Jim Wynn taking up CFO role at Rainbow Rare Earths

Rare earth element mining company Rainbow Rare Earths announced the appointment of Jim Wynn as chief financial officer on Monday, with Wynn taking up the post from 1 May.

The London-listed firm said Wynn is a Chartered Accountant and was previously employed by Anglo American, where he held a number of roles within the finance, business development, and strategy departments of Anglo Industrial Minerals.

His most recent role was as finance director of Avocet Mining, where Rainbow’s board said he developed extensive experience in francophone Africa as well as the London public company market.

Wynn will be based in Rainbow's London office alongside CEO Martin Eales.

“Jim's appointment represents another important step in Rainbow's rapid growth since the IPO in January as we form the key team to oversee the management and development of the Gakara Project in Burundi ahead of targeted first sales by year-end through our offtake and distribution partner, tk Raw Materials, part of the Thyssenkrupp Group,” Martin Eales said.

“Jim is well known in the London mining sector and we are delighted to have attracted someone of his calibre to Rainbow.”