Richard Clark
InvestorGlobal Head of Specialty Materials and Processing at Appian Capital Advisory
London, England, United Kingdom
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About
Richard Clark is Vice President of Tailings at Appian Capital Advisory LLP, a London-based private equity firm investing in mining assets, where he conducts technical due diligence on mining projects and supports portfolio companies in tailings management and dam safety. He previously served as Director of Tailings at Teck Resources, where he led the company-wide implementation of the Global Industry Standards on Tailings Management and managed the tailings department at Highland Valley Copper, and earlier worked with Golder Associates on projects spanning copper, zinc, gold, coal and diamonds. He holds an MASc (Civil) and BASc (Geological) from the University of British Columbia and dual Executive MBA degrees from Queen's and Cornell Universities.
Experience
- Appian Capital AdvisoryGlobal Head of Specialty Materials and Processescurrent2023 — presentLondon, England
- Allied Graphite (formerly Urbix Inc)Senior advisor; Steering Committee (from October 2023); Director of IP (from July 2025)current2020 — presentMesa, AZ
- The Faraday InstitutionIndustry Expert, SOLBAT (until October 2023) and member of Strategic Advisory Board, FutureCatcurrent2020 — presentDidcot, England, United Kingdom
- BESTmagMember of Editorial Panel for BEST (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) magazinecurrent2025 — present
- Morgan Advanced MaterialsGlobal Lead, Energy Storage2019 — 2023Charlotte, NC, United States
- Morgan Advanced MaterialsLead, Materials Science Community2018 — 2023Charlotte, NC, United States
- Morgan Advanced MaterialsIndustrial Adviser to University of Michigan's program on Solid-State Batteries (Sakamoto Group)2016 — 2019Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Morgan Advanced MaterialsMember of Penn State Materials Research Institute (MRI) Industrial Advisory Board2016 — 2019State College, PA, United States
- Morgan Advanced MaterialsSenior Technical Specialist2016 — 2017Charlotte, NC, United States
- Morgan Advanced MaterialsInterim Lead - Carbon Science Center of Excellence2016 — 2017The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States
- Morgan Advanced MaterialsStrategic Business Development Specialist2013 — 2016Charlotte, NC, United States
- Morgan Advanced Materials and TechnologyNew Technology Business Director and CTO (ROA)2009 — 2013Shanghai, P. R. China and Charlotte, NC, United States
- Morgan CarbonCTO (Asia-Pacific), Director of SMC, SMEC and SMAMT2006 — 2009Shanghai, P. R. China
- Morgan Specialty GraphiteTechnical Manager and Export Sales Manager2003 — 2006Fostoria, OH, United States
- Sejong University and K.I.S.T.Intensive (Korean) language training and secondment to K.I.S.T.2003Seoul, South Korea
- Morgan Specialty GraphiteTechnical Manager and Export Sales Manager2000 — 2002Fostoria, OH, United States
Skills & more
Product Development75Manufacturing60Marketing Strategy11Materials Science29Continuous Improvement28Six Sigma16Lean Manufacturing16Strategy8Business Development26Materials53Process Engineering37Engineering43
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R&DThin FilmsCoatingsCross-functional Team LeadershipInternational SalesManagementProcess ImprovementBusiness StrategyProject ManagementEngineering ManagementNew Business DevelopmentLanguages Chinese · English · French · Korean
- Registered Patent Agent — USPTO
- Advanced Course on Patents DL-301 (Grade A+/Distinction) — World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO
- Basics of Patent Drafting DL-320 — World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO
- Advanced Course on Patent Information Search DL-318 — World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO
- Advanced Course on Intellectual Property Management DL-450 — World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO
- General Course on Intellectual Property DL-101 (Grade A+/Distinction) — World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO
- MOOC Sustainable Mobility 2 — IFP School
- MOOC Oil & Gas Achievement Certificate — IFP School
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Andrew Todd
PR and media communications contact at Appian Capital Advisory
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richard Clark?
- Richard Clark is Vice President of Tailings at Appian Capital Advisory LLP, a London-based private equity firm investing in mining assets, where he conducts technical due diligence on mining projects and supports portfolio companies in tailings management and dam safety. He previously served as Director of Tailings at Teck Resources, where he led the company-wide implementation of the Global Industry Standards on Tailings Management and managed the tailings department at Highland Valley Copper, and earlier worked with Golder Associates on projects spanning copper, zinc, gold, coal and diamonds. He holds an MASc (Civil) and BASc (Geological) from the University of British Columbia and dual Executive MBA degrees from Queen's and Cornell Universities.
- Where does Richard Clark work?
- Richard Clark is Global Head of Specialty Materials and Processing at Appian Capital Advisory.
- Where did Richard Clark go to school?
- Richard Clark studied at University of Cambridge (Master's, Chemical Engineering); Sejong University (Executive Training Program, Korean language).
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