Kalamazoo Resources has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, effective from Friday 11 January 2024.
Dr Luke Mortimer has been appointed to the role, having joined Kalamazoo in 2019 as the Exploration Manager. Since that time Kalamazoo’s exploration project portfolio has grown substantially to include major gold and lithium assets in the Pilbara in Western Australia, Central Victorian Goldfields, and the Lachlan Fold Belt of Victoria/New South Wales.
Dr Mortimer has played a role in the company’s acquisition and development of lithium exploration assets as technical lead and also held the role of Exploration Manager for Kali Metals until its recent ASX listing.
Before he joined Kalamazoo, Dr Mortimer spent the majority of his career in senior exploration roles with WMC Exploration Division and MMG exploring worldwide for a variety of commodities including gold, copper, nickel, and base metals. Dr Mortimer holds a BSc (Honours) and a PhD in geology.
Luke Reinehr, co-founder of Kalamazoo and CEO since 2019, will continue as Executive Chairman of Kalamazoo and Non-Executive Chairman of Kali Metals.
Mr Reinehr said that Dr Mortimer has played a key role in Kalamazoo’s growth and development since 2019, as Exploration Manager of Kalamazoo and more recently of Kali.
“With the recent successful spin out of our lithium assets into Kali, our focus with Kalamazoo is on advancing its gold exploration projects in Western Australia and Victoria, as well as pursuing new opportunities, and this is where we consider Luke will play a leading role,” Mr Reinehr said.
Dr Mortimer said that it is a privilege to be appointed to the role of CEO as Kalamazoo moves into its next phase of delivering tangible and ongoing returns for its shareholders.
“With the assistance of the Board it will be my role to lead our highly talented team in advancing our gold exploration assets as well as acquiring and discovering new resource projects that create tangible shareholder value,” Mr Mortimer said.
“I have had the pleasure of working alongside Luke since 2019 and look forward to continuing to work closely with him and the Board moving forward.”
Dr Mortimer’s immediate goal as CEO is to implement Kalamazoo’s upcoming 2024 exploration programs which are well-advanced and scheduled to commence in the first quarter of the year. This is in addition to overseeing new opportunities for Kalamazoo and to continue its growth trajectory.
