Board and Management
Ms. Rita Brooks | Executive Chairperson
Ms Brooks has a Bachelor of Education and has worked in the exploration industry for 30 years. She was a founding director of the gold and nickel explorer Berkeley Resources Ltd which listed on the ASX in 2003.
Ms Brooks is a director of several private companies and has acquired and explored projects for gold and other commodities throughout Australia. Rita has been involved in several exploration companies and has experience developing new businesses in the mining and hospitality industries.
Ms Brooks, as Executive Director, has been instrumental in securing the Western Australian projects which comprise the Tambourah Metals Ltd, exploration portfolio.
Mr. Chris Ramsay | Non – Executive Director
Mr Ramsay is a geologist and project manager with over 25 years’ experience in the private and consulting sectors of the global mining industry.
Chris’ depth of experience includes operational & managerial roles in exploration, mine development and operations in underground & open-cut Gold, Nickel, Base Metal, Bauxite & Coal projects in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada and Vietnam. Chris spent 18 years with Oceana Gold, Sons of Gwalia and Straits Resources before working as a consultant and advisor in Australia and across South-East Asia.
Chris holds a Master’s in Project Management from the University of Adelaide and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Otago. As well as broad multi-commodity experience at all levels, Chris has specialist skills in project evaluation and mineral deposit modelling and is a member of the AusIMM.
Mr. Ben Donovan | Non – Executive Director
Mr Donovan is a member of the Governance Institute of Australia and provides corporate advisory, IPO and consultancy services to a number of companies.
Mr Donovan is currently a company secretary of several ASX listed and public unlisted companies and has gained experience across resources, agritech, biotech, media and technology industries. He has extensive experience in listing rules compliance and corporate governance, having served as a Senior Adviser at the ASX in Perth for nearly 3 years, where he managed the listing of nearly 100 companies on the ASX.
In addition, Mr Donovan has experience in the capital markets having raised capital and assisted numerous companies on achieving an initial listing on the ASX, as well as for a period of time, as a private client adviser at a boutique stock broking group.
Mr. Graeme Smith | Company Secretary
Graeme Smith is an experienced finance professional with over 30 years’ experience in accounting and company administration. He is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accounts, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Governance Institute of Australia.