Board of Directors
John LANDERER, CBE AM
(non-executive chairman of directors)
- Appointed as director and non-executive chairman on 11 October, 1995.
- A qualified lawyer - LL.B., Sydney University.
- Senior partner of Sydney solicitors, Landerer & Company.
- A director of a number of prominent private family companies.
John M.E. PERCIVAL
(executive director operations)
- Appointed a director on 11 October, 1995.
- Has been involved in investment and merchant banking for over 25 years including 15 years as investment manager of Barclays Bank New Zealand Limited.
- Has had extensive experience in stockbroking, corporate finance and investment management.
- Director of Silver Mines Limited.
Albert G. HARRIS
(non-executive director)
- Appointed a director on 11 October, 1995.
- Member of the Institute of Measurement and Control.
- Has been involved in the international petroleum and mineral resources industries for 50 years.
- Has had senior management responsibility for exploration operations and the development of petroleum and mineral projects in Australia, the Middle East, West Africa and the USA.
- Director of Takoradi Gold NL and Pan Palladium Limited.
Robert B. LEECE, AM RFD
(non-executive director)
- Appointed a director on 7 August, 2002.
- A civil engineer with extensive experience in project management and construction, both in the private and public sectors.
- Formerly director general of the Olympic Co-ordination Authority and chief executive of the Olympic Roads and Transport Authority for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
- A trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust and a member of a number of NSW state government boards.
- Has been involved as a director of several public and private companies including Abigroup, Transfield and Merlin International Properties.
Terence V WILLSTEED
(non-executive director)
- Appointed a director on 20 July, 2004.
- Mr Willsteed is a qualified mining engineer – BE (Mining) Queensland University, who has, since 1973, been the principal of consulting mining engineers Terence Willsteed & Associates.
- Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
- A 45 year career in the mining industry has included senior line operational and engineering positions with Zinc Corporation, Mount Isa Mines Limited and Consolidated Goldfields Limited.
- In his consulting experience Mr Willsteed has been involved in the assessment and development of a wide range of mineral, coal and oil shale projects, and has participated in the management of developing and operating mineral projects both in Australia and internationally.
- Director of New European Gas Limited, International Ferro Metals Limited and Citigold Limited.