Management

Mr Mohamed MAATAOUI 

External Relations Officer (Morocco)

Mohamed is highly experienced in permitting. Prior to joining Atlantic Tin he held senior management and operational roles in public and private companies over 16 years in Morocco. Mohamed has brought extensive technical and strategic leadership skills and experience to the Atlantic management team, guiding Atlas Tin in obtaining all permitting and environmental requirements for the Achmmach Project. In addition Mohamed was instrumental in successfully securing the Bou El Jaj tenements, 100% owned by Atlantic.

Mohamed has significant experience in permitting approvals and joint venture negotiations. He has led teams during the exploration phase and has a demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with the administrations and other local parties. He brings key skills to support Atlantic's technical and operational teams for the development of the Achmmach project.

Mohamed holds a bachelors degree in Human Sciences and completed post-graduate studies in law and management.

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Dr El Mustapha Seghir 

Geology and Exploration Manager (Morocco)

Mustapha holds a PhD. in Structural Geology and Mineral Exploration with a thesis on the Bou El Jaj tin deposit, a Masters degree in Applied Geology and Geophysical Engineering and a Bachelors degree in Geology.

Mustapha has extensive experience in exploration and geology spanning 25 years in Morocco with several multi-national companies including SANU Resources (Canada) where he supervised exploration for gold, copper and base metals; Metalex Ventures (Canada) where he led exploration for diamonds in the southern region of Morocco, the Council for Geoscience (South Africa) and Prospectiuni (Romania) producing geology and geochemistry maps, and finally Atlantic Tin (Australia) since 2007 exploring for tin in Morocco and Rwanda.

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Mr Driss Benayachi Lalalmi 

Country Manager (Morocco)

Driss has over 30 years of experience in public and private institutions in Morocco and has held various leadership roles overseeing finance, strategy, human resources, regulatory affairs, client relations and governance.

He was previously COO at Providence Verte and Secretary General at National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency in Rabat, Morocco.

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