Tony Rovira has over 40 years technical and management experience in the mining industry, initially as an exploration and mining geologist and for the past 20 years as a company executive at board level. As the Managing Director of Azure Minerals, he oversaw the discovery of the world class Andover Lithium Deposit in the Pilbara, which ultimately culminated in the $1.7 billion cash takeover of the company by Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd and SQM, for which he and Azure were awarded the prestigious “Dealer of the Year Award” at the 2024 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum. He has also been awarded the AMEC Prospector of the Year award in 2000 for the discovery of the Cosmos Nickel Deposit.