Powering
the Battery Age
Enabling the Battery Age together
Rock Tech Lithium is a German-Canadian critical minerals company developing the next-generation of lithium converters to supply Europe and North America with sustainably and locally-produced battery-grade lithium.
Leadership
Mirco Wojnarowicz
CEO
Mirco Wojnarowicz brings over 15 years of international leadership experience in the industrial and energy sectors. Since joining Rock Tech in 2022 as Vice President of Business Development, he has successfully driven strategic initiatives, including securing offtake and feedstock agreements and establishing Rock Tech’s lithium joint-venture with Transamine SA in Switzerland.
Kerstin Wedemann
CL & CO
Kerstin has 20+ years of significant legal/compliance and project management experience from working at international companies (Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Harsco, Danaher Corp.) at which she held various leadership roles. She holds a law degree from the University of Cologne and is a Certified Compliance Professional (Frankfurt School of Finance).
Chris Wright
CFO
Chris Wright has 15+ years of experience in finance and mining. This most recently includes a role at Liontown Resources where he helped deliver project financing for the Australian based lithium producer. He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Finance from the Australian National University and a Master’s degree in Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales.
Board of Directors
Dirk Harbecke
Chairman
has more than 25 years of experience as an international manager, entrepreneur and investor. He previously worked for the Boston Consulting Group and was co-founder and CEO of ADC (African Development Corporation AG).
Michelle Gahagan
Director
is an experienced board director and entrepreneur. She held board roles at General Copper Gold and Canadian Palladium and is the founder of France Bike Rentals.
Dr. Beate Degen
Director
Dr. Degen is an accomplished advisor, entrepreneur, and non-executive director with extensive global expertise spanning strategy & innovation, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and risk management. She brings diverse experience across industries including commodities, life sciences, deep tech, and financial services. Prior to building her portfolio of board roles, Dr. Degen held senior strategic leadership and finance positions at chemical-pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG, Ernst & Young as well as tech start-ups.
