Mr Kabunga is a Tanzanian born Australian entrepreneur who holds a Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Physics and has over 19 years technical and commercial experience in Tanzania, the United States and Australia.
Mr Kabunga has extensive experience in the mining industry, logistics, land access, tenure negotiation and acquisition, as well as a developer of technology businesses. Mr Kabunga has been instrumental in establishing the Tanzania Community of Western Australia Inc., and served as its first President. Mr Kabunga was also a founding member of Rafiki Surgical Missions and Safina Foundation, both NGOs dedicated to helping children in Tanzania.
Mr Kabunga also serves as Executive Chairman of Resource Mining Corporation (ASX:RMI).
Dominic Virgara, one of the largest shareholders of Volt and former owner and Managing Director of Techforce Personnel Pty Ltd. Mr Virgara has a track record of business growth. Under his leadership, Techforce grew from startup to a turnover of $100m and EBITDA of $9m in 11 years. In 2021, Techforce was acquired by PeopleIn (ASX:PPE) for an enterprise value of $33m.
Mr Virgara, a qualified CPA, has excelled as a recruitment Director/Owner and CFO. He offered strategic guidance in finance, HR, IT, marketing, and management to his companies. His experience includes CFO roles at Mitsubishi Motors, Spotless Group, and Elders, showcasing his strong financial discipline.
Trevor Matthews brings extensive experience and intimate knowledge of Volt’s key projects, including the Bunyu Graphite Project in Tanzania, the Zavalievsky Graphite operation in Ukraine, and the Company’s gold tenements in Guinea. In addition to his deep understanding of Volt’s assets, Mr. Matthews has a distinguished track record with other successful ASX-listed mining development companies, including Lindian Resources (ASX:LIN), Resource Mining Corporation (ASX:RMI), and Victory Metals (ASX:VTM).
His broad industry and mining experience and leadership developed over nearly 40 years will ensure continued operational momentum and strong stakeholder engagement as Volt advances its critical minerals and advanced materials strategy.
Prashant Chintawar “PC” is an entrepreneurial global business leader with a track-record of P&L management, business creation & growth, capital raising, negotiating and structuring deals, innovation, and industrialization. Honed strategy development and tactical execution skills at both Fortune-100 (BASF, Honeywell, Solvay) and small entrepreneurial companies.
His key strengths, developed through experience at globally renowned organizations such as BASF, Honeywell, and Solvay, as well as at the esteemed management consulting firm Arthur D. Little, Inc., include strategic planning and tactical execution while effectively leading teams. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and has earned a Management Certificate in Finance.
Mr Featherby is a corporate advisor at SmallCap Corporate, a boutique corporate advisory firm specialising in providing company secretarial, CFO and transaction management services involving both listed and unlisted companies.
Mr Featherby is also the Company Secretary of Victory Metals Limited (ASX:VTM), Cosmos Exploration Limited (ASX:C1X) and Odessa Minerals Limited (ASX:ODE).
Community Relations Manager, Tanzania
Peter Dody
Senior Exploration Geologist, Tanzania
Juma Selemani
Exploration Geologist
Norbert Kinyaiya
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Jovan Grubin
Harold is a Chemical Engineer specializing in the manufacturing of lithium-ion battery materials, with over 25 years at companies like Tesla, BASF, and Engelhard Corporation. He is a disciplined project leader and motivator who has successfully managed capital projects up to US$ 6 million, covering scope development, engineering, safety reviews, procurement, construction, and start-up.
Diptarka has 27+ years of industrial experience spanning carbon/graphite, metal anodes for lithium-ion batteries, advanced materials for thick film microelectronics, photovoltaics, high density electronic packaging and electrical and electronic manufacturing. His tenure has been spread over Kemet Electronics Corporation, DuPont, Sun Chemical, Superior Graphite and Novelis. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and was certified during his decade-long stint with DuPont Electronic Technologies at their global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
He holds a B. Tech (Honors) from the Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, a M.S. from the University of Maine, Orono and a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, all in chemical engineering. He is a published author and inventor and is a past chair (2012-15) of the Materials and Processing Committee of the Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) and a past member of the IEEE-CPMT Technical Committee (2010-15) and Consortium for Battery Innovation Technical Committee (2018-19).
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