Board of Directors
Mr Ian Middlemas
Chairman
Mr Middlemas is a Chartered Accountant, a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He worked for a large international Chartered Accounting firm before joining the Normandy Mining Group where he was a senior group executive for approximately 10 years. He has had extensive corporate and management experience, and is currently a director with a number of publicly listed companies in the resources sector.
Mr Middlemas was appointed a Director of the Company on 25 August 2011.
Chairman
Mr Middlemas is a Chartered Accountant, a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He worked for a large international Chartered Accounting firm before joining the Normandy Mining Group where he was a senior group executive for approximately 10 years. He has had extensive corporate and management experience, and is currently a director with a number of publicly listed companies in the resources sector.
Mr Middlemas was appointed a Director of the Company on 25 August 2011.
Mr Benjamin Stoikovich
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Stoikovich is a mining engineer and professional corporate finance executive. He has extensive experience in the resources sector gained from a unique career firstly as an underground Longwall Coal Mining Engineer with BHP Billiton where he was responsible for underground longwall mine operations and permitting, and more recently as a senior executive within the investment banking sector in London where he gained experience in mergers and acquisitions, debt and off take financing.
He has Bachelor of Mining Engineering from the University of NSW; a Master of Environmental Engineering from the University of Wollongong; and a MSc in Mineral Economics from Curtin University. Mr Stoikovich also holds a 1st Class Coal Mine Managers Ticket from the Coal Mine Qualifications Board (NSW, Australia) and is a registered Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) in the United Kingdom.
Mr Stoikovich was appointed a Director of the Company on 17 June 2013.
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Stoikovich is a mining engineer and professional corporate finance executive. He has extensive experience in the resources sector gained from a unique career firstly as an underground Longwall Coal Mining Engineer with BHP Billiton where he was responsible for underground longwall mine operations and permitting, and more recently as a senior executive within the investment banking sector in London where he gained experience in mergers and acquisitions, debt and off take financing.
He has Bachelor of Mining Engineering from the University of NSW; a Master of Environmental Engineering from the University of Wollongong; and a MSc in Mineral Economics from Curtin University. Mr Stoikovich also holds a 1st Class Coal Mine Managers Ticket from the Coal Mine Qualifications Board (NSW, Australia) and is a registered Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) in the United Kingdom.
Mr Stoikovich was appointed a Director of the Company on 17 June 2013.
Ms Carmel Daniele
Non-Executive Director
Ms Carmel Daniele is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of CD Capital in London. Ms Daniele has over 20 years of global natural resources investment experience, ten of which was spent with Newmont Mining/Normandy Mining and acquired companies. As a Senior Executive (Corporate Advisory) at Newmont she structured crossborder M&As including the three-way merger between Franco-Nevada, Newmont and Normandy. Post-merger Ms Daniele structured the divestment of various non-core mining assets around the world for the merchant banking arm, Newmont Capital.
Ms Daniele started off her career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu where she spent 8 years in various corporate finance roles. Prior to setting up CD Capital in London in 2006, Ms Daniele spent a year and half as investment advisor to RAB Capital's Special Situations Fund on sourcing and negotiating natural resource private equity investments. Ms Daniele holds a Master of Laws (Corporate & Commercial) and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adelaide and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Ms Daniele was appointed a Director on 21 September 2015
Non-Executive Director
Ms Carmel Daniele is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of CD Capital in London. Ms Daniele has over 20 years of global natural resources investment experience, ten of which was spent with Newmont Mining/Normandy Mining and acquired companies. As a Senior Executive (Corporate Advisory) at Newmont she structured crossborder M&As including the three-way merger between Franco-Nevada, Newmont and Normandy. Post-merger Ms Daniele structured the divestment of various non-core mining assets around the world for the merchant banking arm, Newmont Capital.
Ms Daniele started off her career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu where she spent 8 years in various corporate finance roles. Prior to setting up CD Capital in London in 2006, Ms Daniele spent a year and half as investment advisor to RAB Capital's Special Situations Fund on sourcing and negotiating natural resource private equity investments. Ms Daniele holds a Master of Laws (Corporate & Commercial) and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adelaide and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Ms Daniele was appointed a Director on 21 September 2015
Mr Thomas (Tom) Todd
Non-Executive Director
Mr Todd was the Chief Financial Officer of Aston Resources from 2009 to November 2011. Prior to Aston Resources, Mr Todd was Chief Financial Officer of Custom Mining, where his experience included project acquisition and funding of project development for the Middlemount project to the sale of the company to Macarthur Coal. A graduate of Imperial College, Mr Todd holds a Bachelor of Physics with first class Honours. He is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Todd was appointed a Director of the Company on 16 September 2014.
Non-Executive Director
Mr Todd was the Chief Financial Officer of Aston Resources from 2009 to November 2011. Prior to Aston Resources, Mr Todd was Chief Financial Officer of Custom Mining, where his experience included project acquisition and funding of project development for the Middlemount project to the sale of the company to Macarthur Coal. A graduate of Imperial College, Mr Todd holds a Bachelor of Physics with first class Honours. He is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Todd was appointed a Director of the Company on 16 September 2014.
Mr Mark Pearce
Non-Executive Director
Mr Pearce is a Chartered Accountant and is currently a Director of several listed companies that operate in the resources sector. He has had considerable experience in the formation and development of listed resource companies and has worked for several large international Chartered Accounting firms. Mr Pearce is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
Mr Pearce was appointed a Director of the Company on 25 August 2011.
Non-Executive Director
Mr Pearce is a Chartered Accountant and is currently a Director of several listed companies that operate in the resources sector. He has had considerable experience in the formation and development of listed resource companies and has worked for several large international Chartered Accounting firms. Mr Pearce is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
Mr Pearce was appointed a Director of the Company on 25 August 2011.
Mr Todd Hannigan
Alternate Director for Thomas Todd
Mr Hannigan was the Chief Executive Officer of Aston Resources from 2010 to 2011. During this time, the company significantly progressed the Maules Creek project, including upgrades to the project's resources and reserves, completion of all technical and design work for the Definitive Feasibility Study, negotiation of two major project stake sales and joint venture agreements, securement of port and rail access and progression of planning approvals to final stages. Mr Hannigan has worked internationally in the mining and resources sector for over 18 years with Aston Resources, Xstrata Coal, Hanson PLC, BHP Billiton and MIM.
Mr Hannigan was appointed as alternate Director for Mr Thomas Todd on 16 September 2014.
Alternate Director for Thomas Todd
Mr Hannigan was the Chief Executive Officer of Aston Resources from 2010 to 2011. During this time, the company significantly progressed the Maules Creek project, including upgrades to the project's resources and reserves, completion of all technical and design work for the Definitive Feasibility Study, negotiation of two major project stake sales and joint venture agreements, securement of port and rail access and progression of planning approvals to final stages. Mr Hannigan has worked internationally in the mining and resources sector for over 18 years with Aston Resources, Xstrata Coal, Hanson PLC, BHP Billiton and MIM.
Mr Hannigan was appointed as alternate Director for Mr Thomas Todd on 16 September 2014.
Mr Dylan Browne
Company Secretary
Mr Browne is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary who is currently a Company Secretary of a number of ASX and European listed companies that operate in the resources sector. He commenced his career at a large international accounting firm and has since been involved with a number of listed companies that operate in the resources sector including Papillon Resources Limited and Berkeley Energia Limited.
Mr Browne was appointed Company Secretary of the Company on 25 October 2012.
Company Secretary
Mr Browne is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary who is currently a Company Secretary of a number of ASX and European listed companies that operate in the resources sector. He commenced his career at a large international accounting firm and has since been involved with a number of listed companies that operate in the resources sector including Papillon Resources Limited and Berkeley Energia Limited.
Mr Browne was appointed Company Secretary of the Company on 25 October 2012.