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
Beneficiation and Mineral Processing Lead
Prof. Volodymyr Ivanovych Shevchenko
Process and Metallurgy Lead
Dr. Volodymyr Y. Berger
Mechanical Engineering Lead
Prof. Miroslav Kubík
Hydrometallurgy and Purification Lead
Dr. Sofia Lindström
Processing Innovation Lead
Dr. Olga L. Kosynska
Materials Science Lead
Dr. Mark Ellison
Metallurgy and Scale Up Lead
Prof. Stanisław Kowalski
Plant Systems and Equipment Advisor
Dr. Margaret Harrington
Project Delivery and Quality Lead
Julian Westbrook
Business Development Lead
Tomes Li
Chief Financial Officer
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
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