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Christiaan is an experienced entrepreneur based in Sydney. He obtained a Commercial Law degree and started his career in corporate finance, stockbroking & asset management. He co-founded a mining & energy company in 2011 that invested in several mining and energy projects in Africa including a greenfield US$2.6bn low carbon synthetic fuels + fertiliser plant and a 100MW utility scale solar PV project. He was part of the founding team that discovered a high-grade graphite deposit in Northern Mozambique that cultivated his interest in the Li-ion battery market and the anode supply chain. Christiaan has more than five years experience as Managing Director of ASX listed resource companies where he successfully raised in excess of A$30m globally. As a result of his 9 years of executive level experience in the mining and energy sector Christiaan has built up extensive global networks which he has already leveraged to help Sicona secure important first licencing and collaboration opportunities.