HPX announces key leadership appointments to underpin growth strategy
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Andrew Young promoted to Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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Jim Wynn appointed as Chief Financial Officer
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Aurore Cuffi appointed as General Manager Human Resources
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Stephanie Casey appointed as General Manager Communications & Investor Relations
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US Company High Power Exploration Inc (“HPX”) announced today key appointments to its leadership team as it pursues its growth strategy. The appointments add depth to the leadership team and create clear reporting
structures as the Company advances its development plans for the Kon Kweni, Nimba iron ore project in Guinea, the St John River iron ore project in Liberia and other corporate and project initiatives.
HPX President and CEO, Bronwyn Barnes, commented:
“The expansion of our leadership team has been strategically designed to build on our core competencies and ensure we have sufficient resources to deliver on our corporate and project objectives in the next few months. As we prepare for construction of Phase 1 of Kon Kweni, Nimba, we need to ensure that we have the right systems and processes in place to welcome an increased construction workforce in both Guinea and Liberia. The central functions of finance, human resources and communications will be key to our successful preconstruction planning and the appointment of leaders to each of these roles is timely as we approach final investment decision in early 2025.
The recent acquisition of the St John River iron ore project in Liberia is a clear demonstration that HPX is actively pursuing additional projects that are high quality where we can create value. The Company continues to actively review additional projects, and an expansion of our key leadership group provides the resources we will require to support this process.
I warmly welcome the new members of the HPX team and look forward to working with them to build HPX into a leading US exploration and development company focused on creating value through the identification of opportunities that meet the needs of the critical mineral supply chain.”
Andrew Young – Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Andrew has been promoted from his role of Executive VP Corporate Development to Deputy CEO to lead strategic and corporate initiatives for HPX and provide support to the President & CEO.
Andrew has been with HPX since October 2023 and been a significant contributor to the strategy for the business. He has more than 17 years of experience in the resources sector, the last 7 years of which have been in corporate roles in London and Toronto, playing a pivotal role in financing many West African iron ore companies.
Jim Wynn – Chief Financial Officer
Jim is an experienced finance professional and chartered accountant with significant corporate experience in the resources sector. Jim has served as Finance Director/CFO for several resource companies including Emmerson PLC, Moxico Resources plc, GreenRoc Mining Plc, Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd and Avocet Mining Plc, as well as working at Anglo American plc where he worked within the finance, business development and strategy departments of Anglo Industrial Minerals.
Aurore Cuffi – General Manager Human Resources
Aurore has more than 20 years of experience in heavy industry, including 12 years in exploration and operational mining roles across Africa, North America and UK with Perenti and IAMGOLD Corporation. Most recently she held the position of Head of HR – International Operations in UK for Perenti.
Aurore holds a Master’s Degree of Law from the University of Perpignan Via Domitia, France and specialized in African Law.
Stephanie Casey – General Manager Communications and Investor Relations
Stephanie has extensive experience across financial markets, having worked within equities for several investment banks supporting listed companies with market engagement. Most recently, she led the Investor Relations Advisory function, within J.P. Morgan’s Depositary Receipt business. Stephanie has also worked in-house, establishing and leading as Head of Investor Relations for a green energy company.
Stephanie holds a Bachelor’s Degree obtained from University College Cork, Ireland.
For more information about HPX and its projects, please contact:
Stephanie Casey: Communications & IR, HPX
media@hpxmines.com
About HPX
HPX is an American exploration and development company focused on advancing its flagship high-grade long-life iron ore mine in Guinea and other projects that meet the critical mineral supply chain.
HPX’s major shareholder and technology provider is I-Pulse Inc, a US Company founded and chaired by Mr. Robert Friedland and has a number of high profile American institutional and private investors as shareholders.
