Board & Management
| William Oliver | Director (Non-executive) |
| Qualifications | BSc (Hons), GDipAppFin (FINSA), MAIG, MAusIMM. |
| Experience |
Mr Oliver was appointed to the position of director on 23 December 2010. Mr Oliver has 12 years’ experience in the international resources industry working for both major and junior companies. He holds an honours degree in Geology from the University of Western Australia as well as a post-graduate diploma in finance and investment from FINSIA.
Mr Oliver has led large scale resource definition projects for Rio Tinto and previously worked in near mine exploration/resource definition roles for New Hampton Goldfields and Harmony Gold. He managed exploration in Portugal for Iberian Resources Limited including target generation and grassroots exploration across a range of commodities. More recent roles include Exploration Manager for Bellamel Mining and BC Iron and he is currently Managing Director of Signature Metals (ASX:SBL). He has wide-ranging exploration experience including expertise in near-mine exploration/resource extension and resource definition as well as significant experience in the technical and economic evaluation of resources projects. |
| Ranko Matic | Chairman (Non-executive) |
| Qualifications | B.Bus, CA |
| Experience |
Mr Matic was appointed to the position of director on 23 December 2010. Mr Matic is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience in the areas of financial and executive management, accounting, audit, business and corporate advisory. Mr Matic has considerable experience in a range of industries with particular exposure to public listed companies and large private enterprises.
Mr Matic is a Director of a Chartered Accounting firm and a Corporate Advisory company based in West Perth and has specialist expertise and exposure in the areas of audit, corporate services, due diligence, mergers & acquisitions, and valuations. Through these positions Mr Matic has been involved in an advisory capacity to several initial public offerings on the ASX in the last 10 years. Mr Matic has also acted as CFO and company secretary for companies in the public listed and private sectors and currently holds non-executive directorships with East Energy Resources Ltd and Messina Resources Ltd and is also company secretary for several other ASX listed companies. |
| Simon Mackinnon | Director (Non-executive) |
| Qualifications | B.Com, CA |
| Experience |
Mr Mackinnon was appointed to the position of director on 7 January 2011. Mr Mackinnon is a qualified Chartered Accountant who has worked in various banking and corporate roles across Australia and Europe.
After graduating from University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Accounting) he worked with KPMG Corporate Finance before moving to London where he gained extensive M&A and Corporate Finance experience in the UK market. A position as Director - Business Development and Strategy with a FTSE listed mining company provided significant corporate, strategic and operational exposure. On returning to Australia, Mr MacKinnon has developed strong trade relationships with across Australia, China and India in the servicing of the Australian resource sector. |
