Highly regarded executive, distinguished Naval Officer, and White House Fellow joins ElectraLith in its first executive appointment outside of Australia, signaling an increasing focus on the US and DLE-R’s ability to deliver critical mineral independence.

Melbourne, Victoria, 19th March 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, Melbourne-based ElectraLith Pty Ltd (“ElectraLith”) today announced the appointment of Vincent D. McBeth as Vice President – North America.  McBeth’s appointment follows the December announcement of ElectraLith’s oversubscribed Series A capital raise, comprising a world class investor syndicate.

As Vice President – North America, McBeth will oversee all aspects of ElectraLith’s activities in the region including commercial, operational, financial, media and investor matters.  McBeth will also lead ElectraLith’s engagements at the federal, state and local level throughout the US.  

McBeth’s appointment marks ElectraLith’s first executive hire outside of Australia and signals its increasing focus on the US market.  McBeth will be based in Washington, DC and Smackover, Arkansas.

McBeth joins ElectraLith from Sydney-based and In-Q-Tel-backed startup Q-CTRL where he led strategy and business development in the US and UK.  Prior to Q-CTRL, McBeth was Managing Partner of Gartner, where he led the company’s defense consulting practice.  McBeth was previously Founder and President of The McBeth Group International, an independent defense technology consultancy. 

A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, McBeth is also a distinguished and exceptionally well-regarded former Naval Officer.  In his 22 years of service, McBeth commanded two warships, was a White House Fellow, served as Aide to the Secretary of the Navy, and served as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

ElectraLith CEO Charlie McGill said: “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Vince to the ElectraLith Team.  Vince’s ability to forge meaningful commercial, operational and government relationships at all levels will be the kingpin to executing our North America strategy.  

McGill added: “We are particularly excited for Vince to unlock DLE-R’s proven ability to process otherwise unviable lithium reserves in the US, directly addressing the Trump Administration’s objective of critical mineral independence.

McBeth commented: “ElectraLith’s disruptive DLE-R technology will drive rapid transformation in the lithium industry.  DLE-R’s ability to extract and refine lithium into battery grade lithium hydroxide or carbonate with no water or chemicals is a game changer, especially in the water-constrained Paradox Basin and Smackover Formation. 

McBeth continued: “DLE-R’s ability to do this completely independent of China marks a turning point for US critical minerals independence.” 

McBeth is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University.

About ElectraLith

ElectraLith is unlocking a green future with a clean, versatile and cost-efficient method of extracting and refining lithium, the fundamental element of a sustainable future. ElectraLith’s cutting-edge DLE-R technology revolutionises the Direct Lithium Extraction (“DLE”) and refining industry by extracting and producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide or carbonate in a single, scalable and modular step. As opposed to other DLE processes, DLE-R fully eliminates the need for water and chemicals and can run entirely on renewable energy.  ElectraLith is based in Melbourne, Australia.

https://www.electralith.com.

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New York, NY, 19th March 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, VisionX is at the forefront of developing customized AI systems that reshape operational excellence to match both business needs and customer profiles. Expert software development working together with advanced AI capabilities allows VisionX to help enterprises implement automation and discover intelligent insights.

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