OUR PEOPLE

Our Team

Meet the experts driving innovation and excellence in sustainable mining and minerals trading.

Leadership & Expertise

Our diverse team brings decades of combined experience in mining, logistics, finance, and sustainability to deliver exceptional results.

Co-founders

Shay Michaeli

Co-founder

Over 22 years in the mining and metals industry. Leads Eryvium strategy, project development, and execution across beneficiation and critical metals processing. Built and managed multiple cross-border projects across manganese, iron ore, chrome and tin.

Roni Michaeli

Co-founder

Over 22 years in the mining and metals industry. Supports group governance and long-term build-out of Eryvium. Active across holdings-level coordination and investment oversight in manganese, iron ore and chrome assets.

Leadership

Prof. Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kovalenko

Prof. Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kovalenko

Beneficiation and Mineral Processing Lead

Prof. Volodymyr Ivanovych Shevchenko

Prof. Volodymyr Ivanovych Shevchenko

Process and Metallurgy Lead

Dr. Volodymyr Y. Berger

Dr. Volodymyr Y. Berger

Mechanical Engineering Lead

Prof. Miroslav Kubík

Prof. Miroslav Kubík

Hydrometallurgy and Purification Lead

Dr. Sofia Lindström

Dr. Sofia Lindström

Processing Innovation Lead

Dr. Olga L. Kosynska

Dr. Olga L. Kosynska

Materials Science Lead

Dr. Mark Ellison

Dr. Mark Ellison

Metallurgy and Scale Up Lead

Prof. Stanisław Kowalski

Prof. Stanisław Kowalski

Plant Systems and Equipment Advisor

Dr. Margaret Harrington

Dr. Margaret Harrington

Project Delivery and Quality Lead

Julian Westbrook

Julian Westbrook

Business Development Lead

Tomes Li

Tomes Li

Chief Financial Officer

Océane Moreau

Océane Moreau

Commercial Operations Lead

Core Execution Team

Process and Metallurgy

  • Andrii Kovalenko – Process Engineer
  • Li Wei – Metallurgical Engineer
  • Piotr Nowak – Process Metallurgist

Mechanical and Plant Engineering

  • Oleksii Hrytsenko – Mechanical Engineer
  • Michal Kowalczyk – Plant Engineering Engineer

Lab and QA QC

  • Iryna Shevchenko – Laboratory and QA QC Specialist

Commercial and Logistics

  • Chen Hao – Logistics and Documentation Coordinator

Beneficiation and Mineral Processing

  • Dmytro Bondarenko – Mineral Processing Engineer
  • Katarzyna Zielinska – Mineral Processing Specialist

Electrical and Automation

  • Zhang Min – Electrical and Automation Engineer

Project Controls and HSE

  • Naledi Dlamini – HSE and Compliance Coordinator
  • Thabo Mokoena – Project Controls Specialist

Trading and Commercial Functions

  • Lukas Schneider – Trading and Commercial Functions
  • Anna Weber – Trade Manager and ESG compliance
  • Sophia Keller – Sourcing and Marketing