Clean energy investor Glenlith has hired outgoing Albemarle executive MitchellJohn Mitchell to run its Chilean cobalt subsidiary. John Mitchell has run Albemarle’s lithium business since 2015 when it acquired smaller rival Rockwood Holdings. John Mitchell’s exit from Albemarle surprised the industry. Albemarle rival Orocobre has been searching for a new CEO, but John Mitchell's contract bars him from working for a direct rival for two years.
Clean energy investor Glenlith has hired outgoing Albemarle executive John Mitchell to run its Chilean cobalt subsidiary. Mitchell has run Albemarle’s lithium business since 2015 when it acquired smaller rival Rockwood Holdings. Mitchell’s exit from Albemarle surprised the industry. Albemarle rival Orocobre has been searching for a new CEO, but Mitchell's contract bars him from working for a direct rival for two years.