James Fraser

James Fraser joined Euro Manganese as Vice President Commercial in October 2022 and brings over 25 years of experience from the geosciences, consulting, mining, carbon credit and automotive sectors. After completing his doctorate in Himalayan Tectonics, James worked as a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company and then held a range of senior positions during his 11 years at Rio Tinto in commercial and technical fields across different commodities. He subsequently worked for Permian Global, an investment fund focussed on forest carbon and most recently held Head of Sales & Sourcing and Managing Director roles with two UK-based specialist automotive / motorsport engineering firms.

James holds an MA (Hons) and DPhil in Earth Sciences from the University of Oxford.