Gindalbie Metals LTD

Gindalbie has a proven management team with a strong track record in the discovery and development of new mineral deposits. The Company continues to add depth to its iron ore expertise through the recruitment of additional suitably qualified board  members and executives.

George F Jones,

B.Bus, FCIS, FAICD

Chairman 

Mr Jones has more than 35 years experience in the mining, banking and finance industries and has been a director of a number of private and publicly listed companies. He was instrumental in overseeing the growth of Portman Mining Limited over the course of a decade, taking it from a start-up iron ore producer in the early 1990’s to a 6 million tonnes per annum producer of direct shipping hematite ore with a market capitalisation of over $600 million in 2005. Mr Jones has a Bachelor of Business degree from Curtin University of Western Australia.

Garret Dixon,

BEng, MBA, MAICD

Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer of Gindalbie Metals, Garret Dixon heads up a strong management team focused on the development of the Karara Iron Ore Project in Western Australia as a substantial new iron ore business. Before joining Gindalbie, Mr Dixon was Managing Director of logistics group, Mitchell Corp Australia Pty Ltd. Mr Dixon is a civil engineer with more than 26 years experience in mining, resources and infrastructure development in Australia and overseas. He began his career with the Federal Government Construction Group in South Australia and the Northern Territory before commencing an 18-year career with the Henry Walker Eltin (HWE) Group in 1988. During his period with HWE, Mr Dixon held several senior project development and management roles in the Pilbara iron ore industry, Indonesia and finally, as Executive General Manager for HWE Mining, where he was responsible for all HWE mining operations in Australia and New Zealand.

Tunku Ya'acob,

BT Abdullah , D.P.T.J, FCA , C.A. (M), BSc (Hons), C.F.P.

Non-Executive Director

Tunku Ya'acob Bin Tunku Abdullah graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Economics and Accounting from City University, London. An accountant by training, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He is the Group Managing Director of the Melewar Industrial Group Berhad, one of the largest steel tube producers in Malaysia and major shareholder in Gindalbie. Tunku Ya'acob Bin Tunku Abdullah is also the Group Managing Director of MAA Holdings Berhad, Malaysia's largest local insurance group with total assets under management of RM5.6 billion (A$2.07 billion). He also sits on the executive board of several trade associations in Malaysia, specifically, the National Insurance Association of Malaysia, the Federation of Public Listed Companies, the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) and the Federation of Malaysian Unit.

Michael O’Neill,

F Fin FAICD Dip Bus Admin

Non-Executive Director

Michael O’Neill joined the ANZ Bank in Rangiora, New Zealand in 1963. In 1979 He was appointed Manager Corporate Accounts, followed by a period in Strategic Planning NZ, where he was appointed Senior Manager in 1983. In 1984 he was transferred to Australia as Senior Manager, Liquidity Control. Other positions in Australia were as Senior Manager, Treasury and Chief Manager, Australian Treasury. He was appointed General Manager Retail Banking, New Zealand in 1989, where he oversaw the integration of PostBank into the ANZ Group before returning to Australia in 1993 and undertook a series of project management roles. Subsequent appointments included, Chief Manager, Melbourne Central Zone and, in January 1996, General Manager, Western Australia. Since his retirement from the ANZ Bank in November 2002, Mr O’Neill has established and operated a boutique investment bank, Cornhill Group Pty Ltd. He is also an independent Director of Perth Market Authority and is on the Board of Western Australian Institute of Sport.

Yu Wanyuan,

BEng

Non-Executive Director

Mr Yu is currently Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ansteel and Manager of Ansteel Finance Company, positions he has held since 2001. He was previously Assistant General Manager and Deputy Chief Accountant with Ansteel and, before joining the Group in 1998, held a number of senior academic and management positions at the Northeastern Institute of Technology in China.

Chen Ping,

BEng

Non-Executive Director

Mr Chen is currently Vice President of Ansteel and the former Chairman of its subsidiary Ansteel Mining Company. He held a wide range of engineering and senior management positions with Ansteel Mining Company since 1982, including Assistant Manager, General Manager and Chairman. He was appointed as Vice President of Ansteel in November 2005.

Wang Heng,

MEng

Non-Executive Director

Mr Wang has more than 20 years experience in the steel-making industry in China and first joined the Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation ("AnSteel") in 1998. He was appointed the general manager of AnSteel Group International Trade Co. in 2005. Mr Wang has extensive experience in international trade and logistics and was responsible for planning and managing Ansteel's overseas business development and logistics strategies, including establishing its alliance with COSCO China. Mr Wang is also representing AnSteel in the long term contract negotiations with CVRD, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Mr Wang is a Metallurgical Engineer and holds a master degree in metallurgy.