High Purity Mn Committee
OVERVIEW
- Promoting the use of Manganese in batteries, including but not limited to batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs),
- Collecting information about Manganese compounds used in batteries,
- Cooperating with batteries producers, carmakers and with government departments and research institutes on topics including Manganese used in batteries.
Policy:
The High purity Manganese Committee shall be responsible for the organization and guidance of IMnI’s activities relating to Manganese used in batteries.
Jean-Thibault de Besombes
Jean-Thibault de Besombes serves as Senior Director, Strategy & Product Management for the Advanced Materials division of Vibrantz, a specialty chemicals and materials solutions company and leading producer of manganese-based battery materials.
He has over 10 years of experience in the manganese chemicals industry through various commercial and strategy leadership positions in Erachem Comilog and then Prince International Corporation which is now Vibrantz. Prior to that, he worked as a strategy consultant. Jean-Thibault holds two Master of Science degrees from Ecole Polytechnique (France) and California Institute of Technology (USA).
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Andrew Zemek (Vice-Chairman)
Gautam Kumar
Eduardo Isla
James Fraser
Justin Brown
Antoine Delavenne
Pedro Loureiro Lema
Peter Allen
Charles FitzRoy
Madelein Todd
Martin Kepman
Adrian Low
IMnI Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of OM Materials Singapore
Adrian Low has worked at OM Holdings, a vertically integrated manganese ore and ferroalloys company, for over 10 years and currently serves as the Managing Director of OM Materials Singapore, the group marketing and procurement arm.
Throughout his tenure, Adrian has held various positions and currently assumes responsitility for general sales and procurement, market research, and business development, with a secondary function in corporate strategy and relations.
Adrian holds a Master's in Finance from Princeton University and a bachelor's in Mathematics from the University of Chicago
Zhan Haiqing
Chairman
Zhan Haiqing is the Chairman of South Manganese Group Co., Ltd. and a senior engineer with a professor-level title. He has dedicated 30 years to the development planning of the manganese industry and the research and development of deep-processing manganese products, gaining extensive experience in mining infrastructure, manganese ore extraction, and related deep-processing operations. His expertise also encompasses corporate management and operations.
He serves as the Deputy Director of the Expert Committee of the National Manganese Industry Technology Committee, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Manganese Industry Branch of the China Mining Association, the President of the Guangxi Manganese Association, and an external mentor for graduate students at Guangxi University. He has received numerous accolades, including Outstanding Enterprise Manager and Golden Phoenix Award, and recognition as one of the Top 10 Figures in the Electrolytic Manganese Industry and a Young or Middle-aged Expert in Intellectual Property in Guangxi.
Additionally, he is a senior technical expert in China’s metallurgical mining industry, a technical expert in the manganese sector, and a high-level expert in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He has actively transformed Guangxi’s manganese industry, upgraded manganese products, extended the industrial chain, and enhanced the added value of manganese resources. Under his leadership, his research team has developed and produced various manganese-based new energy materials, including power battery-grade electrolytic manganese dioxide, lithium manganese oxide, and manganese tetroxide. This team has filled critical gaps in Guangxi’s manganese industry; and many of its members have become top-notch technicians in the field.
Hiromu Otsuka
IMnI
Laurent MONTCOUTIE
Executive Director
A French national, Laurent has more than 20 years of experience in the metals industry. His metals career started at Eramet where he held various leadership positions in Tokyo, Paris, Taipei and then Shanghai.
More recently, Laurent ran from Singapore the Asian non-ferrous metals book of a Swiss commodities physical trading house, prior to leading from France partnership development and metal feedstock procurement in the traction battery value chain.e.
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Eva Yang
China Representative
Eva Yang joined the IMnI in August 2018 as China representative. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Anhui University of Technology. Prior to joining IMnI, she has worked for Eramet Comilog and OM Holdings over the last years, and already knows most of the Chinese IMnI Members. Eva's mission is to further improve the market research coverage of the Chinese market, facilitate networking between China and the rest of the world, and organise IMnI events in China.
