Director Profiles

John Hopkins
Chairman
LLB, FAICD
Mr Hopkins has a background in corporate and resources law over a period of more than 30 years. He has been a director and chairman of a number of listed companies during the past two decades in both a non-executive and executive capacity in both Australia and Canada. He chairs Adamus Resources Limited, Chemeq Limited, Evans and Tate Limited and Matilda Minerals Limited.

Thomas Reddicliffe
CEO
BSc (Hons) Geology, MSc, FAusIMM
Formerly Australian Exploration Manager of Ashton Mining Ltd and was with Ashton for 20 years. Tom discovered the Merlin Diamond Mine in 1993. He has some 28 years diamond industry experience primarily focused in Northern Australia. His initial experience was with the AEJV working at both the Ellendale and Argyle discoveries.

Glenister Lamont
Non Executive Director
BEng (Mining-Hons), MBA (IMD Switzerland), ASIA, FAICD, MAusIMM
Mining engineer by training and who has considerable corporate and commercial experience. He held the position of General Manager Corporate for Ashton Mining Ltd. He is principal of a firm which focuses on providing strategic advice and working with companies to develop their relationships with their shareholders.

Ian Richer
Non Executive Director
Mr Richer has over thirty years of project development and project financing experience in the resources industry. Mr Richer has been involved in the design and construction of numerous projects in Indonesia, USA, South America, Africa as well as Australia working with Fluor, Dravo and Minproc engineers prior to that in mine development and operations with Consolidated Goldfields and INCO.

As Director of Project Finance with Societe Generale and Chase banks over a ten year period, Mr Richer arranged and funded numerous mining, oil & gas, and infrastructure projects in Australia, and Asia. Societe Generale was the lead bank in the financial structuring and funding of the CRA interest in the Argyle Diamond mine. Mr Richer brings to the Board this considerable experience in project development and resource funding. Mr Richer is currently a director of listed entity Hazelwood Resources Ltd.

Richard Dickson
Non Executive Director
Mr. Dickson is a Chartered Accountant with over thirty years of experience in the professional and commercial arenas. He is principal of the Perth accounting firm Dickson Carrello having previously been managing partner of PKF Chartered Accountants (WA). Mr Dickson has previously been a director of the West Australian Meat Marketing Corporation and currently serves on the Board of Westralian Resources Ltd.