Altona Energy plc has appointed Cedric Simonet as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
French geologist Cedric Simonet, 47, has spent most of the past 25 years living and working in Africa and works as an independent consultant in mineral development across the continent.
He graduated from Université Blaise Pascal with a Masters in Geology in 1995, and from Université de Nantes with a PhD in Geology in 2000.
Between 2003 and 2006, Mr Simonet was lead geologist and open pit manager at the SOGEREM (ALCAN) fluorspar mine in France, and led a major continuous improvement project for ALCAN Specialty Aluminas Europe in 2007. He served as Africa Region Manager of IGE Resources AB where he oversaw exploration and development in Burundi and Kenya until 2010.
Mr Simonet then founded Akili Minerals Services, a Nairobi-based leading exploration services company which has served more than 60 local and international clients covering a variety of commodities.
Between 2014 and 2017 he was general manager at NuAfrica Gas, a company involved in coal bed methane in Mozambique.
Mr Simonet was chairman of Kenya Chamber of Mines from 2010 to 2011 and 2017 to 2019. He holds the European Geologist title and is qualified to act as a competent person over a wide range of mineral projects.