Board & Management

 

Nick Sheard

Executive Chairman

Nick has over 30 years experience in the industry – most recently Vice President -Exploration for Inco Limited, formerly the world's second largest producer of nickel. Prior to that Nick was the Global Exploration manager for MIM Holdings Limited, after being initially employed by MIM as Chief Geophysicist. Mr Sheard is a Non-Executive Director of –Mirabela Nickel Ltd.

Stan Macdonald

Non-Executive Director

Stan has been associated with the mining and exploration industry for over twenty years. He is an Executive Director of Giralia Resources NL and Non-Executive Director of Red Hill Iron Limited, U3O8 Limited, and Zinc Co Australia Limited.

Bob Hair

Non-Executive Director

Bob is by background a lawyer with over 17 years’ experience in the resources sector. Previously a lawyer, director of subsidiary companies and Commercial Manager and General Manager in the MIM group in Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and GM Commercial for the ASX listed Highlands Pacific Limited. Mr Hair is Company Secretary of Washington Resources Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Washington Resources Limited and Northern Uranium Limited.

Mike Chester

Non-Executive Director

Mike possesses over 23 years of experience in stock-broking and investment banking. He was a senior mining analyst for many years at major stockbrokers/investment banks prior to moving into corporate advisory/investment banking roles. Mike has extensive experience in IPOs, corporate advisory and equity placements across the industrial and mining sectors for both listed and unlisted entities.

Doug Brewster

Exploration Manager

Doug is a career exploration geologist with 20 years Australian and international experience and is an Eastern Australian exploration specialist. Doug worked initially for CRAE (now Rio Tinto) and then in a senior role at Delta Gold (now Barrick) where he assisted rebuilding their east Australian exploration effort in the late 1990s. He has subsequently operated as a successful mineral exploration consultant providing services to a number of major and junior mining companies. He is experienced in gold, base-metal massive sulphide, porphyry copper, iron-oxide copper-gold, uranium, diamond, clay and mineral sand exploration. Doug is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG).

Chris Powell

Company Secretary

Chris has had previous experience across a number of industries in similar roles. He has a wealth of administration and financial knowledge gathered through employment in Senior Management roles in New Zealand and Australia. Chris holds a Diploma of Management and is a member of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM)



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