Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX:AVL) has tapped experienced legal, commercial, strategy and governance professional, Louis Mostert, to fill the dual roles of chief legal and commercial officer and joint company secretary.
Mostert has provided AVL with specialist consultant advice for the past two years, proving himself as a valuable member of the company’s team.
He’s a highly experienced general counsel and chartered company secretary, with previous experience in executive roles for ASX-100 and FTSE-100 resource companies as well as engineering and construction businesses and a top-tier national law firm.
“Steadfast professionalism”
“We are delighted that Louis has accepted this appointment,” Australian Vanadium CEO Graham Arvidson said.
“He brings deep competency and a proven track record to AVL’s executive leadership team.
“Being a degree-qualified engineer and highly credentialed lawyer, Louis combines practical commercial acumen with legal excellence, which will deliver outsized value as we manage risk and opportunity, continuously improve our governance, and work through an extensive pipeline of transactions ahead of us to deliver the Australian Vanadium Project.
“His experience supporting and advising boards, embedding strategic and ESG objectives, building corporate culture and leading organisational change will be invaluable as we grow.
“What we like best about Louis is his reputation of steadfast professionalism, integrity, trustworthiness and leadership forged from great values and track record in our industry.”
Mostert graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and has a Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia.
He is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Member of the Institute of Company Directors.
Current company secretary Neville Bassett will continue as joint company secretary alongside Mostert.
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