Executive Management

Mr Andrews serves as the Executive Chair of Magontec Limited. From 2007 to 2009 Mr Andrews served as a Non-Executive Director of Advanced Magnesium Limited prior to the acquisition of Magontec GmbH and the company name change to Magontec Limited. Mr Andrews has a financial services background in investment management and investment banking. From 1996 to 2005 he was a Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank and responsible for global distribution of Australian and New Zealand Equity products. From 1989 to 1996 Mr Andrews was the Chief Investment Officer at LGT Investment Management in charge of the group’s investment portfolios for the Australasian region.

Mr Andrews is a Member of the Executive Committee and serves on the Board of the International Magnesium Association. Since 2017 he has also served as Honorary Treasurer of the IMA. In November 2023, Mr Andrews was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of CarbonXT Group Limited.

Mr Klein-Schmeink joined Magontec Limited (then Hydro Magnesium) in 2000 as Sales and Marketing Manager responsible for global sales of the Group’s anode products. He was appointed Head of Sales and Marketing in 2007 and Vice-President of Global Sales and Marketing in 2011. In 2012 Mr Klein-Schmeink was appointed President of Magontec GmbH and has responsibility for the Group’s activities in Europe, North America and the Middle East.

Prior to joining Magontec, Mr Klein- Schmeink held the position of Sales Director Asia Pacific with the global mining services company Terex Mining Corp.

Mr Klein-Schmeink holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Münster University.

Mr Tong joined Magontec Limited (then Hydro Magnesium) in 2003 in the role of Production Manager, Finance Manager and Deputy General Manager. In 2006 Mr Tong was appointed General Manager and assumed responsibility for all of Magontec’s Chinese metal and anode activities.

Prior to joining Magontec Limited Mr Tong spent eight years with the Henkel Adhesive Company Limited where he was Production and Branch Manager.

Mr Tong holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Dalian University of Science and Engineering and an MBA from Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Mr Chin joined Magontec Limited in 2014 and was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer in 2016.

Prior to joining Magontec, Mr Chin was an equity research analyst at Macquarie Group in Australia and prior to that held roles in both the audit and financial advisory divisions of KPMG. He is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a CFA charterholder and speaks Mandarin.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales with a double major in Accounting and Finance.

Mr Look is the Vice-President of Finance & HR, with primary finance and operating oversight responsibilities for the Group’s divisions in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Mr Look started his career at Magontec GmbH (then Hydro Magnesium) in 1998.

Over the last 20 years, after assuming various finance roles in the Group including accounting, purchasing and logistics and graduating as a Business Economist (VWA) he was appointed Finance Manager in 2009 and Vice- President Finance & HR in 2012.

Mr Dean Taylor was appointed to the position of Company Secretary in January 2023. Mr Taylor is a Chartered Secretary and member of the Governance Institute of Australia. He has previously acted as Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary and a Board member for an extensive range of organisations including Standards Australia, LifeHealthcare and HPM Legrand.

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