Greater London, England, United Kingdom
An accomplished and successful Senior Corporate Executive / Investment Banker with strong business acumen and entrepreneurial flair. An innovative team player with strong and long-term relationships across multiple industry sectors on an international scale. Possesses 40 years’ experience in corporate start-ups, encompassing significant capital raisings and M & A transactions on the ASX, TSX, AIM and the London Stock Exchanges.
• Progressed 3.1 Moz at 9.9 g/t gold discovery through development and into production • Raised approx $400M debt and equity to build high-grade, 1Mtpa mill and underground workings • Currently on track to produce circa 180,000 ounces gold per annum • Chairman of Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee • Member of Audit & Risk Management Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee
• Work with management in mineral exploration and capital raisings, specializing in battery metals • Expand resources and explore for discoveries in a significant lithium belt in James Bay, Quebec • Delineate large Rare Earth Elements project in Western Australia
• Acquired Green Bay Mine (39Mt @1.85% Cu, 0.5 g/t Au) in Newfoundland from Administrators • +$250M worth of mining, milling and port facility infrastructure acquired in acquistion • Raised $55m to pay creditors, develop underground access and provide exploration funds • Continuing development work for Pickle Crow gold resource (2.8Mt @ 7.2 g/t Au) in Ontario • Member of Audit & Risk Management Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee
• Canadian porphyry copper/gold explorer with copper porphyry discovery in British Columbia • Chairman of Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee (HSEC) • Member of Compensation and Governance Committee (CGC)
• Team grew Precious Metals and Surtsey Base Metals Funds AuM from CHF 40 to 200M • Provided technical and market analysis on private and listed resources companies for investment • Generated investment ideas via extensive industry network • Marketed Funds extensively in North America, Europe and Australasia at resource conferences