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. 
 

Steve Abbott,

MBA

General Manager Business Development

Mr Abbott spent the past two years in the position of General Manager at the Pilbara-focused iron ore company Australasian Resources Limited, which he joined following a lengthy and distinguished career at Rio Tinto and Western Mining Corporation.

At Rio Tinto Iron Ore, he held the positions of Manager – Expansion Studies, heading up the Pre-Feasibility studies into a new +100Mtpa iron ore port estimated at over $4 billion, and Manager – Business Improvement. Prior to that, he held the positions of Manager – Strategy and Manager – Processing at Energy Resources of Australia. Before joining Rio Tinto, Mr Abbott held a number of positions at WMC’s world-class Olympic Dam Operation in South Australia between 1992 and 1998.

Mr Abbott holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Post Graduate Diploma in Extractive Metallurgy from Curtin University, as well as an MBA in Technology Management from La Trobe University.

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.

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.

Paul Sims,

BBus

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Sims is a Certified Practising Accountant with more than 20 years experience in the accounting, finance and commercial areas of the resources industry. Mr Sims commenced his career with Energy Resources of Australia and has also held senior accounting and commercial roles over a fourteen year period at Western Mining Corporation. He was most recently the Chief Financial Officer for Gippsland Limited an Australian resources company establishing a tin / tantalum mine in Egypt. Before that he spent 4 years at Minara Resources as the Commercial Manager and Acting Chief Financial Officer. During this time he was involved in the transformation of the Murrin Murrin laterite nickel operation into a profitable operating mine.