David Petitjean
Director, Sales Critical Minerals at Rio Tinto
- Role
- Director, Sales Critical Minerals at Rio Tinto
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Petitjean
Commercial leader with 20+ years of experience across lithium, rare earths, scandium, gallium, and battery materials. Proven track record in developing long-term critical minerals initiatives, securing government-backed investments and offtake agreements, and supporting supply-chain resilience, market entry, and downstream integration. Deep expertise across the global battery value chain, with hands-on experience translating market intelligence, geopolitical dynamics, and sustainability considerations into actionable commercial and strategic outcomes.
Experience
Director, Sales Critical Minerals
Feb 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Led long-term critical minerals initiatives for scandium, gallium, monazite, and titanium aligning commercial execution with government-led industrial policy and strategic stockpiling objectives- Secured government investment and negotiated offtake agreements supporting national critical minerals security and downstream market development- Developed go-to-market and partnership initiatives across defense, automotive, and semiconductor value chains to accelerate adoption of emerging materials
Education
CPE Lyon
MSc, Chemitry - Process Engineering
1996 — 2002
Skills
- Business Development
- Negotiation
- Sales
- Energy From Waste
- Engineering
- Account Management
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Product Management
- Product Development
- Business Strategy
- Chemistry
- Waste to Energy
- Air Pollution Control
- Waste Management
- Chemical Industry
- Lithium
- Technical Sale
- New Business Development
- Strategy
- Flue Gas Treatment
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