Management

Lithium One's Management Team consists of mining industry professionals experienced in creating value through disciplined management, applied science and resource development.

Patrick Highsmith; President and CEO

Mr. Highsmith is a Geochemist/Geologist with 20 years of multi-commodity minerals industry experience. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Geological Engineering and Economic Geology/Geochemistry from the Colorado School of Mines. Mr. Highsmith brings experience from more than 200 mines and projects in over 20 countries, and he has been directly involved with numerous deals, project start-ups, and financings.

Mr. Highsmith has held positions in mining, exploration, and business development with Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and Newmont Mining. He also served as Chief Geochemist and US Manager for ALS Chemex Labs. Most recently he was Global Manager - Exploration Business Development with Newmont before leaving in 2008 to found Intuitive Exploration, Inc. and the BitterRoot Group LLC. In addition to his role at Lithium One, Patrick is also Chairman of Copper One Inc.


Rebecca Hudson, C.A.; Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Hudson is a Chartered Accountant with 12 years of experience in the fields of financial audit, corporate finance, risk management, financial reporting, and corporate governance. She has worked primarily with publicly traded international and Canadian corporations, and has conducted transactions in reverse takeovers, mergers & acquisitions, divestitures and various advisory services.

Ms. Hudson also serves as CFO of Explorator Resources Inc. and was recently CFO of Sierra Minerals Inc., a junior mining company producing gold. Ms. Hudson's industry practice also includes development of internal controls, liaising with external parties, managing foreign subsidiaries, and performing due diligence. Ms. Hudson holds a Masters of Accounting and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Waterloo. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Iain Scarr; Vice President Development

Mr. Scarr brings extensive experience in industrial minerals exploration and development garnered from a thirty year career with Rio Tinto and its subsidiaries. Until February 2009, Mr. Scarr was Rio Tinto Exploration's Commercial Director for Industrial Minerals Exploration. In that position he played key leadership roles in marketing, commercial, and strategic assessments of worldwide industrial minerals projects, including Rio Tinto's much-publicized Jadar Lithium Project in Serbia.

Previously, as Vice President of Exploration for Rio Tinto America Industrial Minerals Inc, Mr. Scarr led diverse exploration teams across the Americas, Australia, and Africa. During his tenure at Rio Tinto Minerals and forerunner subsidiary US Borax, he is credited with leading several industrial mineral discoveries and acquisitions. He has also worked extensively in Argentina, including at Rio Tinto's Tincalayu Borates Mine at Salar del Hombre Muerto, just northwest of the Company's Sal de Vida Project.

Sergio Lopez, Project Manager - Sal de Vida

Mr. Lopez is an accomplished field geologist with nearly 25 years of exploration experience in Argentina and Bolivia.  While he has spent many years working in gold, copper and other metals, much of his career has been spent exploring for industrial minerals such as borates and potash in the Puna region, including at the Salar del Hombre Muerto and Potasio Rio Colorado in the Patagonia north.  Mr. Lopez has worked with both junior explorers and major mining companies including the Rio Tinto Group, the Gencor group and Billiton.  He advanced to be Senior Geologist with Rio Tinto Industrial Minerals, and became highly-skilled in all aspects of exploring and evaluating the salt deposits of South America.