Lynas Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Jean Claude Steinmetz as the company's Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Steinmetz, who has significant expertise in chemical engineering, will be based in Malaysia from 12 August 2013, to oversee the safe and efficient operation of the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant in Malaysia, as well as the mining operations and concentration plant at Mount Weld in Western Australia. As Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Lynas Executive Committee, he will be responsible for the global operating business units of Lynas.