PEOPLE MOVES: Altura Mining appoints Alex Cheeseman CEO

Australian lithium-spodumene producer Altura Mining has appointed Alex Cheeseman chief executive officer with immediate effect, the company said on Friday April 16.

April 19, 2021

By Susan Zou

Cheeseman was previously the general manager of marketing for Altura prior to the administration process that was initiated in October 2020.

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