Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) Appoints Mr Andrew Meloncelli As Company Secretary
Perth, Nov 23, 2009 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY)(PINK:GALXF) today announced the appointment of Mr Andrew Meloncelli as Company Secretary.
As the Company prepares itself for production, the current CFO/Company Secretary, Mr John Sobolewski will now focus solely on the CFO role and the implementation of business systems in Australia and China.
Mr Andrew Meloncelli
Mr Meloncelli has 14 years of experience as a Company Secretary for various companies during his career. He has an accounting background with a Bachelor of Business from the University of Western Australia. Mr Meloncelli started his career at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in 1996. During his career, he worked in a company secretarial role for Citiview Corp, Marengo Mining, Impress Energy, Carpathian Resources and Jupiter Energy. Andrew has completed a Graduate Diploma in Company Secretarial Practice (Chartered Secretaries Australia) and Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (Securities Institute of Australia). Andrew was admitted as a fellow of the Chartered Secretaries Australia in 2000.
About Galaxy Resources Limited
Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) (OTCMKTS:GALXF) is an international S&P / ASX 200 Index company with lithium production facilities, hard rock mines and brine assets in Australia, Canada and Argentina. It wholly owns and operates the Mt Cattlin mine in Ravensthorpe Western Australia, which is currently producing spodumene and tantalum concentrate, and the James Bay lithium pegmatite project in Quebec, Canada.
Galaxy is advancing plans to develop the Sal de Vida lithium and potash brine project in Argentina situated in the lithium triangle (where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet), which is currently the source of 60% of global lithium production. Sal de Vida has excellent potential as a low cost brine-based lithium carbonate production facility.
Lithium compounds are used in the manufacture of ceramics, glass, and consumer electronics and are an essential cathode material for long life lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles, as well as mass energy storage systems. Galaxy is bullish about the global lithium demand outlook and is aiming to become a major producer of lithium products.
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