Information concerning Directors in office during or since the financial year is as follows: Hem Shanker Madan | Managing Director | Appointed | 26 September 2005 | Qualifications | Honours and Masters Science degrees in Applied Geology | Experience | Mr Madan has had world-wide experience in the exploration and evaluation of mineral deposits for various commodities. Mr Madan has been a Manager with Hamersley Iron, Group Leader with BHP Minerals, Chief Geologist with Hancock and Wright Prospecting and a Senior Geological Consultant to the Rio Tinto Group. Mr Madan has managed a range of mineral evaluation studies in Iran, Brazil and Western Australia for BHP, Rio Tinto and Hamersley Iron. He has also acted as a consultant to Rio Tinto, Ashton Mining and others on mineral projects in Brazil, South Africa, India, the Philippines, Fiji and the United States, working on a range of iron ore, diamond, gold, copper and chromite deposits. He has been involved in the discovery of three world class iron deposits in Western Australia for TexasGulf and BHP Minerals. From 1997 to 2001, Mr Madan managed the evaluation of resource projects for Hamersley Iron and more recently completed a resource due diligence study of the billion-dollar West Angelas project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Mr Madan is also currently Managing Director of Alara Resources Limited (AUQ). | | | Farooq Khan | Executive Director | Appointed | 9 September 1999 | Qualifications | BJuris , LLB. (Western Australia) | Experience | Mr Khan is a qualified lawyer having previously practised principally in the field of corporate law. Mr Khan has extensive experience in the securities industry, capital markets and the executive management of ASX listed companies. In particular, Mr Khan has guided the establishment and growth of a number of public listed companies in the investment, mining and financial services sectors. He has considerable experience in the fields of capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions and investments. Mr Khan is also currently Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Orion Equities Limited (OEQ) and Queste Communications Ltd (QUE) and Chairman of Bentley Capital Limited (BEL) and Executive Director of Alara Resources Limited (AUQ).. | | | | Malcolm Richmond | Non-Executive Director | Appointed | 25 October 2006 | Qualifications | B. Science Hons (Metallurgy) and B. Commerce Merit (Econs) (New South Wales) | Experience | Professor Richmond has 30 years experience with the Rio Tinto and CRA Groups in a number of positions including: Vice President, Strategy and Acquisitions, Managing Director, Research and Technology, Managing Director Development (Hamersley Iron Pty Limited) and Director of Hismelt Corporation Pty Limited. He was formerly Deputy Chairman of the Australian Mineral Industries Research Association and Vice President of the WA Chamber of Minerals and Energy. Professor Richmond also served as a Member on the Boards of a number of public and governmental bodies and other public listed companies. Professor Richmond is a qualified metallurgist and economist with extensive senior executive and board experience in the resource and technology industries both in Australia and internationally. His special interests include corporate strategy and the development of
markets for internationally traded minerals and metals - particularly in Asia. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Management and School of Engineering, University of Western Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering, a Fellow of Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of Strategic Planning Institute (US). Professor Richmond is also currently a Non-Executive Director of MIL Resources Limited (MGK), Structural Monitoring Systems Plc (SMN) and Advanced Braking Technology Ltd (ABV). | | | | William M. Johnson | Executive Director | Appointed | 14 July 2006 | Qualifications | MA (Oxon), MBA | Experience | Mr Johnson commenced his career in resource exploration and has most recently held senior management and executive roles in a number of public companies in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Mr Johnson brings a considerable depth of experience in business strategy, investment analysis, finance and execution. Mr Johnson is also currently an Executive Director of Orion Equities Limited (OEQ), Bentley Capital Limited (BEL) and Alara Resources Limited (AUQ). | | | | A. Farhad Moshiri | Non-Executive Director | | Appointed | 29 July 2008 | | Qualifications | Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) | | Experience | Ardavan Farhad Moshiri graduated from the University of London with an honours degree in Economics and Statistics and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA). He worked for a number of major accounting firms, latterly focusing on financial services. He joined Global Natural Energy, a London listed company with energy and commodity interests, where he was the Chief Executive for eight years. He helped set up Gallagher Holdings Limited, where he has been instrumental in developing and acquiring its various interests in mining and metals, including its holding in Metalloinvest, the leading Russian mining and metals group where he is Executive Chairman. Mr Moshiri also sits on a number of other Boards. | | | | Mark P.M. Horn | Non-Executive Director (as alternate for Farhad Moshiri) | | Appointed | 29 July 2008 | | Qualifications | BA(Hons) (First Class), MA (Rhodes), LLB(Hons) (London), Dip. B.Admin (Manchester), FSI(Dip.) | | Experience | Mr Horn is also qualified as a Barrister of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. He is the CEO of M. Horn & Co., an FSA authorised corporate finance boutique based in the UK specialising in international mining and energy. He has worked in the City of London since 1987 as a fund manager, analyst and corporate financier, and has been a rated mining and oil analyst. Mr Horn recently served as a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed iron ore producer, Mount Gibson Iron Limited (MGX). | | | | | | Matthew Hammond | Non-Executive Director | | | Appointed | 25 September 2009 | | | Qualifications | BA (Hons) | | | Experience | Mr Hammond is the Group Strategist at Metalloinvest Holdings, where he has responsibility for part of the non-core asset portfolio and advises the Board on strategic acquisitions and investments. Prior to joining Metalloinvest, Mr Hammond was a deputy Director at Credit Suisse, where he worked for 12 years. | |
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