Stardust Power adds capital markets veteran to its board

Stardust Power Inc. (NASDAQ: SDST), a developer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, announced the appointment of V. Ray Rivers to its Board of Directors, effective August 10, 2026, according to a company press release.

Rivers will also serve on the Board's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.

Rivers has more than three decades of experience in capital markets, institutional investments, and financial services. He has held senior positions at Bear Stearns, CRT Capital Group, Cantor Fitzgerald, Gabelli & Company, and Imperial Capital. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Greenwich Economic Forum.

"Ray's extensive capital markets experience and public company governance experience complement the skills and perspectives of our Board," said Roshan Pujari, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Stardust Power.

"Stardust Power is developing an important piece of domestic critical mineral infrastructure, and I look forward to working alongside the Board and management team," Rivers said.

Stardust Power is building a lithium carbonate refinery in Muskogee, Oklahoma, which the company says is expected to have a production capacity of up to 50,000 metric tons per year.

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