Cornish Lithium Ltd has appointed mining industry executive Janet Blas as an independent non-executive director.
Ms Blas is currently chief financial officer of Bacanora Lithium, which was acquired by Ganfeng Lithium in December 2021 for approximately £275 million.
She is a certified public accountant who has held a number of senior financial roles.
These have included group chief financial officer and executive director of Gemfields, where she played a key role in the formulation and implementation of group strategy.
In addition, Ms Blas managed Gemfields’ preparations for a London Stock Exchange Main Market listing.
Prior to Gemfields, she held a number of senior finance positions with ENRC (2007 – 2013), including a key role on ENRC’s IPO on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange with the company joining the FTSE 100 index.
Previously, Ms Blas was part of the audit and assurance services team at Ernst & Young in London and PWC in the Philippines (2002 – 2007).