CEO in Focus

Laks Ganapathi, founder, and CEO of Unicus, sits down with Jonathan Evans – CEO of and President of Lithium Americas Corp.

On Jan 2021, You received permits to start mining in Thacker pass in 2023. However, in 2021 the decision was appealed. Do you know who funded the appeal and what was driving them?
Are you still set for construction in 2023?
When will Lithium Americas start mining?
Our self-reliance on critical raw materials – like Lithium – appears to be hindered by the environmentalists who want EVs. So how do you square these incongruences?
You recently announced that LAC plans to separate the company’s North American and South American operations into two separate companies. What is the strategy behind the split?