Piedmont Lithium Inc (ASX:PLL) (NASDAQ:PLL) (OTCMKTS:PDDTF) has appointed Michael White as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the company.
Reporting to the CEO Keith Phillips, White brings deep accounting and finance experience to Piedmont and will oversee the company’s financial accounting and reporting.
Other tasks will include budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, treasury, tax and rise management functions.
“Proven track record”
Chief executive officer Phillips said: “We’re delighted to welcome Michael as our chief financial officer and the newest member of our fast-growing leadership team.
“We are entering an exciting phase for Piedmont as we prepare to allocate capital and ramp-up physical operations of our integrated lithium hydroxide business in North Carolina.
“Michael’s proven track record of developing and executing finance organisational strategy and solving complex issues will be invaluable to us as we operate as a US domiciled company.
“His background controllership, corporate governance, public company reporting, financial planning and analysis as well as long-term strategic planning make him a great addition to our Piedmont family.”
Financial leadership spanning 25 years
White joins Piedmont from ChampionX Corporation (NASDAQ:CHX), formerly Apergy Corporation (NYSE:APY) – a multi-billion dollar manufacturing, chemicals and services company where he served as vice president, chief accounting officer and corporate controller.
In this role, he led enterprise-wide transformation of the global controllership function, created sustainable financial reporting with key performance metrics for operational leadership, and provided financial leadership related to mergers and acquisition activities.
White has held senior financial leadership positions throughout his 25-year career with companies primarily in the energy and technology sectors, including as chief financial officer of Baker Energy and as manager in the assurance practice with Ernst & Young.