Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures, an energy group, joins Rio Tinto on September 1.
Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.
The company holds a portfolio including precious, base and strategic metal exploration in North America, Africa, Saudi Arabia and Australia.
First Nordic is finalizing its acquisition of the Oijärvi gold project in Finland.