James May

Mr. May joins Jervois with more than 20 years of experience in the global resources industry. He began his career with Deloitte in London within its energy and resources division, before joining Rio Tinto in 2006.

At Rio Tinto, Mr May spent time in a variety of global positions of increasing seniority, culminating in the role of Interim Vice President – Sales and Marketing, for the Energy and Minerals sales portfolio, based in Singapore. The role is responsible for commodity sales generating more than US$2 billion of revenue annually. Mr. May was also responsible for new business initiatives and marketing projects for the portfolio, including the evaluation of commercial opportunities in lithium and other battery metals.

Prior to moving to Singapore in 2018, Mr. May spent four years in Darwin as Chief Financial Officer of Energy Resources of Australia Limited, an ASX-listed uranium miner majority-owned by Rio Tinto. In this role, he was responsible for leadership of all finance, commercial, business development and governance activities.

Mr. May also spent time in corporate roles with Rio Tinto as part of the group business development team focused on corporate strategy, M&A, and related projects, and in roles with group finance.