Charlie McGill
CEO
Charlie has over a decade of experience leading earl-stage, private equity and listed businesses in the renewable energy and resources sectors.
Charlie began his business career investment banking at Morgan Stanley in New York and was later Group Vice President of Incitec Pivot (parent of Dyno Nobel) and CFO of lithium miner Kidman Resources prior to its acquisition by Wesfarmers and SQM. He is currently a Senior Advisor to VC-backed India-based lithium battery recycler Lohum.
Charlie served six years as a Naval Officer in surface warfare and special forces, and was the youngest officer ever to be appointed Administrative Aide to the Secretary of the Navy in the Pentagon.
Education
Harvard Business School (MBA)
US Naval Academy (BS Systems Engineering)
Dr SJ (Shaun) Oosthuizen
CTO
Shaun is a Fellow of Engineers Australia with over 20 years of experience in natural resources and renewables. Working across four continents, Shaun has patented and scaled-up material-science technologies for organisations including Boeing, BHP, CSIRO, NASA, Rio Tinto, and the University of Cambridge.
Shaun has developed novel processes and membrane systems tailored to desalination, product recovery and drinking water production from mining and industrial effluents. He has also piloted hydro, pyrometallurgical and electrochemical systems for the low-cost manufacture of lithium metal, alloys, and salts.
Education
North-West University (PhD Chemical Engineering)
University of Pretoria (MPhil Innovation, BEng (Hons) Man. of Tech., BEng Chemical Engineering)
Vince McBeth
Vice President - North America
Vince joined ElectraLith in early 2025 from Sydney-based and In-Q-Tel-backed startup Q-CTRL where he led strategy and business development in the US and UK. Prior to Q-CTRL, Vince was Managing Partner of Gartner (NYSE: IT) where he led the company’s defense consulting practice. Vince was previously Founder and President of The McBeth Group International, an independent defense technology consultancy.
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Vince is also a distinguished and exceptionally well-regarded former Naval Officer. In his 22 years of service, Vince commanded two warships, was a White House Fellow, served as Aide to the Secretary of the Navy, and served as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Education
The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University
US Naval Academy (BS Systems Engineering)
Damien Edwards
Vice President - Engineering
Damien has over 20 years of diverse experience in multinational companies, and has hadd a range of roles from detailed engineering and product development to project management and strategic consultation.
As a goal-driven engineering leader, he is adept at navigating challenging and dynamic environments to deliver high-end projects and technology solutions. His engineering expertise is complemented by a strong client focus, enabling him to consistently exceed targets and expectations through operational efficiency and engineering excellence.
Education
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Bachelor Engineering Chemical)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Bachelor Business Administration)
EngExec, MIEAust, CPEng, NER, RPEQ, PMI, PMP, APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus), DipPM
José Arredondo
Head of Business Development & Strategy
José has more than eight years of experience in investment fund management, private equity, and banking, working with firms such as Finvenergy and Intercam in Mexico. He also served as a Senior Strategy Consultant for KPMG's Global Strategy Group in Mexico.
Prior to joining ElectraLith, José completed an MBA while working at the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership.
Education
Monash Business School (MBA)
Universidad Panamericana (BEng Industrial Engineering)
Dr Emma Petrie
General Manager - Operations
Emma is an operations and program management professional with over six years’ experience in research translation, working across research institutes and the US biotechnology sector. Prior to joining ElectraLith, Emma was a Senior Program Manager at Replay, a US-based Series A funded cell and gene therapy biotechnology company.
Emma’s background in program and operations management is consolidated by a 17+ year academic career in biomedical research in the field of structural biology. During this time Emma generated over 30 publications and was involved in commercial drug discovery programs.
Education
University of Melbourne (PhD Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Professor Laureate Huanting Wang
Inventor and Senior Advisor
Professor Wang is an ARC Laureate Fellow within the Department of Chemical Engineering at Monash University. He is also the Director of the ARC Research Hub for Energy-Efficient Separation.
Professor Wang has co-authored over 420 papers (33,000+ citations) on nanomaterials and composite membranes for water desalination and purification, gas and ion transport and separation and electrochemical energy.
Professor Wang is a Council Member of the Aseanian Membrane Society, and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers and The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Education
University of Science and Technology of China (PhD Materials Science)
California Institute of Technology (Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Chemical Engineering)
