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GORDON GALT (Date of Appointment 09.05.07)
BE (Hons), B Comm, Grad Dip Applied Finance, MAusIMM, MAICD
Chairman and member of the Audit and Financial Risk Committee
Gordon Galt is a mining engineer with post-graduate qualifications in finance. He has worked in senior management, technical and operational roles including as managing director of companies engaged in the development and operation of large resource projects. He is experienced across a wide range of commodities, including, coal, gold, copper/lead/zinc and magnesium. Gordon has also spent a period of time in banking and is currently engaged in funds management and corporate advisory work.
Throughout his career Gordon has demonstrated a track record of creating shareholder value through analysis of a Company's strategic position, followed by implementation of appropriate corporate strategies, fund raising and motivating teams of senior resource professionals.
Gordon currently holds the following listed company directorships:
- Aquila Resources Ltd from August 2007 to present
- Navigator Resources Ltd from August 2008 to present
- Nucoal Resources Ltd from February 2010 to present
- US Masters Holdings Ltd from July 2010 to present
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STUART BRADLEY SAMPSON (Date of Appointment 01.02.08)
BE (Hons) (Mining) Qld, MBA Deakin, AMP Oxf, MAusIMM, MAICD
Managing Director
Brad Sampson has over 20 years Australian and International experience as a mining engineer. He has worked extensively in both open cut and underground mine operations and developments in Australia, Southern Africa and the Pacific. He previously held an executive role in Thiess Ltd and has been in General Management roles with Gold Fields Limited at St Ives gold mine in Western Australia and at the Kloof operation in South Africa. He has also held the position of General Manager-PNG for Emperor Mines Limited. In addition, Brad has also worked with Anglo American, Ross Mining NL and Comalco. Brad is also a dirctor of all Discovery Metals subsidiaries registered in Botswana and Mauritius.
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MORRICE CORDINER (Date of Appointment 30.05.03)
LLB, ASIA
Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Financial Risk Committee
Mr Cordiner is a corporate lawyer by training and has in excess of 15 years experience in the finance and resources industries. Based in Sydney, Australia, he is a founding Director of Discovery Metals, and was instrumental in identifying the original projects and strategic alliance with Falconbridge Inc that formed the original assets of the Company in 2003. Over the last 6 years Mr Cordiner has been involved in the successful development and financing of a number of junior listed resource companies with projects in gold, nickel, copper and zinc. He has been actively involved in raising funds for these ventures on the Australian Stock Exchange, the London AIM market and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Mr Cordiner is also currently a non-executive director of the ASX and TSX dual-listed gold explorer, Andean Resources Limited (Dec 2003 to present) and the ASX listed zinc explorer, Meridian Minerals Limited (July 2008 to present).
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JOHN SHAW (Date of Appointment 14.11.06)
BSc (Geological Engineering), FAusImm, MCIM, FAICD, SME
Non Executive Director and member of the Audit and Financial Risk Committee
John Shaw has over 40 years experience in exploration, development and operations of open cut and underground mines. He previously was Vice President of the Australian Operations of Placer Dome Asia Pacific Limited and Managing Director of Kidston Gold Mines. Mr Shaw is a former Chairman of Gallery Gold Limited, Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Limited, Tri Origin Minerals Limited, Albidon Limited and Lodestone Exploration Limited. He was also involved with the development of the Mupane Gold Mine in NE Botswana. Mr Shaw is a non executive director of IAMGOLD Corporation and Quadra Australia Pty Ltd.
During the past five years Mr Shaw has held the following listed company directorships:
- IAMGOLD Corporation from March 2006 to present
- Albidon Limited February 2008 to April 2009
- Tri Origin Minerals Limited from October 2003 to February 2008
- Lodestone Exploration Limited from May 2002 to November 2007
- Gallery Gold Limited from November 2003 to March 2006
- Kingsgate Consolidated Limited from September 2000 to March 2005
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JEREMY READ (Date of Appointment 01.02.08)
BSc (Hons), MAusIMM
Non Executive Director (Managing Director 01.07.07 to 01.02.08)
Jeremy Read has 22 years domestic and international minerals exploration experience and was previously the Manager of BHP Minerals Australian Exploration Team. He has extensive exploration experience for gold, nickel sulphides and base metals. Mr. Read played a critical role in the discovery of the Kabanga North Nickel deposit, in Tanzania which is currently undergoing feasibility studies . He is skilled in developing new technical teams, management of technical/specialist service groups, project generation activities, risk management, multi-commodity mineral exploration, company listings and capital raisings. During his employment with BHP Mr Read participated in the development of several significant strategic exploration alliances. Mr Read was the founding managing director of Discovery Metals from its incorporation in May 2003 until his appointment as a non-executive director on 1 February 2008. He is also the founding managing director of Meridian Minerals Limited.
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RIBSON GABONOWE (Date of Appointment 30.05.08)
BSc (Mining Engineering), MSc (Mineral Economics), MBA
Non Executive Director
Ribson Gabonowe is a well known Mining Engineer with over 25 years of experience in the mining industry. For twelve years to Dec 2006, Ribson was the Director of Mines of Botswana, responsible for administering the legal and fiscal framework governing mineral exploitation. In this role Ribson was involved in negotiations of mineral agreements for copper, nickel, diamonds, coal and soda ash.
During the past five years Ribson held directorships in the following companies:
- Morupule Colliery (Pty) Ltd
- Botswana Diamond Valuing Company (Pty) Ltd
- BCL Limited (Pty) Ltd
Ribson is currently a director of Kukama Mining and Exploration, African Coal (Pty) Ltd, Atlas Minerals (Pty) Ltd and Gabor Consulting (Pty) Ltd. Mr Gabonowe is also the director of all Discovery Metals subsidiaries registered in Botswana.
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