Our Mission
Exterra's mission is to deliver next-generation mineral processing technologies that enable the production of strategic and critical minerals with less pollution to air, land, and water to empower industries to thrive sustainably.
Our Vision
We envision a global economy where mineral production supports both human prosperity and planetary health by combining innovation, responsibility, and resilience.
The team
Exterra is a team of mining veterans with a combined track record of +125 years in mine development and 14 mines built globally. We are pioneering the first significant mining technology breakthrough in the last decades.
Olivier Dufresne
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
David Fennell
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder
Our Board of Directors brings together deep expertise from mine development, clean technology, capital markets, and sustainability, ensuring Exterra is guided by strategic vision and industry-leading governance at every stage of our growth.
Olivier Dufresne
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
David Fennell
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder
Filip Papich
Chairman of the Board
Artenio Checchin
Director
Pascal Lanctot
Director
Matthew Cohen
Director
Olivier Dufresne
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
David Fennell
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder
Filip Papich
Chairman of the Board
Artenio Checchin
Director
Pascal Lanctot
Director
Matthew Cohen
Director
Core values
We uphold a culture of integrity, accountability, and inclusivity, where all interactions are characterized by professionalism, trust, and mutual respect. We believe that everyone deserves to be heard, valued, and treated with dignity, and we hold ourselves to high standards of conduct in our work and interactions.
We strive to find ways to better accomplish our mission everyday by building, iterating, and improving our solutions. We embrace a fail fast, fail small, and improve mindset.
We recognize that respect and innovation require communicating reality as it is and aligning our actions with our principles, even when difficult. Integrity in action allows for consistent and transparent decision making. Integrity in communication allows for clear discussions about what is or isn’t working in ongoing projects and drives continuous improvement, building trust across our actions.
Investors
Exterra is backed by a strong syndicate of leading institutional investors, strategic corporations, and government partners who share our commitment to resilient, responsible, and more profitable mineral production.