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Geoffrey Hill
B.Econ, MBA, FCPA, FCDA, FSIA
Chairman, Non-Executive Director
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Mr Hill was appointed a director on 20 May 2011 and chairman on 24 August 2011. He is a company director and merchant banker. He served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Australia of the Morgan Grenfell group in the mid-1980s, before forming his own investment advisory business, International Pacific Securities. He is currently the chairman of Texas and Oklahoma Coal Company Limited, Heritage Gold Limited and Metals Finance Limited and a director of Broken Hill Prospecting Limited and Asian Property Investments Limited and is the executive chairman of International Pacific Securities Inc. During the past 3 years Mr Hill has also served as a director of Centrex Metals Limited, Hills Holdings Limited and Outback Metals Limited.
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. Mr Jones has been involved in the successful merger and acquisition of a number of public companies in Australia and internationally. He is a Non-Executive Director of Mulpha Australia Ltd, Sun Hung Kai & Co Ltd (Hong Kong), Allied Group Ltd (Hong Kong), Allied Properties Ltd (Hong Kong), and IFC Capital Limited. During the past 3 years Mr Jones has also served as a director of APAC Resources Limited.
Cao Zhong
B.Eng, M.Econ
Non-Executive Director
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Mr Cao was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 December 2008. He graduated from Zhejiang University, the People's Republic of China and Graduate School, The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, with a bachelor degree in engineering and a masters degree in economics respectively. Mr Cao has extensive experience in corporate management and operations. Mr Cao is the Chairman, executive director and chief executive officer of China Timber Resources Group Limited. He was the Managing Director of Shougang Concord International Enterprises Company Limited ("Shougang International") from November 2001 to May 2010 and is currently the Vice Chairman and non-executive director of Shougang International. During the past three years, Mr Cao has also served as the Chairman and executive director of APAC Resources Limited, the Chairman of Shougang Concord Technology Holdings Limited, the Chairman of Shougang Concord Century Holdings Limited, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Shougang Concord Grand (Group) Limited, the Chairman of Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited and the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Shougang Fushan Resources Group Limited (formerly known as Fushan International Energy Group Limited).
Chen Zhouping
CPA
Non-Executive Director
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Mr Chen was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 19 January 2009. Mr Chen is a graduate from the School of Economics and Management, Beijing Tsinghua University and is a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has extensive experience in the steel industry, engineering design, human resources and management. Mr Chen was appointed as Deputy Managing Director of Shougang International in November 2002. He is also the Deputy Managing Director of Shougang Holding (Hong Kong) Limited ("Shougang Holding") and the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Shougang Fushan Resources Group Limited formerly known as Fushan International Energy Group Limited (a Hong Kong listed company). He is a director of a number of other companies of which Shougang Holding or Shougang International is the holding company. During the past 3 years Mr Chen has not served as a director of any other listed companies.
Lee Seng Hui
B.Law (Hons)
Non-Executive Director
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Mr Lee was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 29 January 2010. Mr Lee graduated with Honours from the University of Sydney Law School. Mr Lee is the Chief Executive and an Executive Director of Allied Group Limited which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr Lee is also the Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of Tian An China Investments Company Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Tanami Gold NL and APAC Resources Limited. Mr Lee was previously the Chairman and an Executive Director of Yu Ming Investments Limited (now known as SHK Hong Kong Industries Limited). During the past 3 years Mr Lee has not served as a director of any other listed companies.
Russell Barwick
Dip.Mining Engineering, FAICD, FAIMM
Independent Director
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Mr Barwick was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 16 November, 2011.
Mr Barwick is a mining engineer with 38 years technical, operational, managerial and corporate experience in international mining companies covering various commodities. He has worked for Bougainville Copper Limited (CRA), Pancontinental Mining Ltd (Jabiluka Uranium) and CSR Limited (coal). He then spent 17 years with Placer Dome Asia Pacific in key development, operational and corporate roles in numerous countries culminating in his appointment as Managing Director of Placer Niugini Ltd. He then served as Managing Director of Newcrest Mining Limited (2000 to 2001). For the four years to the end of 2006, Mr Barwick was the Chief Operating Officer of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd and Goldcorp Inc., based in Vancouver. He was subsequently the Chief Executive Officer of Halifax-based Gammon Gold Inc. He returned to Australia in 2008 and he is currently the Chairman of Red Metal Ltd (ASX:RDM).
Paul Dougas
B.Eng (Chem), M.Eng.Science, FAICD, CEng., Hon Fellow Engineers Australia
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Mr Dougas was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 16 November, 2011. Mr Dougas has 40 years of design, process, project engineering, managerial, commercial and corporate experience. Mr Dougas began his career in the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works before joining Sinclair Knight Merz ("SKM") in 1978. From initial technical roles he soon assumed leadership roles in Sydney before returning to Melbourne as Associate Director and Victorian Branch Manager in 1985. In 1995 he was appointed Managing Director Elect and Director of Marketing before becoming Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in 1996. For the next 15 years, he led a significant expansion of SKM locally and internationally involving more than 50 local and international acquisitions. He also oversaw the company's expansion into South-East Asia with the opening of offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong. During his leadership SKM developed strong project alliances with major mining companies including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Vale Metals Group. Mr Dougas was a Non-Executive Director of ConnectEast Ltd from 2009 until its takeover in September 2011 and on the SKM Board from 1990 until 2011.
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