Mr Talbot has over 25 years of experience in the mining, minerals and chemical processing sector. Mr Talbot was previously Galaxy Resources Limited's (Galaxy) head of Australian Operations and the technical lead for the development of the evaporation ponds and chemical processing of lithium salts. Prior to joining Galaxy, Mr Talbot was at Bikita Minerals, a lithium mine in Zimbabwe where he achieved increased product yield and capacity. Mr Talbot has also held the positions of mining company director, general manager and metallurgist at various mine operations in Egypt and South Africa with experience in designing, planning and managing profitable mining operations.