Bio

Highly experienced international C-Suite mining executive with over 30 years’ experience predominantly in Africa, Australia and Asia, in multiple commodities including industrial and fertiliser minerals, uranium, gold, base metals, coal, and rare/niche metals. Respected values-based, problem-solving leader comfortable in multicultural environments. Over fifteen years’ international experience at MD/CEO level and prior to that, senior executive roles in corporate development, projects and operations at Uranium One, Mitsubishi Development, BHP, Billiton and its subsidiary companies. Recent Career Highlights: • Steered Reward Minerals’ Kumpupintil Lake (formerly Lake Disappointment) SOP Project through state and commonwealth environmental approvals. • Ensured the survival of Deep Yellow through five exceptionally difficult years in the uranium industry, leaving it on a solid footing with the Tumas Project well positioned to be the next uranium mine in Namibia. • Transformed Terramin’s relationship with the Company’s Algerian JV partners on its flagship Tala Hamza Zinc Project. • Built Uranium One’s South Australian team, guided the Honeymoon Mine through its environmental approvals and oversaw the establishment of the Mitsui Uranium One Australia JV. • Led the due diligence on Uranium One’s C$3.8 billion acquisition of UrAsia Ltd and was responsible for the integration and management of the Kazakh joint venture interests.