Board and Management
Piers Lewis
Non Executive Chairman
BCom, CA, FGIA
Finance professional with 25 years of corporate advisory experience with various ASX and AIM companies.
Currently non-executive director and company Secretary for a number of ASX Listed companies, including Grange Resources Limited and Noronex Limited.
Founder and operator of SmallCap Corporate.
Previous senior management roles with Credit Suisse (London), Mizuho International, ABN Amro and NAB Capital.
Brad Valiukas
Managing Director
BEng (Mining), GradCert (Econ), Member AusIMM
Mining Engineer with 25 years of operational, management and executive experience, covering underground and open pit operations across multiple commodities around Australia and internationally.
Previously Manager – Technical Services for Northern Star Resources, COO at Focus Minerals, COO at ABM Resources and multiple senior roles at Mincor Resources.
Shaun Day
Non Executive Director
BCom, Fellow CA ANZ
Finance professional with 25 years of executive, financial and commercial roles across mining and infrastructure, investment banking and advisory firms.
Currently CEO of London listed Greatland Gold PLC.
Previously CFO of ASX100 Northern Star Resources, Sakari Resources and ASX 200 Straits Resources.
Previously non-executive director of ASX Attila Resources, TSX Superior Gold and TSX Goldminco Corporation.
Daniel Raihani
Non Executive Director
BCom(Accounting), AdvDip (Financial Services)
Accountant and Tax Professional with a wide range of experience at the Executive level in for-profit and not-for-profits.
Currently Mr Raihani has controlling equity positions and directorships in companies involved in real estate sales and management, property development, manufacturing, automotive exports, and tax consultancy, with offices in the UAE, Sydney & Hong Kong.
Mark Rowbottam
Executive Manager – Corporate Development
BAppSc, MBA, F FIN, Member AICD
Corporate finance professional with over 25 years of executive, corporate advisory and board experience.
Previously Non-Executive Director of ASX Latin Resources, Aleator Energy, GRP Corporation and co-founder of Allegra Capital Pty Ltd, a wholesale corporate advisory firm providing ASX listing and M&A advice in the minerals, energy, technology and biotechnology sectors.
Shane Tomlinson
Manager-Exploration
BSc (Expl & Min Geology), MSc (Ore Deposits), GradCert (GIS), Member AIG
Geologist with over 25 years of experience in exploration and mining geology, covering underground and open pit operations across multiple commodities throughout Western Australia and West Africa.
Previously Principal Geologist for Mineral Resources, Geology Manager for Hexagon Resources and Exploration Manager for West Peak Iron and positions with companies including Barrick Gold and Sons of Gwalia.
Simon Smith
Project Manager – Sandstone Operations
BA, BSc (Geology), MSc (Hons) (Structural and Economic Geology), Member AUSIMM, SEG.
Geologist with over 18 years of experience in near mine gold exploration and mine geology in a range of deposit types in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and New Zealand.
Previous positions include Geology Manager at Northern Star’s Kanowna Belle and South Kalgoorlie operations. Other positions include with Newmont Asia Pacific in Exploration and Operational roles across New Zealand, Northern Territory and Eastern Goldfields.