Management
MICK ADAMS
Group CEO
CEng, MICE, MA (Engineering), MBA
Has over 40 years of business experience in the development and financing of major projects and new business initiatives in both sponsor and advisory roles, having worked for several multinational corporations and advisory firms. He is a past Chairman of the Shanghai Chapter of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Mick holds an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau) and a Masters degree in Engineering from Cambridge University.
Group CEO
CEng, MICE, MA (Engineering), MBA
CHARLES TASCHEREAU
President
MSc (Mining Engineering),
MSc (Sustainability),
MBA, CPA
Mr Taschereau is both an Engineer and a CPA. Previously, COO at Orbite Technologies.
Prior to that, was CEO of Congo Equipment, CEO of Bartrac Logistics and President at Canada Lithium, where he led the feasibility study, financing and construction of its lithium project in Québec.
President
MSc (Mining Engineering), MSc (Sustainability), MBA, CPA
DANIELE FREGONESE
Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing
PhD (Polymer Science)
Daniele has over 20 years of experience in Marketing, Sales and R&D in Europe and Asia. Before joining AEM, Daniele was Head of Global Marketing at Almatis GmbH and Evonik Industries. Previously, Daniele was President of Degussa NTECH in Italy, where he expanded the company’s business internationally with a strong focus on Asia. Daniele brings extensive experience across the materials and chemical sectors and has a strong track record of successful product launches to increase revenues, developing and executing commercial and marketing strategies and expanding operations of marketing departments. He holds a PhD in Polymer Science and has business education in Marketing and Finance from the London Business School and Oxford Business School. Daniele is Italian by birth but has spent much of his working life in Germany and currently is based near Frankfurt.
Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing
PhD (Polymer Science)
SYLVAIN SEYER
Engineering Manager
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineer, with over 35 years’ experience in metallurgical production, plant designs and plant commissioning.
Process specialist with recognized skills in engineering of complex or innovative projects, designing and implementing new technologies, developing, commissioning and optimizing processes, including the commissioning of the AEM Cap-Chat plant.
Engineering Manager
Chemical Engineering
MICHEL ARSENEAULT
Cap-Chat Plant Manager
With more than 35 years of experience in process plant production and maintenance, initially appointed as operation superintendent at Cap-Chat in Nov 2012. The Cap-Chat plant has achieved an enviable 8-year LTI free period at while under his supervision. Several start-ups to his credit in pulp and paper, magnesium, and alumina.
Cap-Chat Plant Manager
EBRAHIM ALIZADEH
VP R&D
PhD (Chemical Engineering)
Over 15 years’ experience in engineering, mostly in research and development. Has spent over 9 years working on all aspects of HPA production with Orbite and latterly AEM.
VP R&D
PhD (Chemical Engineering)
BELKACEM EL IDRISSI
Global QA
BSc (Industrial chemistry),
MSc (Environment & industry)
18 years of experience in commercial and private analytical labs in Morocco, France and Canada; including 3 years for Orbite and latterly AEM.
Global QA
BSc (Industrial chemistry),
MSc (Environment & industry)
