Vulcan Energy Resources Limited announced that Felicity Gooding has been appointed to the role of Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Vulcan Group. Ms Gooding is a Senior Finance executive and leader with over 20 years' experience in strategic and financial analysis, debt funding (including acting as joint project leader in obtaining expansion finance for Fortescue Limited totalling $3.5 billion), corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, management and financial accounting and governance within Australia, Singapore, London and Washington DC. Her experience has been gained across multiple industries relevant to Vulcan including energy, mining and infrastructure, including most recently as CFO and Global Head of Commercial at Fortescue Future Industries, where she led the finance team, including the specialist project financing team responsible for securing finance to enable financial investment decisions for green energy projects.

Prior to this, Ms Gooding was the Deputy CEO at the Minderoo Foundation and Chief Operating Officer and CFO of both the Minderoo Foundation and Tatterang, Andrew and Nicola Forrest's private family office and investment vehicle. She has significant director experience, having served on the boards of Poseidon Nickel, the Freedom Fund, Impact Minerals Limited, and Zhero BV 1, among others. Ms Gooding is also a fellow of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ms Gooding's extensive experience with large-scale financing will assist the Company during the financing of the multiple phases of Vulcan's Zero Carbon LithiumTM Project, of which Phase 1 financing is already under way, and is an opportune appointment at the current stage of the Company's development. As part of the planned change reflective of the stage of the Company's growth, Mr. Robert Ierace will step down from his role as CFO-Australia effective 15 January 2024, however he will remain with the Company until the end of March to assist Ms Gooding and ensure a smooth transition. The Company would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Ierace for his invaluable hard work and efforts during his tenure in which the Company has experienced significant growth and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.