Leadership Team

Board of Directors

Our highly experienced and respected Board is responsible for governing our Company and acting in the best interests of all shareholders.

PAUL CHAPMAN

Non-Executive Chairman

Paul is a chartered accountant with over thirty years’ experience in the resources sector gained in Australia and the United States. Paul has experience across a range of commodity businesses including gold, nickel, uranium, manganese, bauxite/alumina and oil/gas. Paul has held managing director and other senior management roles in public companies. Paul was a founding shareholder and/or director of the following ASX listed companies: Reliance Mining, Encounter Resources, Rex Minerals, Silver Lake Resources, Paringa Resources, Dreadnought Resources and Avanco Resources. Paul is Non-Executive Chairman – Meeka Metals (ASX:MEK)
Non-Executive Chairman – Dreadnought Resources (ASX:DRE)
Non-Executive Director – Sunshine Metals (ASX:SHN).

GARETH SOLLY

Managing Director

Gareth has a First Class Honours degree in Earth Science from the University of Melbourne. Gareth’s career incorporates over 24 years mining industry experience covering numerous ore body types in both underground and surface environments with a proven ability in leading mine geology, resource development and near mine exploration teams. He has worked his way up from mine geologist to chief operations geologist and registered mine manager positions in both open cut and underground operations which includes 11 years senior management experience with organisations including Saracen Minerals, Silver Lake Resources and Norilsk. Of particular relevance, Gareth was the Chief Geologist and late Resident Manager at Mount Monger which is similar in many ways to Bulong and involved managing a workforce of approximately 200.

LES DAVIS

Non-Executive Director

Les has a Master’s Degree in Mineral Economics from Curtin University of WA and over 42 years mining industry experience including 17 years hands-on experience in mine development and narrow vein mining. Les career incorporates over 25 years senior management and executive experience including roles as Mine Manager, Technical Services Manager, Concentrator Manager, Resident Manager and GM Expansion Projects with organisations including WMC Resources, Reliance Mining and Consolidated Minerals. Les was the founding Managing Director of Silver Lake Resources (ASX:SLR) in 2007 and Non-Executive Director of Spectrum Metals (ASX:SPX) in 2019. Les is currently a Non-Executive Director of Sunshine Metals Limited (ASX:SHN).

DAVIDE BOSIO

Non-Executive Director

Davide is an experienced company director with significant resources and gold sector experience including having served on the board of De Grey Mining Ltd as well as Spectrum Metals Ltd which was ultimately acquired by Ramelius Resources Ltd. In addition, Davide is currently a non-executive director at Yojee Ltd (ASX:YOJ).
Most recently, Davide served as the WA State Manager and Director of Corporate Finance at investment and wealth management firm Shaw and Partners having overseen the sale of the historic WA broking firm, DJ Carmichael Pty Limited to Shaw in 2019. For over 23 years, Davide has been immersed in the WA finance industry offering corporate services and strategic advice to private and public organisations, specifically in relation to capital management and M&A.

Senior Leadership Team

Our highly skilled Management Team is responsible for leading the Company to achieve our vision of becoming a responsible gold mining company.

NICK DWYER

Chief Financial Officer

Nick is a Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years’ experience in the resources industry, both domestic and international (North Americas and Europe). He has a wealth of experience in leading finance teams, funding facility arrangements, corporate strategy and capital markets. Most recently, Nick worked as CFO of Mandalay Resources, a TSX-listed gold company, with producing mines in Australia and Sweden and development mines in Chile and Canada. Prior to that, Nick held senior finance positions at African Minerals, an AIM-listed iron ore developer and producer in Sierra Leone, and also at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

DAN TRAVERS

Joint Company Secretary

Dan is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants with over 10 years’ experience in the administration and accounting of publicly listed companies following significant public practice experience.

Dan holds undergraduate degrees with honours in both Mathematics and Accounting and is an employee of Endeavour Corporate, which specialises in the provision of company secretarial and accounting services to ASX listed entities in the mining and exploration industry.

MARK PITTS

Joint Company Secretary

Mark is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has more than 25 years’ experience in statutory reporting and business administration.

Mark has been directly involved with, and consulted to a number of public companies holding senior financial management positions. Mark is a Partner in the corporate advisory firm Endeavour Corporate providing company secretarial support; corporate and compliance advice to a number of ASX listed public companies.