Podium Minerals (ASX:POD) - CEO & Managing Director, Sam Rodda
CEO & Managing Director, Sam Rodda
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  • Podium Minerals (POD) announces the immediate resignation of Sam Rodda as Managing Director and CEO
  • The company acknowledges Mr Rodda’s “significant” contribution to the development of its Parks Reef PGM project
  • During the interim period, POD Chairman Rod Baxter will assume executive responsibilities
  • Podium Minerals remains fully focused on advancing its Parks Reef PGM project
  • POD last traded at 6 cents

Podium Minerals (POD) has announced the resignation of its Managing Director and CEO, Sam Rodda.

Mr Rodda, who has served as CEO since January 2022 and as Managing Director since April 2022, will be stepping down with immediate effect.

In light of the CEO’s departure, the company’s executive and managerial leadership will be overseen by Chair Rod Baxter, who will assume the role of Executive Director during this interim period.

Podium Minerals stated that it remains committed to advancing key activities related to its Parks Reef PGM project in Western Australia. This includes prioritising metallurgical testwork focused on flotation and pre-treatment to enhance metal recoveries and discard waste material. The aim of this process is to upgrade the ore before proceeding to downstream leach processing in the next stage of beneficiation.

Additionally, the company will be exploring the potential benefits of portable XRF analysis of drill samples from the Parks Reef orebody.

Podium Minerals last traded at 6 cents.

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