Board and Management
Stephen Dennis
Non-Executive Chairman
Appointed 3 March 2016
Stephen Dennis has been actively involved in the mining industry for over 30 years. He has held senior management positions at MIM Holdings Limited, Minara Resources Limited and Brambles Australia Limited. Mr Dennis was previously the chief executive officer and managing director of CBH Resources Limited, the Australian subsidiary of Toho Zinc Co., Ltd of Japan. Mr Dennis is also currently the Chairman (Non-Executive) of Marvel Gold, Heron Resources Limited, Rox Resources Limited and EHR Resources Limited.
Timothy Strong
Executive Director
Mr Timothy Strong is an exploration geologist and mining executive with over 16 years of experience in project generation, exploration management and leadership of ASX-listed companies. Timothy was most recently the Managing Director of ASX-listed Asara Resources Limited (ASX: AS1), where he oversaw the continued advancement of the Kada Gold Project in Guinea, the divestment of non-core assets and, more recently, successfully brought in a new cornerstone investor. Timothy remains on the board of Asara as an Executive Director. Tim holds an MBA in Mineral Resources Management from the University of Dundee (UK) and a BSc (Hons) in Applied Geology from Camborne School of Mines. Timothy has worked with a range of junior and mid-tier miners, capital market firms and consultancies, including Resolute Mining and Perseus Mining. Timothy is an expert in the exploration of greenstone orogenic gold and has dedicated much of his career to searching for these deposits in West Africa, East Africa and South America.
Steven Michael
Non-Executive Director
Appointed 24 April 2024
Mr Michael is a highly experienced mining executive with over 25 years’ experience in the resources industry in senior executive leadership roles with ASX-listed mining and exploration companies as well as investment banking, corporate advisory and equities research positions with several global investment banks.
Mr Michael is a Non-Executive Director of Predictive Discovery Limited (ASX: PDI). Over the past three years, Mr Michael was currently the Managing Director of Red Hawk Mining Limited (ASX: RHK), Managing Director of Vimy Resources Limited (ASX: VMY), Executive Director of Deep Yellow Limited (ASX: DYL) and Non-Executive Director of Wia Gold Limited (ASX: WIA).
Mr Michael is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Howard Golden
Non-Executive Director
Appointed 24 November 2022
Mr. Golden brings over 40 years of experience in the mining industry, across six continents, having played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Syama, Oyu Tolgoi, Agbaou and West Musgrave ore deposits. Howard has held senior executive roles with major listed companies, including Nordgold, Rio Tinto, Kinross Gold Corporation, WMC Resources and BHP Minerals. Howard has a proven global track record of exploration success, leading multi-disciplined exploration programs in different climates, conditions and regulatory regimes.
Howard holds a MSc in Geophysics and a BA in Behavioural Science.
Joanna Kiernan
Company Secretary
Appointed 3 July 2023
Ms Kiernan is a governance professional with over 18 years’ experience in the operation and administration of publicly listed companies, primarily in the resources sector. Ms Kiernan has held the role of Company Secretary for numerous ASX, AIM and SGX listed companies. Ms Kiernan is currently Company Secretary of Asara Resources Limited and WIA Gold Limited.