Battery Giant CATL Taps Zijin Founder as Advisor for Mining Arm

Top electric-vehicle battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. has tapped the founder and ex-chairman of Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. as an advisor for its growing mining business, according to people familiar with the matter.

Chen Jinghe, who stepped down from the top job at Zijin late last year, joins CATL with the aim of helping the company gain more control of mineral supply chains, said the people, who asked not to be named as they are not authorized to speak publicly. They did not specify Chen’s title, but said he would be working with the company’s mining arm.