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RNS Number : 3183F  Critical Metals PLC  29 October 2025

Critical Metals plc / EPIC: CRTM / Market: Main Market

 

29 October 2025

Critical Metals Plc

("Critical Metals" or the "Company")

 

Board and Management Changes

 

Critical Metals plc (LSE:CRTM), a mining company established to acquire mining
opportunities in the critical and strategic metals sector, currently
developing the Molulu Copper/Cobalt Project ("Molulu") in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, announces three changes to the Board of Directors. The
changes form part of the Company's ongoing strategy to strengthen its
leadership and governance framework as it enters the next phase of growth and
development.

 

The Board has appointed Mr Danilo Lange, as Chief Operating Officer and Ms
Selina Hayes and Mr. Kriss Tremaine, as Non-Executive Directors of the Company
with immediate effect. Mr Kelvin Williams, currently a Non-Executive Director
of the Board will step down from his current position to become Non-Executive
Chairman of the Company, with immediate effect.

 

Mr Lange is an experienced international executive with over 25 years of
leadership across mining, consumer goods, and marketing sectors. He has a
proven history in corporate turnaround, business expansion, and cross-cultural
team management in Europe, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. He was
previously the CEO of a gold producer and exploration company listed on NASDAQ
OMEX in Sweden. He has held senior management roles at Serviceplan Group, Red
Bull, and Yahoo!. He is fluent in six languages, including French, and has a
Master of Science from the University of Applied Science & Economics,
Germany.

 

Ms Hayes is an influential leader and investor in Africa and frontier markets,
specialising in mining, critical minerals, and emerging technologies. As the
CEO of Hayes Group International and founder of Seyah Space, she has led
cross-sector initiatives connecting capital, resources, and innovation
supported by prior roles in the US government, and in private sector in oil
and gas, mining and other frontier technologies. Ms. Hayes holds a B.A. in
International Relations from George Washington University, as well as an
M.B.A. and M.A. in International Relations from the University of San Diego,
USA.

 

Kristofer Tremaine (Kriss) is a seasoned energy and metals executive with 27
years of experience across global commodity markets. He began his career in
1998 on the International Petroleum Exchange with Paribas Futures, broking and
trading crude oil during the final era of open-outcry markets. As electronic
trading reshaped the industry, he advanced through senior roles in the
commodities divisions of ABN AMRO and UBS before joining Hetco (now Hartree
Partners) as a crude oil trader. He later led energy derivatives hedge fund
market making at Societe Generale and served as Global Head of Commodities at
TPG (PPG). In 2013, Kristofer founded Kimura, building it into a leading asset
manager in the physical commodity sector. Under his leadership as CEO, CIO,
and Investment Committee member, Kimura financed more than 6,000 transactions
and over $30 billion of strategic production, transport, and working capital
across energy, base metals, and critical minerals. Kristofer currently holds
board roles with Mosslake Partners LLC (Advisory, Kimura Performance Ltd., and
continues to develop high-impact strategies in energy infrastructure and metal
supply chains.

 

Commenting on the board changes, Mr Ali Farid Khwaja, CEO of Critical Metals
said: "I am delighted to welcome Danilo, Kriss and Selina to the Board of
Critical Metals and congratulate Kelvin on his appointment as Non-Executive
Chairman. Their combined global experience across mining, investment, and
African markets makes them well placed to help shape the Company's future. We
want to implement best corporate governance practices in the organization and
I think the additions to the board and management will contribute towards this
goal. With governments around the world prioritising secure supply chains for
critical minerals, there has never been a more exciting or important time to
invest in this sector."

 

Mr Lange held the following Directorships:

 

 Current Directorships / Partnerships  Former Directorships / Partnerships within the last 5 years

                                       Auriant Mining AB (Sweden)

 

 

**ENDS**

 

 Critical Metals plc            critical@stbridespartners.co.uk

 Kelvin Williams
 St Brides Partners Ltd

 Financial PR

 Ana Ribeiro / Charlotte Page   critical@stbridespartners.co.uk

 

About Critical Metals

Critical Metals plc (LSE: CRTM) is a mining company established to acquire and
invest in brownfield mining projects with low-CAPEX and OPEX, close to
production, in the critical and strategic metals sector. The Company is
focused in developing the formerly producing Molulu Copper/Cobalt Project in
the Katangan Copperbelt in Democratic Republic of Congo.  Its shares are
admitted to the Official List and trade on the Main Market of the LSE.

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