Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Brian Moller

Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Moller is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.  He specialises in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring, and has acted in numerous transactions and capital raisings in both the industrial and resources and energy sectors.  He is a partner at the legal firm HopgoodGanim for over 30 years and leads the firm’s Corporate Advisory and Governance practice.  Mr Moller acts for many publicly listed companies in both Australia and elsewhere and regularly advises boards of directors on corporate governance and related issues.

Russell Gordon Tipper

Non-Executive Director

Mr Tipper is a mining engineer with considerable senior executive, mining and project level experience, having held a number of senior executive positions with mining companies over the years, including group treasurer for a large miner for four years. He has delivered feasibility studies and project proposals for major mining and infrastructure projects, such as the Hope Downs Iron Ore Project and the Karara Magnetite Project. Mr Tipper has also been instrumental in debt restructuring and capital raising, along with providing leadership in the revision of work practices at mining operations.

Debbie Ntombela

Non-Executive Director

Ms Ntombela is a lawyer in South Africa with an in-depth knowledge of the mining sector, specifically regarding regulatory compliance from previously working at, and with, the Department of Mineral Resources and the mining industry in South Africa.  She specialises in applications for prospecting rights, mining rights, mining permits, and all related mining and exploration documentation.  Ms Ntombela is currently a Partner in the law firm Shepstone & Wylie in South Africa.

Zamile David Qunya

Non-Executive Director

Mr Qunya has been a director of the Company’s South Africa subsidiary Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd, which owns the Tormin Mineral Sands Mine, since November 2014.  He is also a director and shareholder in Blue Bantry Investments, the Company’s Black Economic Empowerment Partner in South Africa.  He has extensive experience in South African local government matters, having held position as Major and Councillor of the MbiZana Municipality and the Wild Coast District Council.  He was also regional manager from 1999 to 2004 for Eskom and Shall in the KwaZulu Natal and Eastern Cape responsible predominantly for human resource management.

Guy Redvers Walker

Non-Executive Director

Mr Guy Walker is a highly accomplished director and senior investment management executive with over 25 years’ financial market experience. He has experience on the boards of listed mining companies, including exploration, development and production companies. He has extensive experience in capital raising through both traditional banks and alternative lenders.