Pilbara Minerals Limited announced the appointment of experienced senior resources and lithium sector corporate adviser, John Stanning, to the newly-created position of Chief Development Officer. As Chief Development Officer, John will oversee Pilbara Minerals' corporate development, growth and exploration functions. With more than 20 years' experience in the natural resources sector as an investment banker, including the last 17 years at Macquarie Capital where he co-headed the Perth team, John brings deep lithium sector relationships and a proven track record of assisting battery materials companies with corporate strategy including executing their growth and funding plans.

He completed his first lithium sector transaction more than a decade ago and has advised on 15 announced transactions in the lithium sector, along with a significant number of additional transactions across the broader market. His appointment follows a comprehensive executive search process and is an important step for the Company's future growth strategy to extract greater value along the battery materials supply chain and to diversify revenue beyond Pilgangoora.