Altair Minerals (ASX: ALR)
Has appointed seasoned executive, Dr. Sonia Scarselli as Specialist Advisor to the Board, nominated by Endeavour following its A$28m placement.
Prior to joining Endeavour, Dr. Scarselli was VP of Exploration and Xplor Program at BHP.
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| Altair Minerals | AXS: ALR | |
| Stage | Exploration | |
| Metals | Gold | |
| Market cap | A$197 m @ A$0.031c | |
| Location | Guyana | |
| Website | www.altairminerals.com.au |
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Altair Announce Sonia Scarselli Appointed as Specialist Advisor to Board
Altair Minerals (ASX: ALR) has appointed seasoned executive, Dr. Sonia Scarselli as Specialist Advisor to the Board, nominated by Endeavour following its A$28m placement.
Prior to joining Endeavour, Dr. Scarselli was VP of Exploration and Xplor Program at BHP.
Altair-Endeavour Technical Committee formed, strengthening leadership and technical
collaboration
▪ Altair has appointed seasoned executive, Dr. Sonia Scarselli as Specialist Advisor to the Board, nominated by Endeavour following its A$28m placement.
▪ Prior to joining Endeavour, Dr. Scarselli was VP of Exploration and Xplor Program at BHP and has held several leadership positions throughout her career.
▪ Altair and Endeavour have jointly formed a Technical Committee combining leading experience in Birimian and Guiana Shields to deliver a Tier-1 exploration team at Greater Oko.
▪ The appointment of Dr. Sonia Scarselli and formation of Joint Technical Committee, alongside the recent appointment of Simon Bolster establishes an astute in-house technical capacity, which becomes highly beneficial in the acceleration and swift execution of the large-scale exploration programs commencing at the Greater Oko Project.
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Appointment of Specialist Advisor – Dr Sonia Scarselli
Dr. Sonia Scarselli is currently Executive Vice President of Exploration and Growth at Endeavour Mining plc (LSE:EDV, TSX: EDV and OTCQX: EDVMF) (“Endeavour”). Prior to Endeavour, she was VP of Exploration at BHP and founded their Xplor programme.
Her career began at ExxonMobil UK before joining BHP in 2012, where she held senior roles including VP of Petroleum Exploration and Appraisals, Head of Algeria, and Exploration Manager for Trinidad and Tobago.
Sonia holds a PhD in Geology from ETH Zurich and an MBA from the London Business School. She sits on the boards of East Star Resources plc and Koulou Gold Corp.
Her appointment strengthens Altair’s Board decision-making across exploration, technical assessment, project development and corporate strategy.
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Altair-Endeavour Joint Technical Committee
The joint Technical Committee leadership brings together the following members:
From Altair: Pascal Van Osta (Head of Exploration), Faheem Ahmed (CEO), Rob Curtis (NonExecutive Director).
From Endeavour: Eduardo Etchart (VP of New Ventures) and Tanguy Nobilet (Exploration Manager).
The Committee will meet monthly to review exploration data, programs, geological targeting and optimisation. Altair will leverage Endeavour’s track record of discovery, which includes the discovery of 22.4Moz of Measured and Indicated gold resources since 2016 on an analogous greenstone belt, providing Altair with a directly relevant technical knowledgebase to fast-track discoveries at Greater Oko.
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Altair Minerals Limited CEO, Faheem Ahmed, commented:
“Following Endeavour’s A$28m placement (ALR announcement 27th April 2026), I am delighted to confirm Dr. Sonia Scarselli as a Specialist Advisor to the Board at Altair.
“Sonia joins at a pivotal moment as we prepare for a major drill programme and scale our team, bringing a wealth of technical and executive experience to support leadership in Guyana.
“Combined with the Altair-Endeavour Technical Committee, we have assembled one of the most capable exploration teams operating on the Guiana Shield. With our land package in place, we are well-positioned to maximise value at Greater Oko and deliver multiple discoveries.
“I look forward to updating shareholders with our renewed exploration plans and a steady stream of exploration results over the coming months.”
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At the time of writing the author holds shares in Altair Minerals.
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