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.

Carl Thompson (Non-Executive Director)
Mr Thompson joined the board on 21 August 2003. He holds law and commerce degrees from the University of Melbourne. He was previously a partner of a national law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, practising in the areas of business acquisitions and sales, business structures, capital raisings and company floats, mergers and acquisitions, and the securities industry. He has extensive experience in ASIC policy and regulatory matters. Mr Thompson is currently Company Secretary / General Counsel at a public listed company.

Ivan Hoffman (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.

COMPANY SECRETARY:

Rajan Narayanasamy
Mr Narayanasamy was appointed Company Secretary on 8 September 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree and is a Certified Practising Accountant, having served the last two decades in secretarial and accounting roles in the resources industry.