Atlantic Lithium appoints COO as interim chief executive

Africa-focussed explorer and developer Atlantic Lithium said on Monday that it was planning for its chief operating officer Len Kolff to be appointed to the board and as its interim chief executive officer.

The AIM-traded firm said Kolff, who had been with Atlantic Lithium for seven years and chief operating officer since September 2018, had been “instrumental” in the discovery and evaluation of its Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana.

He had more than 25 years of mining industry experience in design, implementation and the execution of exploration, resource evaluation, project studies and appraisals for the major and junior resource sector, across a variety of jurisdictions, with a particular focus on Africa.

Before joining the company, he was part of the discovery and evaluation of the Mofe Creek iron ore project in Liberia with Tawana Resources.

Kolff also worked at Rio Tinto for 16 years, where he was involved in several high-profile projects including the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, and the Northparkes Copper-Gold mine in Australia.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London and a Masters of Economic Geology from CODES, University of Tasmania.

“As Atlantic Lithium works towards developing West Africa's first lithium mine, we are delighted to be appointing Len to the role of interim CEO,” said chairperson Neil Herbert.

“Len has the knowledge, relationships and expertise to manage seamlessly across all key work streams to ensure continuity in our operations going forward.”

At 1126 GMT, shares in Atlantic Lithium were up 1.74% at 38.05p.