Hampel has 27 years' experience in lithium, rare earth elements base metals and precious metals geology and has overseen Premier's exploration projects in Zimbabwe since 2014.
Over the 2008-2012 period, he was COO and consulting geologist for Tantalus Rare Earths (GR:TAEN) in Madagascar and prior to this was head of department for mining infrastructure and mineral resources for Fugro Consult in Berlin.
He has also previously worked for Germany's Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources as the deputy head of the Africa section.
