ABOUT US
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Euro Manganese is a critical materials company focused on becoming a leading producer of high-purity manganese for secure, responsible and diversified supply chains.. The Company is advancing development of the Chvaletice Project in the Czech Republic while exploring an early-stage opportunity to produce battery-grade manganese products in North America.
The Chvaletice Project is a unique waste-to-value recycling and remediation opportunity involving reprocessing old tailings from a decommissioned mine. It is also the only sizable manganese orebody in the Europe, strategically positioning the Company to critical raw materials for allied technology, defence and battery supply chains.
In May 2016, Euro Manganese Inc. acquired 100% of Mangan Chvaletice s.r.o., the Czech company that holds the exploration rights to the Chvaletice manganese deposit.
Euro Manganese is dual-listed on the TSX.V and the ASX.
MANAGEMENT & DIRECTORS
The management and directors of Euro Manganese Inc. have extensive experience in project planning and development, geology, metallurgy, engineering, environmental planning and permitting, project finance, commodities marketing and corporate development. Our team brings together competencies and perspectives that are crucial for tackling the complexities of developing a project such as the Chvaletice Manganese Project, while meeting the demanding social and environmental standards of the Czech Republic and the European Union.
Our success depends on the talent, dedication and cohesion of our management team, along with that of the many engineers, metallurgists, geoscientists, environmental scientists, financial experts, legal advisors and administrators who work with us.
MANAGEMENT
Sean Gallagher - Chief Financial Officer
Sean Gallagher is an ACCA-qualified finance executive with more than 20 years of experience across publicly listed, privately owned and private equity-backed businesses. Before joining Euro Manganese, Sean served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Peter Vardy Global and as Group Chief Financial Officer of Alufer Mining Limited, an independent mining company with bauxite operations in the Republic of Guinea. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Interact Training Group and held senior finance positions with Management Consulting Group plc, Kurt Salmon and WPP plc. Sean has extensive experience in financial management and reporting, corporate governance, treasury, taxation, capital raising, debt and equity financing, corporate transactions and managing international finance functions across multiple jurisdictions. Sean is a qualified member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.
Jan Votava - Managing Director of Mangan Chvaletice s.r.o.
Jan Votava is a highly skilled and respected Czech engineer and executive leader who holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering. For 17 years, he held various managerial roles at LafargeHolcim, the world’s largest construction materials company. These roles included Head of Transformation Team for Europe, Technical Director for Central Europe, Executive Chairman and Managing Director for the Czech Republic, and he oversaw, among other activities, quarrying and cement production. He also recently played a leadership role with the team that constructed a €250 million cement plant in Hungary for Lafarge, and he led the team in optimizing and developing the operation. He is now responsible for leading EMN’s activities in the Czech Republic, for its organizational and reputational development, as well as for Project permitting and development.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Anthon – Chairman and Director
Rick Anthon is a seasoned resource industry professional, having worked full-time in the Lithium sector for the past 10 years. Mr Anthon was most recently the director of Corporate Development at Allkem Limited. He worked with Allkem (as Orocobre) from its initial IPO as a small exploration company, through its merger with Galaxy Resources to create Allkem and the AUD 16Bn merger between Allkem and Livent to form NYSE listed Arcadium Lithium, which has now been recently acquired by Rio Tinto.At Allkem, Mr Anthon worked on a number of major transactions that facilitated the rapid growth of the company including partnering with Toyota Tsushu Limited to develop the Olaroz Lithium Facility and the Naraha Lithium Hydroxide Plant, the establishment of Advantage Lithium Corp, a number of major capital market fund raisings, and the company mergers set out above. Mr Anthon also worked closely with the project development teams for both brine and hard rock projects and Allkem’s community and sustainability teams.
Mr Anthon was a practicing lawyer for over 30 years with deep experience in both corporate and commercial law focusing on the resource sector. He currently serves as Chair of the Board at Savannah Resources, a European-focused lithium producer, as well as Chair of Greenwing Resources Limited, which has lithium brine operations in Argentina and a graphite project in Madagascar. Mr. Anthon is also Chair of Rapid Lithium Limited, which is undertaking lithium exploration in South Dakota, and Non-Executive Director at Savannah Goldfields Limited.
Ludivine Wouters – Director
Ludivine Wouters is a seasoned strategy, governance, and policy executive with more than 20 years of experience in European and emerging markets. Leveraging her background in law, political risk insurance, and investment banking, Ludivine excels in guiding transformational growth, advising executives on sustainability and innovation in the minerals and materials sectors. As the Managing Partner at Latitude Five, she leads the Mining and Minerals practice. Her expertise extends to mining policy and governance, including working with policy shapers on critical minerals and responsible sourcing priorities. Ludivine was named one of the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining in 2013 and is currently a Visiting Fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations. She holds a Master’s in Business Law from Université Panthéon Assas and a JD from Université Panthéon Sorbonne.
Tom Stepien - Director
Tom Stepien has over 30 years of global high technology management, operations, and engineering experience at both small and large companies. He is currently CEO and a Director of Amprius Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:AMPX), a position he has held since May 2025. He served as CEO and Board Chair of South 8 Technologies, a next-generation lithium-ion battery company, from August 2023 to March 2025. From December 2020 to November 2023, he was an Operating Partner at KCK Group, a venture and private equity investment firm. Tom served as CEO and Director of Primus Power Corporation from 2009 to 2020 and has been President and Director of its successor, Primus Power Solutions, Inc., until 2023. Prior to co-founding Primus, he was a Vice President at semiconductor equipment manufacturer Applied Materials. Tom earned BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a co-inventor on numerous patents, and is a frequent speaker at energy conferences. He brings an international perspective, having led diverse teams in several countries.