Gerard O'Donovan

Gerard O’Donovan has extensive lithium and mine development background and almost 15 years of experience in managing large-scale construction and mining development projects & operations across various commodities including lithium, copper and iron ore.

Mr O'Donovan was the chief executive and managing director of Battery Age Minerals (formerly Pathfinder Resources) from October 2022 to November 2023. Prior to that, he was the project manager of Pilbara Minerals and was responsible for successfully leading the development, and bringing into operation, of the Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum Stage 1 mine and processing facility. He was also Pilbara Minerals' integration manager for its Ngungaju Lithium Operations where he was responsible for integration and restart of the Altura asset within the broader company business. He has also worked with Atlas Iron, Fortescue Metals Group, Australian Premium Iron JV, and Rio Tinto's Winu Copper Gold Project.

Mr O’Donovan holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Structural, Honours) and has also carried out further studies in the fields of Sustainability, Circular Economy & Social Governance.