Amanda Lacaze
CEO of Lynas Rare EarthsAmanda Lacaze is the CEO and Managing Director of Lynas Rare Earths, the world’s only significant producer of separated Rare Earth materials outside China. Lynas is an environmentally responsible producer of Rare Earth materials essential to future-facing and green technologies, including electric vehicles, electronics and wind turbines. In Australia, Lynas operates the high-grade, Tier 1 Mt Weld mine and concentration plant near Laverton. Western Australia. In 2024, Lynas began production at its new Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility, which is Australia’s first downstream rare earths processing facility. In Malaysia, the Lynas Malaysia advanced materials plant is the world’s largest single rare earths processing facility, and the only producer of separated rare earths outside of China. The company is also planning a new rare earths separation facility in the United States, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Defence. Amanda was appointed CEO in June 2014 and has successfully led the company through a challenging turnaround and the ambitious Lynas 2025 growth plan. Early in her career, Amanda developed deep management and marketing experience which led to positions across many industries, including telecommunications, agriculture and FMCG. Amanda was recognised in the Australian Financial Review’s 2023 Business People of the Year list; named in the Australian Financial Review Magazine’s ‘Power List’ in 2021 and 2019; and was awarded CEO of the Year in the 2018 MiningNews.Net Awards. Amanda is a board member of the Minerals Council of Australia and a member of Chief Executive Women and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).