Neil D. Hamilton – LLB
Chairman, Non Executive Director
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Mr Hamilton was appointed Non-Executive Chairman on 24 April 2007. Mr Hamilton is a lawyer with more than 23 years experience as a director of public companies. Mr Hamilton has overall responsibility for Corporate Governance. Mr Hamilton is the Chairman of IRESS Market Technology Limited and Northern Iron Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Insurance Australia Limited, Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd and Metcash Limited. He was formerly the Chairman of Western Power Group. During the past three years Mr Hamilton has served as a director of Chieftan Securities Limited and Sons of Gwalia Ltd.
Luke Tonkin – B.E., MAusIMM, AICD
Managing Director
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Mr Tonkin was appointed as Managing Director on 25 October 2005. Mr Tonkin has extensive experience in the resource industry traversing multi-commodities of gold, nickel, tantalum, tin & lithium. He has held General Management roles within some of Australia’s largest, more complex operations namely WMC’s Kambalda Nickel Operations, St Ives Gold Operations and Leinster Nickel Operations. Mr Tonkin’s most recent role was Chief Executive Officer of Sons of Gwalia, the world’s largest Tantalum producer and third largest Australian listed gold producer, assisting administrators restructure the Company. Mr Tonkin has a proven track record of implementing large-scale investment, divestment, transition and integration plans. During the past three years Mr Tonkin has not served as a director of any other listed companies.
Craig Readhead – B. Juris, LL.B, AICD
Non-Executive Director
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Mr Readhead has spent the last 26 years practising in the resources law area and is a partner of law firm Pullinger Readhead Lucas. Mr Readhead has had a significant legal role in the development of a number of mining projects within Australia, Africa and South East Asia. He is Chairman of Heron Resources Ltd, Halcyon Group Ltd, and Galaxy Resources Ltd and is a Non-Executive Director of Frankland River Olive Company Limited and India Resources Ltd, and is past President of the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association, and past Vice-President of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies. Mr Readhead is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. During the past three years Mr Readhead has also served as a director of Pioneer Nickel Ltd, and Agincourt Resources Ltd.
Ian Macliver – B.Comm, CA, F Fin, AICD
Non-Executive Director
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Mr Macliver is Managing Director of Grange Consulting Group Pty Ltd, which provide specialist corporate advisory services to both listed and unlisted companies. He has many years experience as a senior executive and Director of both resource and industrial companies with particular responsibility for capital raising and other corporate initiatives. Mr Macliver is Non-Executive Chairman of Stratatel Ltd and BioProspect Ltd and is a Non-Executive Director of Port Bouvard Ltd, Empire Beer Group Ltd and Otto Energy Ltd. Mr Macliver is Chairman of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. During the past three years Mr Macliver has also served as a director of Bioprospect Ltd.
Alan Jones – CA
Non-Executive Director
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Mr Jones was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 28 July 2006. Mr Jones is a chartered accountant with extensive senior management and board experience in listed and unlisted Australian public companies, particularly in the construction, engineering, finance and investment industries. He is a Non-Executive Director of APAC Resources Ltd, Mulpha Australia Limited, Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited (Hong Kong), Allied Group Limited (Hong Kong) and Allied Properties Limited (Hong Kong). Mr Jones has been involved in the successful merger and acquisition of a number of public companies in Australia and internationally. During the past three years Mr Jones has not served as a director of any other listed companies.
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