Gindalbie Metals LTD

David Southam,

CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Southam is a Certified Practicing Accountant with more than 17 years’ experience in accounting, banking and finance across the resources and industrial sectors. Starting his career in chartered accounting firm Ferrier Hodgson, Mr Southam has also held senior finance and accounting positions with WMC Resources and ANZ Investment Bank.

He was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Australian Western Railroad Pty Ltd, a company with annual revenues of $600m+ and around 900 employees. Before that he spent almost six years with Brambles Industries Limited in a number of financial executive roles including Brambles Industrial Services and CFO for Cleanaway Industrial in Melbourne both during and after its divestment from Brambles to one of the world’s largest private equity companies Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (KKR). The role participated in all disciplines of the business including Safety, Operational, Commercial, Sales, IT, Procurement and Human Resources.
 

David Stokes,

B.Bus., LLB, ACIS

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Mr Stokes has over 10 years experience as a corporate/commercial lawyer in the energy and resources sector. Mr Stokes has worked in private practice and in corporate roles having acted for a number of substantial local and international energy and mining companies.

Mr Stokes joined Gindalbie in November 2006 after 3 ½ years at Iluka as Corporate Counsel. During that time Mr Stokes was responsible for establishing, developing and managing Iluka’s Australian legal function and was a member of the senior management team.

At Gindalbie Mr Stokes is now responsible for managing Gindalbie’s legal affairs both within Australia and China, and is also Gindalbie Metals' company secretary.

Michael Weir,

Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations Manager

Mr Weir has spent almost 20 years in business journalism and corporate public relations, developing extensive communications experience in the Australian financial markets and resources sector.

Mr Weir is a former multi award-winning business journalist and most recently spent more than a decade as a Senior Business Reporter with The West Australian. During that time he was also the presenter of The Mining and Money Show program on the mining radio network RedFM and wrote for several mining industry related publications.In the 1990s he spent three-and-a-half years as a partner in a corporate communications consultancy specialising in financial public relations for ASX-listed companies, particularly in the resources sector.

Mr Weir is a board member of the Australasian Investor Relations Association.

Steve Murdoch,

BEng.

Chief Operating Officer

Mr Murdoch was most recently Executive Director-Australia of UK-listed Cape Plc, a leading provider of industrial services to the energy and natural resources sectors. Prior to that, he held a range of senior executive positions including as Chief Operating Officer with Austal Ships, General Manager – Manufacturing with the Reinforcing Steel Products Division of Smorgon Steel, and General Manager – Metallurgical Operations with Mount Isa Mines Business Unit, where he was responsible for over A$1.7 billion worth of metal and concentrate production.

He also worked in the Queensland coal industry as Mine Manager for the Oaky North Long Wall Recovery and a range of positions including Surface Manager and Production Superintendent for Oaky Creek Coal Pty Ltd, a Mount Isa Mines Joint Venture. He has also worked in the mineral sands industry, holding a number of positions with Consolidated Rutile Limited in the 1990s.

Mr Murdoch holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgy) from the University of Queensland, St Lucia.

Peter McBain,

BEng.

General Manager - Project Development

Mr McBain is a civil engineer with over 20 years of industrial and mining experience. In last 15 years Peter has focused on public utility and mine infrastructure project delivery. In this time Peter has worked with all of Australia’s largest iron ore producers (BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Portman, One Steel and FMG) in the development and/or operation of major projects.

Most recently Mr McBain was the General Manager of civil contracting division of NRW Pty Ltd.

Brian Conrick,

LLM

Infrastructure and Contracts Manager

Mr Conrick has 25 years experience in resources and infrastructure contracting. His previous projects include the innovative Burton Coal Project contracts, the Head Contractor documentation for the Sydney Olympic Stadium and the first BOT contract undertaken in Western Australia.

Mr Conrick has a Master of Laws degree and qualified as a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  He is the author of the textbook Law of Negotiable Instruments and has published several articles on international commercial arbitration.

Greg Kaeding,

B App. Sci.

Community Relations and Environment Manager

Mr Kaeding graduated from the Western Australian Institute of Technology with a multidisciplinary degree majoring in geology and chemistry. He has over 30 years industry experience having worked predominantly in environmental research, operational and management capacities in the Western Australian agricultural and resource sectors including exposure to alumina, mineral sands and nickel. He has had numerous roles as a member of management teams with particular responsibility for overseeing environment, health, safety and quality performance of operations at site and regional level.

After returning to Perth to mineral processing operations in the Kwinana industrial area in 2003, Mr Kaeding also chaired the Environment Committee of the Kwinana Industries Council and was an active participant in several industry advocacy bodies before joining Gindalbie in 2007 where he has Corporate responsibility for community relations and environment and is a member of the senior management team.

Aidan Kelly,

BSc., LLB

Chief Advisor - Project Approvals

Mr Kelly is a practising lawyer with experience in environmental assessment, development approvals and related policy areas. In 1985 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science specialising in plant mineral nutrition, including copper nutrition of eucalyptus species on rehabilitated mining areas. Subsequently he worked in rangeland management and environmental impact assessment. In 1997 he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws. As a solicitor he specialises in resources development and regulatory approvals. Prior to Gindalbie he worked with Freehills, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and the WA and NT Governments.