Board and Management
David Lenigas
Executive Chairman
Mr Lenigas is a mining engineer with a Western Australian First Class Mine Managers Certificate. He has extensive corporate experience at Chairman and Chief Executive Officer level on many of the world’s leading stock exchanges overseeing multiple business sectors. Mr Lenigas has held senior financial and management positions in both publicly listed and private enterprises in Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and Africa.
Mr Lenigas is currently the Executive Director of Odessa Minerals Ltd (ASX: ODE) and Executive Chairman of Riversgold Ltd (ASX: RGL).
Gary Harvey
Managing Director
Gary graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Geology) and has 30 years’ experience in the resources sector working on gold, copper and ferrous metal projects in Western Australia from grass roots exploration through to resource development, feasibility, production and mine closure.
Gary has held multiple exploration roles at project, senior and management levels throughout his career.
Gary is Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientist and the Society of Economic Geology
Blair Sergeant
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Sergeant is an experienced public company executive, having been the former Executive Director of Bowen Coking Coal Limited, Founding Managing Director of Lemur Resources Limited, as well as the former Finance Director of Coal of Africa Limited, who together with the MD, grew the company from a sub-$2m market capitalisation to over $1.5b at its peak.
Mr Sergeant played an integral role in Bowen Coking Coal’s transition from explorer to producer and In the capacity of Finance Director @ Coal of Africa Ltd, Mr Sergeant oversaw the development and construction of two operating mines, one underground and one open pit, with total production capacity of over 8mtpa. Outside of mining, Mr Sergeant was the inaugural Managing Director of Vmoto Limited, overseeing Vmoto’s first mover position in the production of electric driven two-wheeled mopeds. Vmoto is now one of the most successful electric moped/motorbike manufacturers in the world. During his career, Mr Sergeant has also held positions of Non- Executive Director and/or Company Secretary for numerous listed entities across a broad spectrum of industry.
Mr Sergeant graduated from Curtin University, Western Australia with a Bachelor of Business and subsequently, a Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Administration. He is a Chartered Secretary, member of the Governance Institute of Australia, member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Associate of the Australian Certified Practising Accountants. Blair is currently a Non-Executive Director of Vmoto Limited (ASX: VMT).
Donald Strang
Non-Executive Director
Mr Strang is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate finance and the mining and resources industry with a focus on oil and gas, and mining exploration & development projects. He has experience in strategic planning, business development, project evaluation & development, project funding, management, finance and operations.
Mr Strang has held senior financial and management positions in both publicly listed and private enterprises in Australia, Europe and Africa. In addition, Mr Strang is a graduate of the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance and Accounting as well as holding a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance with a major in Investment Analysis from the Securities Institute of Australia.
Mr Strang is currently an executive Director of Cadence Minerals Plc and Gunsynd Plc.
Micheal Griffiths
Non-Executive Director – Technical
Michael is a qualified geologist, a Fellow of AusIMM, and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors with more than 35 years of experience covering all facets of the minerals and energy sector, including over 20 years’ experience in Africa with roles ranging from Geologist to Managing Director of a producing copper company.
Teams under Michael’s guidance have brought 3 gold projects totalling over 6 Moz to the feasibility stage.
Michael is also Director and Vice President Exploration of Velox Energy Materials Inc. (TSX-V)