Advisory Board

Mr. Geissinger was Chief Executive Officer of Senvion S.A., a Hamburg based wind turbine manufacturer. Previously, he was also the CEO of Schaeffler AG, a German based supplier of bearing solutions and precision components for automotive and industrial applications. Under his tenure, Schaeffler AG grew sales 4 times to EUR14 billion. He was a leader in the consolidation of the German auto components industry with several high-profile corporate actions, including the acquisition of FAG Kugelfischer, a leading bearing manufacturing company, and Continental AG, a global tire manufacturer. By the time Mr. Geissinger left Schaeffler AG, it was the third-largest automotive supplier in the world. Mr. Geissinger currently sits on the Board of MTU Aero Engines AG (50% owned by Daimler-Benz). He was also a board member of Continental AG and Swedish Manufacturing concern SANDVIK AB.

At the Atacama, Mr. Jil worked to implement new processes to increase lithium recovery yields by approximately 30%. He also led process changes at Albemarle’s Atacama lithium refinery to reduce water consumption by 10% and brought operations into line with ISO standards.

Prior to Albemarle, Mr. Jil worked at Anglo American’s Mantos Blancos copper project in Chile, with the task of optimizing operational processes. He also was a process engineer for Sociedad Chilena de Litio, a world leader in processing lithium to lithium carbonate and lithium chloride for the global chemicals industry. Mr. Jil has a BS is Chemical Engineering from Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria – Chile.

Before Sulzer, Mathias Prüssing held executive leadership roles at prominent technology companies. From 2017 to 2023, he served as CEO of BKW Building Solutions AG.

Prior to that, he was Head of the Market business division at BKW Energy AG (2016) and held several key positions at Swisscom AG from 2012 to 2016, Comfone AG (2008 – 2011) and Infonet AG (2006 – 2008).