Aterian plc announce the appointment of Mr. Luke Rogers to the position of Chief Operating Officer ("COO") as of 1 November 2022. Luke has over 14 years of international mining experience, primarily focused on base metal projects in developing economies. Luke holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering and a Master's Degree in Minerals Engineering from the Camborne School of Mines.

He has worked across multiple mining disciplines ranging from production mine engineering to mineral processing operations. Most recently Luke was Chief Operating Officer of Trinity Metals, the largest tin and tungsten producer in East Africa, overseeing nine mine projects, 4,500 employees and the largest investment ever in the Rwandan mining sector (Trinity Metals is a subsidiary of TechMet, a privately owned technology metals mining company). Prior to Trinity Metals, Luke was country manager for AMR Gold in Sierra Leone, leading a team of 26 people and helped develop the region's Wilkinson Hill Coltan deposit, building a 'Life of Mine' financial model to establish IRR and NPV data.

Luke has had senior management experience at Chepstow International, one of the largest mining contractors in Southwest England, and worked with Glencore in the DRC at the world-class Mutanda Copper-Cobalt mine. As a mining and processing engineering consultant and manager, Luke brings significant and relevant experience to Aterian's African portfolio.