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Heraeus Virtual Hydrogen Talks: Securing the Iridium Supply Chain for the Hydrogen Economy
The hydrogen ramp-up continues, with substantial PEM Electrolysis capacity announcements throughout 2023, and this trend is still on the rise. Consequently, the demand for iridium, one of the scarcest precious metals and a critical component in PEM Electrolyzers, is also increasing. Key players in the supply chain are taking action, tackling the iridium challenge. To be more specific, how is this done? From mining to electrolyzers, what measures are being taken, and what remaining challenges require attention? Discuss with experts and your peers!
| Topic | Securing the Iridium Supply Chain for the Hydrogen Economy |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, November 8 2023 |
| Time | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm CET |
| Location | Online (GoToWebinar) |
| Speakers |
Kleantha Pillay Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Sibanye Stillwater Dr. Peter Bouwman Head of R&D Hydrogen Industrial/CTO | Schaeffler David Holmes Senior Vice President, Trading and Sales | Heraeus Precious Metals |
| Moderator |
Dr. Philipp Walter Heraeus Precious Metals |
Speakers
Kleantha Pillay, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Sibanye Stillwater
Kleantha Pillay is the Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Sibanye Stillwater. She is responsible for sales of platinum group metals, base metals and chrome as well as for the market development.
She was previously Head of Market Development, Precious Metals, at Anglo American Platinum Limited. Prior to joining Anglo American Platinum, Kleantha served as the executive assistant to the CEO at Sasol Limited. Her portfolio included work across strategy, communications, investor relations and special projects. Kleantha’s management consulting career with McKinsey & Company spanned 6 years, with projects undertaken in South Africa, Nigera, Kenya and the UK. She worked primarily in the basic materials and beverages industries.
In addition to a Masters’ degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Natal, Kleantha holds an MBA qualification from the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Peter Bouwman, Head of R&D Hydrogen Industrial/CTO | Schaeffler
Since 2021, Peter Bouwman is leading the R&D department of the Schaeffler Industrial Hydrogen Business Unit focussing on scaling hydrogen production using PEM electrolysis. He has gained over 20 years international working experience in the field of hydrogen electro-chemistry applications, including fuel cells, redox flow, compression, and purification, and completed his PhD thesis work on lithium batteries.
David Holmes, Senior Vice President, Trading and Sales | Heraeus Precious Metals
David is the Senior Vice President for Trading and Sales at Heraeus Precious Metals New York LLC. He is responsible for funding and price risk management of precious metals to Heraeus sites in the Americas. The trading team offers the same physical metal service to external customers principally from the industrial sector. David’s day to day responsibility in the Americas is to risk manage HPM’s exposure to the minor metals which include Rhodium, Iridium and Ruthenium. In this capacity, he sources minor metals via mine contracts, secondary supply agreement and purchasing from trading companies. For consumers, he advises on metal acquisition strategies which includes consignment and strategic stocks, forward hedges, and loop funding.
David joined Heraeus in September 2014. Prior to joining Heraeus, David commenced his career in 1980 working exclusively on precious metals trading desks with experience in both trading and sales at financial institutions ranging from AIG to Commerzbank. David graduated with an honors degree in Economics from the University of Kent at Canterbury.
Dr. Philipp Walter, Heraeus Precious Metals
Philipp is a chemist by education and received his PhD from the University of Freiburg, Germany. He held several management positions in the chemical industry in new business development, marketing, sales and business management in Norway, USA, Switzerland and Germany.
He joined Heraeus in 2016 and is now leading New Business Development for Heraeus Precious Metals. Philipp is based at Heraeus’ Headquarters in Hanau, Germany.