On July 5, 2023, Metals Acquisition Limited (âMACâ) announced the appointments of Matthew Rowlinson and John Burton as directors to MACâs board of directors. Mr. Rowlinson has been leading business development for Glencoreâs Copper Assets Group since 2021. In this capacity, he has been involved in many of Glencoreâs copper divestments, including the divestment of the Cobar Mine.
Mr. Rowlinson has also participated in various mergers and acquisitions and held numerous board positions within the group which included CompañÃa Minera Antamina S.A. in Peru and CompañÃa Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi SCM in Chile. Prior to this position, Mr. Rowlinson served as CFO of Copper Latin American Mining and Joint Venture Assets Copper. Mr. Burton has been serving as the Company Secretary of Glencore plc since 2011.
He leads Glencoreâs secretarial and governance team, which oversees the governance of the group's 500+ subsidiaries. In addition to this, Mr. Burton advises Glencore on matters concerning acquisitions, divestments, and equity investments. He has lent his expertise to Glencoreâs copper, zinc, and oil businesses, as well as its agricultural joint venture, Viterra.
He also holds a non-executive director position at PolyMet Mining Corp.