Christian Cortes

Christian Cortes

Chief Financial Officer

Christian Cortes is an accomplished finance executive with more than 20 years’ experience across finance, strategy, sales and transformation in the resources and energy sectors.

Before joining Elevra, Christian was Chief Integration and Transformation Officer at Arcadium Lithium, where he led the merger integration of Livent and Allkem. He previously held senior leadership roles at Allkem and Orocobre, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Sales and Marketing, delivering major financing programs, process improvements and profitability gains.

During his career, Christian has worked at PwC in Australia and Mexico. He holds an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (UNSW), a Graduate Diploma in Chartered Accounting, and a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance from the Institute of Technology of Monterrey.

Based in Brisbane, Christian is passionate about the energy transition and brings a collaborative, results-driven approach to advancing Elevra’s strategic and financial objectives.