Renee Grogan

Chief Strategy Officer

Co-founder

Impossible Metals· Winter 2022🇦🇺 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

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2026Chief Strategy Officer· Cairncross Capital

Founder · since 2021

Company

Cairncross Capital

Role

Chief Strategy Officer

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Impossible Metals

Underwater robotic vehicles that collect battery metals responsibly

Winter 2022

Experience

Career

Cairncross Capital
Chief Strategy Officer · 2026 – Present
2026
TAS The Armidale School
Director · 2022 – Present
2022
JANA Investment Advisers
Stewardship Lead · 2024 – 2025
2024
JANA Investment Advisers
Sustainability Advisory Council Member · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2022 – 2024
2022
Gro Sustainability Pty Ltd
Director · Greater Brisbane Area · 2016 – 2024
2016
Impossible Metals Inc.
Co-founder
Co-Founder, Director and Chief Sustainability Officer · Delaware, United States · 2021 – 2024
2021
Forbes Technology Council
Official Member · 2022 – 2023
2022
Bottle for Botol
Director · 2018 – 2022
2018
World Ocean Council
Director · 2016 – 2022
2016
Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative
Co Chair, Deep Sea Tailings Disposal Working Group · 2018 – 2021
2018
VAMOS - Sustainable Mining
Advisory Board Member · 2016 – 2019
2016
Nautilus Minerals
Environmental Manager · Brisbane, Australia · 2014 – 2016
2014
Palaris
Principal Environmental Planner · Brisbane · 2013 – 2014
2013
Newcrest Mining
Environment Lead: Projects and Studies · Brisbane · 2011 – 2013
2011
Thiess Australian Mining
Environment Manager QLD · 2011
2011
Gold Fields Ltd.
Environment Coordinator · Kalgoorlie, WA · 2010
2010
Gold Fields Ltd.
Environment Advisor · Kalgoorlie, WA · 2008 – 2009
2008
Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation
Biodiversity Coordinator · Kalgoorlie, WA · 2007
2007
Land & Water Australia
Executive Coordinator · Canberra, Australia · 2006 – 2007
2006

Bio

Renee is a sustainability expert with 16 years' experience in due diligence, pre-feasibility and feasibility, permitting, strategy, risk and community and stakeholder engagement. Her experience includes working in Australasia, the Pacific, the United States, Africa and parts of Europe. Renee has worked predominantly in the extractive resources industry, including consulting to financial institutions, resources companies, government and intergovernmental agencies, NGOs and research institutions.