Directors and Advisory Board

Board of Directors

Mr Chrisilios Kyriakou, LLB, Executive Chairman

Mr Kyriakou qualified as a lawyer in 1973 from Sydney University. He was in private practice for the next six years before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From then, Mr Kyriakou has been continuously involved in the mining industry and has extensive experience in Australia, Canada, Africa and Mexico. He has been responsible for the development of a number of mines from exploration through to project finance and commissioning. He has been an executive director of a number mining companies including Giant Yellowknife Mines, Pamour Mines, West Witwatersrand Gold Holdings, Bow River Diamonds and Minera Roca Roja.

Mr Charles de Chezelles, MBA, Non-Executive Director

Mr de Chezelles is a highly experienced financial industry expert. Past positions include: General Manager, Banco Real S.A., London; Executive Director, Credit Suisse-First Boston (CSFB), London; Director, First Boston Europe, London; Vice President, The First Boston Corporation, New York; Corporate Account Executive, Smith Barney, New York; Investment Analyst, Stralem & Company, New York. He is currently Managing Director of Omega Trust Company Limited, London. Mr de Chezelles sits on the board of several natural resources companies based around the world and financial trusts.

Mr. Jonathan Reynolds, B.Com (Hons), CA, F Fin, Finance Director

Mr Reynolds has been the Company's Chief Financial Officer since 2001. Prior to that he held the position of chief financial officer with a number of other listed entities and before that was a senior manager with an international firm of chartered accountants. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree.

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Advisory board

Mr. Mark Arnesen, CA(SA)

Mr Arnesen has extensive experience in the structuring and negotiation of finance for major resource projects. He was employed with the Billiton/Gencor group of companies between 1988 and 1998 and in 2000 he joined Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited as part of the then restructuring of the company. Mr Arnesen was a director of Moto Goldmines Ltd until October 2009.

Mr. Robert Cleary, B.Sc (Tech) Chem Eng

Mr. Cleary was employed for 18 years by the Rio Tinto/North Ltd/Energy Resources Australia Ltd group. His last position with that organisation was Managing Director of Energy Resources of Australia Ltd from July 1999 to January 2004. Mr Cleary is Chairman of Crossland Uranium Mines Ltd.

Mr, John Landels, AC

Mr Landels had a distinguished business career with the Caltex group of companies, initially as Regional Director in New York and ultimately as Chairman and CEO of Caltex’s Australian operations. Following his retirement from Caltex in 1992, John served on a number of Australian Federal and State instrumentalities, including Chairman of the State Rail Authority of NSW, the National Electricity Grid Management Council and the State Transit Authority of NSW. He was also a Member of the Federal Government’s Committee of Enquiry into Federal and State Taxes on the Oil Industry. Mr Landels’ directorships have included Air New Zealand Ltd, Nippon Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd, Mercantile and General Reinsurance Co. of Australia, Oakbridge Coal Pty Ltd and Queensland Nickel Industries Ltd.

Mr. Michael Smith, BSc Mining Eng, MBL

Mr. Smith has some 40 years' experience in the mining sector. He has held senior positions with Anglo American, including Divisional Director Anglo American Platinum, Vice President Technical Services with Anglo American Gold and Mine Manager of Western Deep Levels Mine and of Vaal Reefs Gold Mine.

Mr. Roger Shakesby, BSc Geology and Geography

Mr. Shakesby has some 50 years experience in the mining sector. He has held senior positions with Renison Goldfields Consolidated including Chief Geologist and membership of its Executive Committee, in a career with the company spanning 30 years.

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