Victory Metals (ASX:VTM) has announced the appointment of an team of internationally recognised technical leaders to drive the development of its flagship North Stanmore heavy rare earths project in Western Australia and future growth pipeline. 

Experts Ken Baxter, Scott Atkinson, Dr Ludovic (Ludo) Dumée, and Peter Hedley join Technical Director Professor Ken Collerson and Chief Technical Officer Dean O’Keefe to create a market leading team with proven capability to fast-track North Stanmore, the company said. 

The group brings decades of hands on operational, development, discovery, and sustainable process water expertise in rare earths and critical minerals, as Victory Metals advances toward commercialisation. 

“This combination not only fast tracks our pathway to production but ensures Victory will deliver one of the world’s most significant heavy rare earth projects with the lowest impact, most environmentally responsible rare earth operations in Western Australia which is exactly what the market, regulators, and our strategic partners are demanding,” Victory Metals CEO Brendan Clark said in a news release. 

“We have the right people, with the right experience, at exactly the right time for Australia’s critical minerals future. I could not be more excited about what this team will deliver for our shareholders, for Western Australia, and for secure, ethical heavy rare earth supply chains globally.”