St George Mining (ASX: SGQ) has appointed Marina Spinola, a highly credentialled business leader in Brazil with expertise in stakeholder engagement and institutional relations, as an adviser to the company’s board.
Ms Spinola is the Executive Director for Institutional Relations and Sustainability at the Dom Cabral Foundation, Brazil’s top business school which is ranked fourth globally by the Financial Times. She has more than 25 years’ leadership experience in advising and mentoring on corporate strategy for sustainability, social development and institutional relations through her position at the Dom Cabral Foundation as well as through various board positions with companies in Brazil.
“We are delighted to welcome Marina Spinola to our team as we continue an exciting growth phase for our business in Brazil,” executive chairman John Prineas said.
“Marina’s wealth of high-level experience in the government and business sectors of Brazil – including her leadership role at the Dom Cabral Foundation where many of Brazil’s senior business executives are trained – will be of enormous value to St George as we strive to build a globally significant critical metals company in Brazil.
“Aligned with Marina’s values, St George wants to create a responsible mining operation in Brazil that can deliver value to all stakeholders.”
Commenting on her appointment as an adviser to the St George board, Ms Spinola added:
“I am honored to have been asked by St George to provide advice to the board as the company advances towards development of a significant rare earths and niobium mining operation at the Araxá project.
“As a passionate and proud Brazilian, I am excited at Araxá’s potential to underpin new supply chains of the critical metals and minerals needed in the modern world.
“Brazil, and the State of Minas Gerais in particular, has a history of hosting world-class mining operations and St George is in a great position to become the next major player in this Tier 1 mining jurisdiction.
“Like St George, I am committed to responsible mining and strong engagement with the community, which is why the Araxá project is such an exciting opportunity and one I am very pleased to be involved with.”
