Latin Resources Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Mitchell Thomas as Chief Financial Officer. The majority of Mr. Thomas' professional experience was gained across a 12-year career at Rio Tinto working in Australia, Peru, USA and London head office. His last role at Rio Tinto was CFO of Battery Materials Division with financial responsibility for global borate operations and lithium development projects in Argentina and Serbia.

Prior to joining Latin, Mr. Thomas was CFO of ASX-listed battery material business, Blackstone Minerals, assisting in progressing their Definitive Feasibility Studies for one of the world's largest nickel sulphide development projects. He commenced his career at leading professional services firm Ernst & Young. Mr. Thomas' understanding and passion for battery materials comes at a very exciting time for Latin.

His strategic mindset and experience in business case optimisation will complement upcoming development studies for the Salinas Lithium Project ("Salinas"). Additionally, his knowledge and relationships across project finance, offtake partners and other commercial areas will further unlock value for the Company. Mitchell is a Chartered Accountant (CAANZ) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (University of Western Australia) and an executive MBA from Melbourne Business School.

He is fluent in Spanish.