VANCOUVER, BC , Oct. 31,
2022 /CNW/ - Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSXV:
RCK) (OCOX: RCKTF) (FWB: RJIB) (WKN: A1XF0V) (the "Company") is
pleased to announce that Dirk
Harbecke has been appointed Chief Executive Officer
(CEO). The Company has concurrently accepted the resignation
of Markus Bruegmann.
Mr. Harbecke has more than 25 years of international investment
experience, including as co-founder of ADC African Development
Corporation AG, an African financial services provider. Mr.
Harbecke was also a consultant at Boston Consulting Group and
received his MBA from University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Dirk Harbecke said: "I look
forward to returning to a senior executive role in a company that I
started in the current form 10 years ago. With recent Rock
Tech announcements such as our deal with Mercedes-Benz, the company
has a very exciting future. The fact that we have a very
experienced and engaged board and management will greatly assist
with the attainment of our immediate and longer-term
objectives.
The Company has accepted Mr. Bruegmann's resignation, allowing
him to attend to personal matters unrelated to his tenure at Rock
Tech. The Company thanks him for his services and wishes him all
the best.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Dirk Harbecke
Chairman
ABOUT ROCK TECH
Rock Tech is a cleantech company on a mission to produce lithium
hydroxide for EV batteries. The Company plans to build lithium
converters at the door-step of its customers, to guarantee
supply-chain transparency and just-in-time delivery. To close the
most pressing gap in the clean mobility story, Rock Tech has
gathered one of the strongest teams in the industry. The Company
has adopted strict ESG standards and is developing a proprietary
refining process aimed at further increasing efficiency and
sustainability. Rock Tech plans to source raw material from its own
mineral project in Canada as well
as procuring it from other responsibly producing mines. In the
years to come, the Company expects to also source raw material from
discarded batteries. Rock Tech's goal: to create a closed-loop
lithium production system. www.rocktechlithium.com.
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