Leadership Team

Susan Brennan

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

BSc, MBA

Susan Brennan

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR
BSc, MBA

Susan Brennan is the CEO of 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEAM) (ASX: 5EA) a company that is positioned to become a vertically integrated global leader in boron advanced materials with a focus on enabling decarbonization. Brennan has held this role since April 2023 and is excited to continue her career focused on sustainability, on-shoring American jobs, and technology that improves the lives of all. She has an extensive global leadership background, particularly in the battery technology and electric vehicle industries.

Prior to 5E, as the CEO of NYSE-listed Romeo Power (NYSE: RMO), she was responsible for leading an organization that developed a suite of battery technology products designed for commercial vehicles. She also led the successful sale of Romeo Power to Nikola Corporation, a provider of zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure solutions. Prior to her role at Romeo Power, Susan was the COO of Bloom Energy, a leader in fuel cell technology, which completed a successful IPO after the leadership team grew the business to almost USD $1B.

Susan has had extensive experience in successful project delivery and operations, including Director of Manufacturing Operations for Ford Motor Company, and then at Nissan North America, as Vice President of Manufacturing. At Ford, she ran multiple vehicle assembly and stamping plants, and led new product introductions for products from the Expedition/Navigator to the Ford GT. At Nissan, Susan led the introduction of four new car models, including bringing the Nissan Leaf to the North American market, overseeing operations with 10,000 employees that produced more than $10 billion worth of vehicles annually sold or exported. Earlier in her career, Susan had experience with chemical process development and research at Hoechst Celanese.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is a Non-executive Director of Senior PLC, Founder and Board member of the Southern Automotive Women’s Forum, and a former advisor of The Pathways Group at Stanford University. Susan is also an advisor to the Dean of Engineering at the University of California at Long Beach, as well as an Ambassador for the DoE flagship C3E program – Clean Energy, Education, and Empowerment.

J.T. Starzecki

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

J.T Starzecki

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

J.T. is a global business executive, with extensive experience in the junior mining and minerals space focused on market development, capital raising, project finance, business strategy, and product placement. Prior to joining 5E Advanced materials, he was the Chief Marketing Officer for Anglo American Crop Nutrients, focusing on building the largest greenfield fertilizer mining operation around the world. J.T. has been a Board Advisor/Member to various junior mining companies focused on various minerals including, Gold, Magnesite, Kaolin, Tungsten and Nickel.

J.T. holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from St. John’s University.

Paul Weibel

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

BSc, CPA

Paul Weibel

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
BSc, CPA

Paul has broad global experience in financial accounting, administration, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, treasury, tax, and risk management of the daily operations. Most recently he was the acting CFO for ABR’s US operations, where he optimised all financial processes and systems, installed HR processes, managed the IT organisation and was a key partner to the operational leadership team.

Prior to his role in ABR, Mr Weibel was the Controller and Director of Operations for Blue Horizon Capital, an index, advisory and research company as well as Genlith Inc., a company focused on innovation and investments in sustainable new Energy Ecosystems. In his early career, Paul was a Senior Associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Board of Directors

David J. Salisbury

Chairman and Non Executive Director

BSc, MBA

David J. Salisbury

CHAIRMAN AND NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BSc, MBA

David is a qualified electrical engineer with over 40 years’ experience in the global mining industry. David resides in the USA and is a former Rio Tinto executive who was President and CEO of Resolution Copper Company, Kennecott Minerals Company and Rössing Uranium Limited. David has been directly responsible for the development, construction and production of four mines.

Graham van't Hoff

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BA, MChem, MBA

Graham van’t Hoff

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BA, MChem, MBA

Graham is a global business executive with a 35 year career focused on business restructuring and growth with a track record of scaling business and driving growth through business disruption, restructures, technology integration and tight project management disciplines. Graham finished his 35 year career with Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: SHEL) as the Executive Vice President of Global Chemicals where he was responsible for the company’s $25bn global chemicals business over a seven year period of record profitability. Prior to this role, he held the positions of Chairman, Shell UK, Executive Vice President, Alternative Energies and CO2 and Vice President, Base Chemicals.

Stephen Hunt

Non Executive Director

BBus, MAICD

Stephen Hunt

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BBus, MAICD

Stephen has 25 years’ experience in the marketing mineral products worldwide. His career includes 15 years at BHP Billiton where he spent 5 years in the London office marketing minerals to a global customer base. Stephen has built his own minerals trading company, which has a strong Chinese focus. He brings 15 years of cumulative board experience with four ASX listed companies. Two of those companies were successful in transitioning from project development to production.

H. Keith Jennings

Non Executive Director

BCom, MBA, CA

H. Keith Jennings

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BCom, MBA, CA

Keith has over 30 years’ experience as a global business leader with a focus on finance across the pharmaceuticals, genomics, chemicals, fuels, and energy sectors. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Weatherford International (NASDAQ: WFRD), Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Calumet Specialty Products Partners (NASDAQ: CLMT), Vice President, Finance and Vice President & Treasurer of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN), and Vice President & Treasurer of Cameron International (NYSE:CAM).

Jimmy Lim

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BA, MBA

Jimmy Lim

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BA, MBA

Jimmy is the Managing Director and Founder of Virtova Capital Management, a natural resources industry advisory firm providing corporate advisory services encompassing M&A and structured financings in relation to assets in the sector. In this role, he advised several ASX listed mining companies with respect to mergers, acquisitions and structured finance. Jimmy has worked for global investment banks in Australia (JPMorgan) and Hong Kong (Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs).

Stefan M. Selig

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BA, MBA

Stefan M. Selig

NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Stefan M. Selig is an accomplished banker and senior executive who has served in prominent leadership roles in both the private and public sectors. Throughout his career, Selig has earned a reputation as a trusted counselor for his strategic and financial expertise and judgment.

On June 4, 2014, Selig was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Obama’s Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Before joining the Obama Administration, Selig spent 15 years at Bank of America, where he held numerous senior investment banking positions, including Executive Vice Chairman of Global Corporate and Investment Banking.

Prior to joining Bank of America, Selig was also Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at UBS Securities, an original member of Wasserstein Perella & Co. and began his career at The First Boston Corporation.