Lee Seng Hui, B.Law (Hons)
Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Mr Lee was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 29 January 2010, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman on 14 December 2012, and Chairman on 18 February 2014. 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. He is also the Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of Tian An China Investments Company Limited, and a Non‑Executive Director of APAC Resources Limited, one of Mount Gibson’s substantial shareholders. Mr Lee is also Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of China Medical & HealthCare Group Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr Lee was previously the Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of Asiasec Properties Limited. Mr Lee has not served as a director of any other ASX or Hong Kong listed companies during the past three years.
Simon Bird, B.Acc. Science (Hons) CA FCPA, FAICD
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Bird was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 23 February 2012. Mr Bird is the Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit and Financial Risk Committee. Mr Bird has over 30 years of international corporate experience, including holding the positions of General Manager Finance at Stockland Limited, Chief Financial Officer of GrainCorp Limited, and Chief Financial Officer of Wizard Mortgage Corporation. He was also Chief Executive Officer of ASX-listed King Island Scheelite Limited, a former Managing Director of ASX-listed Sovereign Gold Limited, a former Chairman of ASX-listed Rawson Resources Limited and ASX-listed Tubi Group and a former Director of CPA Australia Limited. Mr Bird is non-executive Chairman of ASX-listed Maronan Metals Limited and a Director of ASX-listed Pacific American Holdings Limited.
Ding Rucai
Non-Executive Director
Mr Ding was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 12 December 2019. Mr Ding is the Chairman and executive director of Hong Kong listed Shougang Fushan Resources Group Limited (“Shougang Fushan”). Shougang Fushan is Mount Gibson’s second largest shareholder and also holds a signficant share interest in APAC Resources Limited, Mount Gibson’s largest shareholder. Mr. Ding is also a director of Shougang Holding (Hong Kong) Limited, a company wholly owned by Shougang Group Co., Ltd (“Shougang Group”). A senior engineer with a doctoral degree in ferrous metallurgy from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, Mr Ding has more than 30 years’ experience in the steel and coal resources industry, having held a variety of senior management and executive roles since joining the Shougang Group in 1989.
Alan Jones, CA
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Jones was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 28 July 2006 and is the current Chairman of the Nomination, Remuneration and Governance Committee. 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 (H.K.) Limited and Air Change International Limited.
Professor Paul Dougas, B.Eng (Chem), M.Eng.Science, FAICD, CEng., Hon Fellow Engineers Australia, FATSE
Independent Non-Executive Director
Professor Dougas was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 16 November 2011 and is Chairman of the Contracts Committee. He has 40 years of design, process, project engineering, managerial, commercial and corporate experience having commenced his career in the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works before joining engineering firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) in 1978. From initial technical roles, he 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 following 15 years, he led a significant expansion of SKM locally and internationally involving more than 50 local and international acquisitions. Professor Dougas was a Non-Executive Director of ConnectEast Ltd from 2009 until its takeover in September 2011 and was also on the SKM Board from 1990 until 2011. He is currently a Non‑Executive Director of Epworth Healthcare and is a former Chairman of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, and Norman, Disney & Young and a former Non‑Executive Director of Beacon Foundation and Calibre Group Limited. Professor Dougas is also a Professorial Fellow in the School of Engineering at Melbourne University and a staff member.
Evian Delfabbro, B.Eng (Civil), B.Commerce, Dip.Law.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Delfabbro was appointed to the Board on 28 August 2023. A civil engineer and lawyer, Ms Delfabbro has over two decades of experience in the commercial property, mining and construction sectors. She is currently a director of a boutique Sydney property company and a Queensland hard-rock quarrying business. She has previously held senior management roles with former ASX-listed commercial property companies FKP Ltd, Port Bouvard Ltd and Thakral Holdings. Ms Delfabbro holds a Diploma of Law, Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.