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Cision Canada
3 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
SIGMA LITHIUM STREAMLINES LEADERSHIP COMBINING KEY ROLES UNDER VETERAN VPs; ANNOUNCES SHAREHOLDER MEETING RESULTS; TO RELEASE 2Q FINANCIALS ON AUG 14, 2025
HIGHLIGHTS Sigma Lithium announces a consolidation of its core leadership roles, as it evolved into one of the world's major " pure-play" lithium producers, on track to produce 270,000t in 2025. Sigma Lithium strengthened its leadership by streamlining the organization into seven core areas reporting to CEO Ana Cabral, enhancing coordination and operational focus across the Company. Each area is being led by veteran Vice Presidents: (i) Industrial & Mining, (ii) Environmental & Social, (iii) Legal, (iv) Commercial, (v) Institutional & Foreign Affairs (Co-Heads), who remain under their current Vice Presidents. (vi) Finance & Administration and (vii) Investor Relations & Global Banking were reorganized, as follows: Felipe Peres, is consolidating the entire finance team under his leadership and has been appointed as sole Chief Financial Officer. Felipe has been with the Company since 2020 and was a CFO of Sigma Lithium until January 2023, leading it to its Nasdaq listing in 2021. He then acted as deputy to Ana on the Sigma Brazil site, overseeing Site Administration, Finance, Operations and Human Resources; leading the Company's contracts, procurement and cost controls, including the capital investments for the expansion of the Greentech Lithium Processing Plant. Felipe is taking over responsibilities previously under Rogério Marchini, the former Chief Financial Officer, who is departing from the Company. Anna Hartley, a partner at A10 Invest for almost 10 years and based in London, returns to Sigma Lithium as Head of Investor and Global Banking Relations. She previously served on the Board of the Company and led Sigma Lithium's Investor Relations until 2022. She is replacing Irina Axenova, who is departing from the Company. Sigma Lithium also announces the results of the annual shareholder meeting: Election of the Board of Directors: All of the management nominees were elected by shareholders to hold office with a substantial majority of votes (average 93%) until the next annual meeting of shareholders on June 30, 2026 or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. Ana Cabral, CEO and Co-chairperson of the Board of Directors, was elected with over 95% of total votes. Appointment of Auditor: 99.9% shareholders voted for the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's auditor for the ensuing year. Following the Nasdaq and TSX regulatory filing calendar, Sigma Lithium will release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, after markets closing on August 14, 2025. The Company will host an investor conference call on August 15, 2025, at 8:00am est. SíO PAULO, Aug. 8, 2025 /CNW/ -- Sigma Lithium Corporation (NASDAQ: SGML, TSX-v: SGML; BMF: S2GM34) (" Sigma Lithium" or the " Company"), a leading global lithium producer dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicles with socially and environmentally sustainable lithium oxide concentrate, announces a consolidation of its core leadership roles, as it evolved into a major global "pure play" lithium oxide producer, on track to produce 270,000t in 2025. The Company also announces the voting results obtained at the annual general meeting of shareholders, held on Monday, June 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. est (the " Meeting"). Sigma Lithium became the world's fifth largest industrial-mineral lithium producing complex, delivering a unique high quality, socially and environmentally sustainable lithium oxide concentrate, industrialized in one of the world's formerly poorest regions, Vale do Jequitinhonha, which was lifted from poverty by the prosperity and economic development delivered by the Company and its social inclusion programs. Management Updates Sigma Lithium strengthened its leadership by streamlining the organization into just seven core areas reporting directly to CEO Ana Cabral, enhancing coordination across areas while streamlining operations and increasing agility across the Company, which grew to have over 1,500 direct and indirect employees globally. Each direct reporting area continues to be led by veteran Vice Presidents: (i) Industrial & Mining, (ii) Environmental & Social, (iii) Legal, (iv) Commercial, (v) Institutional & Foreign Affairs Strategy and Communications (Co-Heads), who remain under their current Vice Presidents. Both (vi) Finance & Administration and (vii) Investor Relations & Global Banking were reorganized, as follows: a) In Finance & Administration, Felipe Peres has been appointed sole Chief Financial Officer of Sigma Lithium Corporation and Sigma Brazil, consolidating the entire team under his leadership. Felipe joined the Company in 2020 and was Chief Financial Officer from 2020 to January 2023, leading Sigma Lithium to list at Nasdaq in 2021. He then acted as deputy to Ana on the Sigma Brazil site, leading the Company's contracts and procurement, cost controls, including the capital investments for the expansion of the current operations, with the expansion of the Greentech Lithium Processing Plant, as well as Human Resources and the site's IT department. Felipe also oversaw Sigma Brazil Site Administration and Finance. He has now seamlessly taken over the responsibilities that were previously under former Chief Financial Officer Rogério Marchini, who is departing the Company. Felipe Peres has over 30 years of experience as an executive of large dual-reporting multinational companies in natural resource sectors, where he had global responsibilities. Prior to Sigma Lithium, he worked at Vale International, the international arm of Vale, based in Switzerland and Canada, as a member of various teams, including Global Treasury, Corporate Finance Reporting and Consolidation IFRS. Prior to Vale, Felipe worked for Shell, a Holland-based energy company and for CSN, a Brazilian integrated steel and iron ore mining producer. At Vale, he reported to Marcus Severini, who has been a Sigma Lithium Senior Advisor and is a former member of the Fiscal Board of Directors at Vale. b) In Investor Relations, Anna Hartley is returning to Sigma Lithium as a Vice President, Head of Investor and Global Banking Relations. She has been a London-based partner at A10 Invest since 2016. Anna previously served on the Board of Sigma Lithium and led the Company's Investor Relations effort until January 2022. She will work in close coordination with Daniel Abdo, the Co-Head of Institutional & Foreign Affairs who is focused on international Institutional & Foreign Affairs. She is replacing Irina Axenova, who is departing the Company. Anna Hartley has over 30 years of experience in equity asset management, equity analysis and investor relations at prominent financial institutions in London and New York. She was Investor Relations Manager at Janus Henderson in London and worked for several years for a London-based asset management firm focused on natural resources. Before working in investor relations and investment management, she was Senior Equity Research Analyst at several international investment banks, including Barclays, Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs, where she spent six years covering Latin American Metals & Mining companies based in New York. She has a Master of Business Administration from London Business School. In a statement, Ana Cabral said: " On behalf of the Board and the entire leadership team at Sigma Lithium, I would like to thank Irina Axenova and Rogerio Marchini for their significant contribution and commitment to their roles at The Company over the last year, a period during which Sigma has evolved to become a global lithium leader." Annual Shareholder Meeting: Board of Directors and Appointment of Auditor A total of 84,270,865 common shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, representing approximately 75.73% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Shareholders voted 99.73% in favor of fixing the number of directors at five and approved the election of all five director nominees proposed in the Company's management information circular. Shareholders approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's auditor for the ensuing year, with 99.86% of the votes cast in favor. The elected directors will hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders on June 30, 2026 or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. The voting results were as follows: Nominee Votes For % For Votes Against % Against Ana Cristina Cabral 70,850,845 95.1 % 3,678,294 4.9 % Marcelo Paiva 61,486,998 82.5 % 13,042,142 17.5 % Junaid Jafar 72,404,820 97.2 % 2,124,320 2.9 % Eugênio de Zagottis 71,101,679 95.4 % 3,427,461 4.6 % Alexandre Rodrigues Cabral 72,411,826 97.2 % 2,117,314 2.8 % ABOUT SIGMA LITHIUM Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ: SGML, TSXv: NASDAQ, BVMF: S2GM34) is a leading global lithium producer dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicle batteries with socially and environmentally sustainable lithium oxide concentrate. The Company operates one of the world's largest integrated industrial lithium materials and mining production sites—the fifth-largest global industrial-mineral complex for lithium oxide—at its Grota do Cirilo Operation in Brazil. Sigma Lithium is at the forefront of environmental and social sustainability in the electric vehicle battery materials supply chain, producing one of the most socially and environmentally sustainable lithium oxide materials globally: industrialized with zero potable water, zero toxic chemicals, zero tailings' dams and zero dirty energy power. Sigma Lithium currently produces 270,000 tonnes of lithium oxide concentrate on an annualized basis (approximately 38,000–40,000 tonnes of LCE) at its state-of-the-art Greentech Industrial Lithium Plant in Brazil. The Company is expanding operations with a second industrial plant to double production capacity to 520,000 tonnes of lithium oxide concentrate (approximately 77,000–80,000 tonnes of LCE). For more information about Sigma Lithium, visit our website FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including but not limited to statements relating to timing and costs related to the general business and operational outlook of the Company, the environmental footprint of tailings and positive ecosystem impact relating thereto, donation and upcycling of tailings, timing and quantities relating to tailings and Green Lithium, achievements and projections relating to the Zero Tailings strategy, achievement of ramp-up volumes, production estimates and the operational status of the Grota do Cirilo Project, and other forward-looking information. All statements that address future plans, activities, events, estimates, expectations or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur is forward-looking information, including statements regarding the potential development of mineral resources and mineral reserves which may or may not occur. Forward-looking information contained herein is based on certain assumptions regarding, among other things: general economic and political conditions; the stable and supportive legislative, regulatory and community environment in Brazil; demand for lithium, including that such demand is supported by growth in the electric vehicle market; the Company's market position and future financial and operating performance; the Company's estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves, including whether mineral resources will ever be developed into mineral reserves; and the Company's ability to operate its mineral projects including that the Company will not experience any materials or equipment shortages, any labour or service provider outages or delays or any technical issues. Although management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information inherently involves and is subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to that the market prices for lithium may not remain at current levels; and the market for electric vehicles and other large format batteries currently has limited market share and no assurances can be given for the rate at which this market will develop, if at all, which could affect the success of the Company and its ability to develop lithium operations. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ from current expectations, please refer to the current annual information form of the Company and other public filings available under the Company's profile at
Arabian Business
4 days ago
- Business
- Arabian Business
Saudi Arabia's Premium Residency applications surge past 40,000 in 18 months
Saudi Arabia's Premium Residency Programme has seen a significant number of applications. From January 2024 to July 2025, the programme received 40,163 applications from both local and international candidates, as reported by Saudi Gazette. In 2024 alone, 8,074 Premium Residency permits were officially issued. The largest share, 5,578 permits, was granted under the 'Exceptional Competence' category, followed by the 'Talent' segment with 348 permits, alongside allocations in real estate ownership, entrepreneurship, and investor categories. In early 2024, the Kingdom expanded its Premium Residency scheme, growing from two original pathways to seven distinct categories. Known now as Exceptional Competence, Talent, Business Investor, Entrepreneur, Real Estate Owner, Limited Duration, and Unlimited Duration Premium Residency, the extension is a strategic push to attract global talent and investment. The shifting landscape is driven by the Vision 2030 agenda, spurring the Kingdom to build a competitive, vibrant environment inviting high-value professionals to live, work, and invest in Saudi Arabia without needing a sponsor. What Premium Residency offers Holders of Premium Residency benefit from a suite of privileges, such as: Residency, either permanent or time-limited, for themselves and their families Visa-free entry and exit, bypassing the traditional exit/re‑entry process Exemption from expatriate levies The ability to work in the private sector and change jobs freely without local sponsorship Rights to invest, own property and vehicles, and recruit domestic workers Permission to issue family visit visas Permission to hold usufruct rights on properties in Makkah and Madinah for up to 99 years Access to citizen-designated airport lanes. These privileges reinforce Saudi Arabia's appeal as a global hub, facilitating innovation, investment, and lifestyle flexibility. A strategic leap The surge in applications highlights the Premium Residency Programme's growing global attraction. It serves as a cornerstone in the Kingdom's broader strategy to elevate its global competitiveness by fostering a more attractive quality of life and business environment.
Business Insider
22-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Booz Allen upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at William Blair
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Wall Street Journal
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Wall Street Journal
How Tariffs Helped Turn Hertz and AutoZone Into Winning Bets
A Hertz car-rental site in San Jose, Calif. Investor Bill Ackman now has a large stake in the company. (Constanza Hevia H. for The Wall Street Journal)
Forbes
11-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Community Capital: Building Founder-Funder Ecosystems—Part Two
Nate Williams is Managing Partner of Union Labs VC, a seasoned investor and operator focused on the convergence of SaaS & DeepTech. In Part One, "Community Capital: How Networks Drive Deep Tech," I made the case that in deep tech, community is foundational. The complexity of building at the intersection of science, hardware and software requires something more resilient than a spreadsheet or pitch deck. It requires trust. And trust is built inside community. Now let's talk about the 'how.' While there's no one-size-fits-all approach to building effective founder-funder ecosystems, I've found there are core principles that consistently generate high net promoter score (NPS) outcomes: intentionality, authenticity and alignment. Here's how to design and scale communities that matter—and that drive results. 1. Start with shared curiosity, not a calendar invite. In my experience, the best communities don't start with logistics. They start with a question: "What are we collectively trying to figure out that we can't solve alone?" From AI applications in precision manufacturing to unlocking public-private partnerships in defense tech, your community must orbit a real frontier. For example, the early days of one of my company's event series weren't driven by volume—they were driven by shared intent. A handful of deep tech investors realized we needed a safe space to cross-reference market insights, learn from missed opportunities and calibrate around new and novel technical developments. That curiosity turned into a consistent monthly ritual and now includes up to a dozen firms with collective expertise across artificial intelligence, autonomy, semiconductors, defense and more. 2. Design for depth, not just scale. Many founder-funder events chase scale—bigger guest lists, larger venues, more sponsors. But in my experience, true community capital is commonly forged in smaller, trust-rich spaces. Instead of headcount, curate for chemistry. Invite individuals who are at similar inflection points with their startups, careers or networks and who are wrestling with industry challenges. Pair ambitious operators with experienced startup founders for a chat. Look for people who aren't just interesting on paper but interested in building something that matters—and doing so collaboratively. When thoughtfully constructed, small gatherings can become industry catalysts, especially in venture capital. Done right, they can spark collaborations that outlive the events—sometimes even leading to cofounding relationships, early customer pilots or downstream investment. For example, one of our community series works precisely because it strips away hierarchy and replaces it with shared outdoor experiences. No stages. No panelists. Just climate and deep tech entrepreneurs and investors tackling real hills—literally and metaphorically—while cycling and sharing what's hard, what's working and what's next in our industry. 3. Build structure around informal signals. Too many communities seek to remain informal forever. But I've found that the most impactful ones evolve—gently—into systems. One best practice I recommend: Lightly track the outcomes of your connections. Which introductions led to new hires, early customers or co-investments? You don't need detailed customer relationship management (CRM) dashboards, but you should allocate time for reflection. Which rituals are worth repeating? What's missing? Is there return on investment (ROI) to keep this community event going, or is it time for a pivot? The goal isn't bureaucracy, but awareness. I've found that community capital becomes more effective when it's not just vibrant, but intentional. 4. Let the community shape itself. One of the biggest community-building myths I've encountered is that the host must control everything. As a recovering micromanager, I do understand this. But I've learned that the best founder-funder ecosystems become co-owned. They evolve organically, shaped by the needs of their members via their output through the events. Make it easy for others to step in and lead. Rotate moderators. Change venues. Open the agenda. Encourage shared ownership of events, conversations and outreach. When your community becomes a platform for others to build upon, it can become more resilient—and more scalable. 5. Design for emotional ROI. Yes, community leads to deal flow, diligence acceleration and talent acquisition. But perhaps the most undervalued return is emotional endurance. Deep tech and physical AI are hard. Venture capital is hard. Startups can be close to impossible. They can be stressful, both slow and chaotic, and oftentimes uncertain. Founders and funders alike need environments that remind them why they're doing this work—who else is 'in the arena'—and that the struggle is shared. When you get it right, a founder walks away not just with advice but with renewed zeal. A GP finds renewed conviction in a thesis iteration they've been questioning. A Fortune 500 exec realizes they're not the only one betting their career arc on physical world AI. That's real capital. Want community? Be a node, not a gatekeeper! If Part One was about recognizing the value of community capital, Part Two is your permission slip to go build it. You don't need to wait for someone to 'launch' the group. Start with a dinner meetup. A shared doc with relevant articles and research. A bike ride or poker night. A WhatsApp thread. Build it around a topic that matters and people who care. In early-stage venture capital—especially in deep tech—I've found that the firms with the most effective communities often see the best signals, the best ideas and the best people first. And in this game, timing is everything. So go be a node. Invite others in. Help more people do the hard thing well. I'll see you on the ride! Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. Do I qualify?
