Patrice L’Huillier is a French civil engineer and senior mining executive with around three decades of international experience spanning bauxite, aluminium, manganese and copper operations, particularly in Africa. A graduate of the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, he has held senior positions with major industry groups including Pechiney, Rusal, Eramet, ERG and Rio Tinto’s Aluminerie Alouette. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Guinea’s state-owned Nimba Mining Company in 2025 and officially confirmed in the position in October 2026. At NMC, he is leading the rapid restart and expansion of bauxite production while advancing plans for local alumina processing, skills development and mining-sector diversification. His vision centres on using Guinea’s mineral resources to strengthen national sovereignty, industrialisation, local value creation and sustainable development.