South American lithium
Luis Saenz - Li3 Energy

About Luis Saenz

Luis Saenz has been CEO of Li3 since October 2009 and has over 18 years of experience in the mining industry. Luis was formerly employed at Standard Bank's investment banking unit, Standard Amer-icas in New York and Peru where he headed Standard's mining and metals team in the Americas. Previously Luis worked for Pechiney World Trade in the base metals trading area before joining Merrill Lynch as Vice-President for Commodities in Latin America. He is also CEO and President and a Director of Loreto Resources Corporation and serves on the Board of Directors of Coronet Metals. Luis graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and international affairs.