Directors & Management

TIMOTHY R B GOYDER

CHAIRMAN

Tim has over 40 years experience in the resource industry.  He has been involved in the formation and management of a number of publicly listed companies and is currently Executive Chairman of Chalice Gold Mines Limited and the Chairman of DevEx Resources Limited.

DAVID R RICHARDS

BSc (Hons), MAIG

MANAGING DIRECTOR

David has 30 years experience in mineral exploration in Australia, S.E. Asia and Africa. His career includes exploration and resource definition for a variety of gold and base metal deposit styles and he led the team that discovered the multi-million ounce, high grade Vera-Nancy gold deposits in North Queensland. He has held senior positions with Battle Mountain Australia Inc, Delta Gold Limited and AurionGold Limited and was Managing Director of ASX-listed Glengarry Resources Limited from 2003-2009.

CRAIG WILLIAMS

BSc (Hons)

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Craig is a geologist with over 30 years experience in mineral exploration and development.  Craig co-founded Equinox Minerals Limited in 1993 and was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director prior to Barrick Gold's takeover of Equinox.  He is currently Chairman of OreCorp Limited. He has been directly involved in several significant discoveries, including the Ernest Henry Deposit in Queensland and a series of gold deposits in Western Australia. In addition to his technical capabilities, Craig also has extensive corporate management and financing experience.

ANTHONY CIPRIANO

B.Bus, FCA, GAICD

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Anthony is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years accounting, corporate and finance experience. Anthony was formerly a partner at Deloitte and at the time of his retirement in 2013 he was the Deloitte National Tax Leader for Energy & Resources and leader of its Western Australian Tax Practice. Anthony has significant experience working across the tax, accounting, legal and financial aspects of corporate transactions. Anthony was formerly a Director of Lachlan Star Ltd and currently holds a number of private company Directorships.

STEVEN CHADWICK

BAppSc, AusIMM

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Steven has over 40 years' experience in the mining industry, incorporating technical, operating and management roles, as well as a strong metallurgical background.  He was a founding director of BC Iron Limited and a former managing director of Coventry Resources, PacMin Mining Limited and Northern Gold Limited, prior to their corporate acquisitions. Steven was also a Director of and consulted to major Canadian miner Teck Resources' Australian subsidiary for ten years. He is currently a Director of Lycopodium Limited and Quantum Graphite Limited.

RICHARD HACKER

B.Com, ACA, ACIS

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Richard has 20 years professional and corporate experience in the energy and resources sector in Australia and the United kingdom. Richard has previously worked in senior finance roles with global energy companies including Woodside Petroleum Limited and Centrica Plc. Prior to this, Richard worked with leading accounting practices. Richard is both a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary and a non-executive Director of DevEx Resources Limited.

ADAM SMITS

BEng(Mech), GAICD

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Adam is a mechanical engineer with a successful 20+ year career in project development and operational roles across Australia and Africa. Adam’s most recent role was COO for ASX-listed Nzuri Copper in the DRC  where he played an integral role in the successful completion of the recent sale of the company. Adam has previously held senior management roles with Perseus Mining and TiZir Ltd’s Grand Côte project as well as senior roles with Mineral Deposits Ltd, Placer Dome Asia Pacific and Lycopodium Engineering.

CRAIG HASSON

B.Com, CA, AGIA

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER - COMPANY SECRETARY

Craig is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary with over 15 years of accounting and corporate experience in the resources and energy industries. Craig commenced his career at Ernst & Young and has since held a range of finance and commercial positions with publicly listed companies.