Battery anode and graphene company Talga Resources Ltd ('Talga' or 'the Company') (ASX: TLG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Phillips as the Chief Executive Officer of its European operations.

The appointment of Mr Phillips as CEO Europe follows Talga's significant progress in building an ultra-low emission anode supply chain in Europe for greener lithium-ion batteries. Talga's vertically integrated Vittangi Anode Project is steadily moving towards construction with 19,000tpa of anode capacity planned to start in 2023 and further expansion options currently being scoped.

As CEO Europe, Mr Phillips will focus on delivering on Talga's technical and commercial initiatives underway in Europe including partner development with Mitsui and other parties, as well as Talga's growing list of local European and global battery customer engagements.

Prior to joining Talga as Chief Operating Officer in 2016, Mr Phillips was the former Commercial Manager of Iluka Resources Ltd, responsible for implementation of business growth and development strategies and M&A. His previous positions included engineering and management roles in battery recycling programs and smelting innovations at MIM's Mt Isa and UK operations.

In addition to his role as CEO Europe Mr Phillips will continue to oversee Talga's operations as the Company's COO. Mr Phillips will remain based in Europe, dividing his time between the UK and Sweden, and reporting to the Talga Board.

Talga Managing Director Mark Thompson commented: 'Our maturing stage of development means this is the right time to further strengthen our European leadership. Martin's experience, having been the COO of Talga for several years and previous Commercial Manager of international mineral sands producer Iluka Resources, will be invaluable in bringing Talga's Vittangi Anode Project into production. This is a pivotal time for the Company and we are fortunate to have Martin leading our European operations going forward.'

Talga Non-Executive Chairman Terry Stinson commented: 'Martin is an excellent choice for the role and his appointment as CEO Europe will strengthen local executive leadership to better support our strategic goals and objectives. Martin will continue to work in conjunction with Talga Managing Director Mark Thompson to deliver on our goal of becoming Europe's largest producer of ultra-low emission natural graphite anode for lithium-ion batteries.'

Contact:

Mark Thompson

Tel: +61 (0) 8 9481 6667

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