Board of Directors

Guido Staltari (Executive Chairman)

Mr Staltari was appointed to the board on 18 August 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

He worked for North Broken Hill Ltd, BHP Minerals Ltd, and also as a mining and petroleum industry consultant before establishing his first publicly listed mineral exploration company in early 1987. He has experience in the management of public companies and is currently a director of Renaissance Capital Pty Limited.

Raleigh Finlayson - Managing Director

Mr Raleigh Finlayson is a Mining Engineer with over 13 years of technical and operational experience in the mining industry in multiple disciplines including both underground and open pit operations.

Mr Finlayson commenced with Saracen Gold Mines as General Manager – Operations in February 2008 and has managed the timely completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study. Mr Finlayson previously held positions of Underground Manager for Panoramic Resources and various Senior Open Pit Engineering roles with OceanaGold and Gold Fields.

Mr Finlayson studied at the Western Australian School of Mines and is the holder of a First Class Mine Managers Certificate, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance and Investment, and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Ivan Hoffman OAM (Non-Executive Director)

Mr Hoffman was appointed a director on 13 May 2005. Mr Hoffman is a Certified Practising Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Managers, Secretaries and Administrators. For around 18 years, Mr Hoffman was a corporate advisory consultant specialising in mergers & acquisitions and company reconstructions, during which period he served on the boards of several public listed companies, including mineral exploration and mining companies.

Before that, Mr Hoffman worked for several years with local and international financial institutions, including four years in investment management and project financing with Lloyds Bank International. Mr Hoffman is currently chairman of the Fortron group of companies.

Barrie Parker (Non-Executive Director)

Mr Parker was appointed a director on 24 December 2007. Mr Parker holds a degree in Minerals Engineering from the University of Birmingham and is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

He has worked in the international mining industry for almost 40 years, primarily in operations management and project development roles, including managing the initial development of the Boddington and Sunrise Dam Gold mines. His most recent position was as the Regional Manager and Director of the AngloGold companies in Australia and South East Asia.

Martin Reed (Non-Executive Director)

Mr Reed was appointed a director on 24 August 2012. Mr Reed is a qualified mining engineer (BE Mining, Grad Dip Management, AICD Diploma) with over 35 years experience in operations management and project development across a range of commodities, countries, and sizes of operations. Recent roles have included Chief Operating Officer and Project Manager for a number of metals companies including Sandfire Resources, St Barbara Limited, Paladin Energy Ltd and Windimurra Vanadium Limited. Prior to these appointments, Mr Reed held a number of senior executive positions in the mining industry including roles where he was responsible for the planning and development of several large mining operations in remote locations.