Metals Acquisition Limited announced the appointment of Ms. Leanne Heywood as a Non-Executive Director to the Company?s Board of Directors, effective 1 May 2024. Ms. Heywood is an experienced non-executive director with broad general management experience gained through an international career in the mining sector, including 10 years with the Rio Tinto Copper Group. Ms. Heywood currently serves as a non-executive director, and is responsible for a diverse range of committee chairs and committee memberships for Arcadium Lithium (NYSE:LTHM), a global lithium chemicals producer, Midway Limited (ASX: MWY) a wood fibre processor and exporter, Quickstep Holdings Ltd, a global manufacturer of composite solutions for the Defence and Commercial aerospace sectors, and Snowy Hydro Limited, an integrated energy company supporting the transition to renewables.

Ms Heywood received the 2021 Medal of the Order of Australia and was named 2019 NSW Business Women of the Year. She holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), an Executive MBA (Melbourne Business School) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and CPA Australia (FCPA). The Company also announces the appointment of Mr. Chris Rosario to joint company secretary.

Mr. Rosario is currently General Counsel and will add the responsibilities of joint company secretary, to be shared with current company secretary, Mr. Trevor Hart. Before joining MAC in August 2023, Mr. Rosario was a partner at an international law firm and led the team advising MAC on its acquisition and financing of the CSA Copper Mine.