NOVONIX (NASDAQ: NVX) CFO exit prompts interim finance leadership reshuffle
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
NOVONIX Limited reports a leadership transition in its finance team. Chief Financial Officer Robert Long will leave the company in July to pursue other opportunities. Current Chair Ron Edmonds, a veteran finance leader formerly with Dow Chemical, will serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer and step aside as Chair during the search for a permanent replacement. Deputy Chair Admiral Robert Natter will take over as Chair so Edmonds can focus on the interim CFO role. The Board states it is confident these arrangements will maintain leadership continuity and support ongoing operations while a new full-time CFO is recruited.
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NOVONIX is managing an upcoming CFO departure with an internally led interim structure.
The company announced that CFO Robert Long will leave in July, with Chair Ron Edmonds stepping in as Interim CFO and Deputy Chair Admiral Robert Natter becoming Chair. This keeps leadership within a familiar, experienced group.
Edmonds’ background, including senior finance roles at Dow Chemical, may help stabilize the transition while NOVONIX searches for a permanent CFO. The filing emphasizes Board confidence and continuity, but the ultimate impact will depend on the timing and calibre of the long-term finance hire.
Key Terms
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synthetic graphite anode materials technical
North American battery materials supply chain financial
Chief Financial Officer financial
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June, 2026
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NOVONIX LIMITED
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Level 38
71 Eagle Street
Brisbane, QLD 4000 Australia
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20‑F or Form 40‑F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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ASX Announcement (Management Update) dated June 9, 2026 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: June 9, 2026
Exhibit 99.1
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT (ASX: NVX)
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Management Update
Chattanooga, TN (USA), 9 June 2026 - NOVONIX Limited (NASDAQ: NVX, ASX: NVX) (“NOVONIX” or the “Company”), a leading battery materials company, today announced that Chief Financial Officer, Robert Long, will be leaving the company in July to pursue other opportunities.
The Board thanks Robert for his valuable contribution to the Company during his tenure and wishes him every success in his future endeavours.
To ensure a smooth transition, current Chair, Ron Edmonds, has agreed to assume the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company undertakes a search for a permanent replacement. During this period, Ron Edmonds will step aside from the role of Chair.
Ron Edmonds is a seasoned finance leader with extensive experience in leadership roles at Dow Chemical, including as Chief Accounting Officer. His leadership and experience will significantly contribute to NOVONIX’s continued growth.
Deputy Chair, Admiral Robert Natter, will resume the role of Chair of the Company to allow Ron Edmonds to perform the duties of Interim Chief Financial Officer.
The Board is confident that these arrangements will provide continuity of leadership and support the Company’s ongoing operations during the transition period pending recruitment of a full-time replacement for the position.
This announcement has been authorised for release by Ron Edmonds, Chairman.
About NOVONIX
NOVONIX is building a resilient North American battery materials supply chain to reduce risk and support U.S. energy independence. Headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the company produces high-performance synthetic graphite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, serving energy storage, electric vehicles, and industrial markets. Through proprietary technologies and expanding manufacturing capacity, NOVONIX is scaling critical battery materials to meet growing global demand.
To learn more, visit us at www.novonixgroup.com or on LinkedIn and X.
1029 West 19thStreet; Chattanooga, TN 37408; USA | novonixgroup.com
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT (ASX: NVX)
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For NOVONIX Limited
Investors: ir@novonixgroup.com
Media: media@novonixgroup.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements about the Company and the industry in which it operates. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would,” or other similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements in this communication include, among others, statements made regarding anticipated qualification and production and the timelines therefor, the deployment and scaling of furnace technology and the timeline therefor, the creation and development of new technology, and efforts to develop a North American battery materials supply chain.
The Company has based such statements on current expectations and projections about future events and trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Such forward-looking statements involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the timely deployment and scaling of its furnace technology, ability to meet the technical specifications and demand of existing and future customers, the accuracy of estimates regarding market size, expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, needs and access for additional financing, the availability and impact and compliance with the applicable terms of government funding and other support, ability to obtain patent rights effective to protect its technologies and processes and successfully defend any challenges to such rights and prevent others from commercializing such technologies and processes, and regulatory and economic developments in the United States, Australia, and other jurisdictions. These and other factors that could affect its business and results are included in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 20-F. Copies of these filings may be obtained by visiting the Company’s Investor Relations website at www.novonixgroup.com or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes, and actual performance and outcomes may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this communication. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement in this communication is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
1029 West 19thStreet; Chattanooga, TN 37408; USA | novonixgroup.com
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