Transition). All our assets are located in Western Canada, all our operations are domestic and we are open to partnerships - please reach out to us

Antler is the world’s largest early-stage investor, supporting hundreds of technology startups and thousands of entrepreneurs across leading entrepreneurial hubs such as New York, London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Bangalore, Singapore, and Sydney.Antler is on a mission to fundamentally improve the world by enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional people, by building complementary co-founder teams, supporting the teams with deep business model validation and providing a global platform for scaling. To date, Antler has invested in more than 400 companies across AI, cleantech, fintech, proptech, and more.

H&W is a shipbuilding businesses serving Defence, Commercial Transportation, Oil and Gas and Renewables sectors.

- Led IB coverage across EMEA Corporates, drove strategy and business development, change management and operational excellence across Investment and Corporate banking - Advised clients across all sectors on strategic capital solutions involving private capital (PEs, Pension Funds, SWFs, Family Offices)- Advised clients on ESG / energy transition strategies across all investment banking products, including green financing, equity story advisory and the design of the transition framework

Advised CEOs and CFOs across a variety of sectors including consumer retail, transportation, energy, industrials, biotech, power, mining, chemicals, shipping, infrastructure and technology: Growth Strategy, Corporate Finance, IPOs, Capital Markets, JVs, M&A, Private Equity transactions, Venture Capital, Portfolio Management, Divestments and Activist Defence

Vedanta Resources plc is a former FTSE100 (now private) mining / oil & gas company with operations in India, Africa and Australia. - Independent Non-Exec Board Director (focus: Strategy and M&A) - led the take private of Vedanta in 2018- Chair of Sustainability Committee- Member of Renumeration and Nomination Committees

- Designed and delivered a $5bn+ fund investment strategy and drove value focused target selection for a new market entry with a subsequently planned IPO- Originated and led multiple corporate and asset acquisitions ($1-$6bn) in USA, Canada, SE Asia and Europe from due diligence, valuation, negotiations, deal structuring, through to financing, implementation and pre-IPO performance enhancement- Led Government Relations / Lobbying for investment approvals in USA and Canada including CFIUS / IC review, lobbying and PR support

Role: - Led development of international A&D franchise across global Energy Investment Banking- Led advisory and execution on material cross-border A&D and M&A transactions- Global industry specialist for strategic discussions with O&G Majors and National Oil CompaniesDeal List: - c.US$15.1bn acquisition of Nexen Corp. by CNOOC (2013)- Sale of ConocoPhilips’s stake in the Polar Lights asset in Russia (2015)- Acquisition of a Norwegian exploration portfolio by Rosneft (2013)- Cover bid for the sale of Marathon’s blocks in Angola (transaction value ~$2bn) (2013)- Strategy and portfolio advice to the CEO of a leading National Oil Company in Japan (2012-2013)- Strategic JV between Statoil and Rosneft (subsequent portfolio / asset transactions, undisclosed amounts) (2012)- Cover bid for the sale of Total’s stake in Tempa Rossa, Italy (2012)

Shell Upstream portfolio includes all of Shell's E&P and LNG business - from growth opportunities (exploration, new business development, A&D) to existing asset base across Europe, Africa, Asia, Russia/Caspian and Australia - Drove portfolio optimisation, capital allocation and divestment programs across a multi-billion global portfolio of assets and investments- Led multiple strategic reviews including Upstream Strategy, Peer Benchmarking for the Oil Majors, Country Risk and Capital Allocation- Recruited and developed a multi-functional team (technical and financial staff)

Role: - Led multiple acquisitions, divestments, farm-ins/outs, and asset swaps including deal structuring, valuation, financing, due diligence, PSC and JOA negotiations, corporate & fiscal structuring, country entries and exits (see deal list)- Led Board discussions on multiple investment and divestment proposals as well as post-investment reviews and transition / integration projects- Private Equity relationship lead for JV opportunities in Unconventional Gas- Managed multiple cross-region teams of M&A, finance, tax and BD staffDeal List: * Multiple acquisitions, sales and farm-ins/outs of producing assets, discoveries and exploration blocks in the Gulf of Mexico, Cameron, onshore US, Canada, Brazil, North Sea, Barents Sea, Australia, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Algeria, and Russia including the following:* Multiple exploration licensing bid rounds for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Canada and Brazil* Acquisition of 30% of Exxon's working interest in the BC-10 discovery in Brazil and simultaneous sale of 15% to ONGC for $330m* Acquisition of exploration assets in Egypt with subsequent new venture set up and renegotiation of the JOA and LNG development agreements* Acquisition of East Resources Inc. (US$4.7bn)* Multiple acquisitions of Wind Energy projects in the US and subsequent project financing* Fiscal restructuring and financing of a deepwater rig fleet across USA, N Sea and Africa

2001-2003 CFO Shell WindEnergy 1999-2001 Head of Finance Shell Chemicals NE Europe (FSU countries, Eastern Europe and Baltics)1997-1999 Commercial and Corporate Finance Manager Shell Chemicals and Shell Oil Products