Lithium Ark Team

Daniel Espinoza

Engineering Project Manager

10+ years advancing lithium projects across extraction, refining, and battery‑materials recycling in Chile, Finland, and Germany. He has led several commissioning and ramp‑up from pilot to industrial scale. Daniel is a Chemical engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile

Rodrigo Rivas

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

20+ years of experience in leading operations, processes, projects, and quality of lithium chemical plants, and in-depth knowledge of lithium carbonate and hydroxide processes. Metallurgical Engineer from the University of Concepción, Chile.

Macarena González

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Co-Founder

25+ years in environmental management of brine extraction and sustainable lithium processing. MSc. Environmental Industrial Engineering from Pontifical Catholic University, Santiago, Chile.

Robert Roeloffs

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

25+ years in Marketing, Sales & Business Management. MBA. BS Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, United States..

Peter Ehren

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Co-Founder

25+ years in designing, building, and streamlining lithium projects worldwide. MSc. Raw Materials Technology, Technical University (TU) of Delft, The Netherlands.
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Mark Brouwer

Vice-president of Engineering

25+ years in Licensing, Business Development, and Project Management. MSc. in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University (TU) Eindhoven, The Netherlands.