Mr. Julian Kinnear Ludowici
Chairman, Non-Executive

Qualifications: B. Com

Appointed a Director on 16 February 2004, Mr. Ludowici was previously the Managing Director and Chairman of Customers Limited an Australian listed company, resigning in June 2005. He is a Director and member of the Audit Committee of the ASX listed Ludowici Limited, a mid size Australian business that supplies capital equipment and industrial consumables to the Australian mining industry. He was responsible for the establishment of BeMax Resources. Mr Ludowici was appointed Joint Corporate Secretary in January 2009.

During the past 3 years Mr. Ludowici has held the following ASX listed Company directorships:

Company Date Appointed Date Resigned
Ludowici Limited 12 September 1988 Continuing
 
 
 
 

Mr. Kevin John Wilson
Managing Director, Executive

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), ARSM, MBA
 

Appointed a Director on 9 August 2007, Mr. Wilson has over 25 years experience in the minerals and finance industries. He was previously the Managing Director of Leviathan Resources Limited, a Victorian gold mining company, from its IPO in 2005 through to its sale in 2006. His experience includes 8 years as a geologist with the Anglo American Group in Africa and North America; and 14 years as a stockbroking analyst and investment banker with CS First Boston and Merrill Lynch in Australia and New York.

During the past 3 years Mr. Wilson has held the following ASX listed Company directorships:

Company Date Appointed Date Resigned
Leviathan Resources Limited 21 December 2004 20 December 2006
 
 
 
 

Dr. Bruce Clement Preston
Technical Director, Executive

Qualifications: BSc ( Hons) PhD
 

Appointed a Director on 27 July 2004, Dr. Preston is a geophysicist with over 10 years experience in mineral exploration and evaluation in Australia and the Asia Pacific, followed by 14 years as a mining research analyst/advisor in stockbroking and funds management. He has extensive knowledge of the mining sector and commodity markets.

Special Responsibilities: Audit Committee

Dr. Preston has held no other ASX listed Company directorship in the past 3 years.

 
 
 
 

Mr. Alan John Humphris
Non-executive, Independent

Qualifications:BSc BEc MA (Laws) Hons (UK) FCPA
 

Appointed a Director on 27 July 2004, Mr. Humphris is a merchant banker with more than 25 years experience in Australia and offshore markets specializing in corporate finance and advisory services. He is Managing Director of Balmoral Capital Pty Limited, a boutique, merchant banking firm. Previously he was an Executive Director of Hambros Australia Limited and Head of Hambros Corporate Finance, and earlier he was a Director of JP Morgan Australia Limited. Mr. Humphris has had significant experience in the resources sector in both advisory and prior Non-Executive Director roles.

Special Responsibilities: Audit Committee.

During the past 3 years Mr. Humphris has held the following ASX listed Company directorships:

Company Date Appointed Date Resigned
ASF Group Limited 5 September 2007 Continuing
 
 
 
 
 

Mr. James Timothy McClements
Non-Executive

Qualifications: B Econ
 

Appointed a Director on 29 August 2007, Mr. McClements co-founded Resources Capital Funds (RCF) in 1998 and oversees all aspects of fund management, including the development and implementation of investment strategy as well as oversight of investment, divestment and management decisions regarding portfolio companies. Prior to launching RCF, he was a natural resources sector banker with N.M. Rothschild in Australia and the United States, and with Standard Chartrerd Bank. He began his professional career with BHP Limited.

During the past 3 years Mr. McClements has held the following ASX listed Company directorships:

Company Date Appointed Date Resigned

Murchison Metals Limited

Bannerman Resources Limited

2 May 2007

17 December 2008

Continuing

Continuing

 
 
 

Mr. Ronnie Beevor
Non-Executive, Independent

Qualifications: BA (Hons) 

Appointed a Director on 2 August 2010. Mr. Beevor is an investment banker and is a Senior Advisor to Gryphon Partners, having previously been Head of Investment Banking at NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Limited between 1997 and 2002. He has had extensive involvement in the natural resources industry, both in Australia and internationally. He was formerly a non-executive director of ASX-listed Oxiana Limited which successfully developed the Sepon gold-copper project in Laos as well as the Prominent Hill copper-gold deposit in South Australia. Mr. Beevor is Chairman of AIM-listed EMED Mining Public Limited and a non-executive director of Bannerman Resources Limited, Bendigo Mining Limited, New World Energy Limited, QMAG Limited and Talison Lithium Limited.

Mr. Beevor has an Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and qualified as a chartered accountant in London in 1972.

During the past 3 years Mr. Beevor has held the following ASX listed Company directorships:

Company Date Appointed Date Resigned
Bannerman Resources Limited 27 July 2009 Continuing
Bendigo Mining Limited 1 November 2002 Continuing
Oxiana Limited / OZ Minerals
Limited
19 April 2002 11 June 2009