Board & Management
Mr Tom Eadie Managing Director
Qualifications: M.Sc, F.AusIMM, SA Fin
Experience: Board member since 30 March 2003. Tom Eadie has significant experience within the junior resources sector, as well as technical and senior executive levels with major mining companies Pasminco, Aberfoyle Resources and Cominco. He is a past director of the AusIMM and Discovery Metals.
Directorships in listed entities:
Syrah Resources (Director since May 2007)
Royalco Resources Limited (Director since 19 October 2005)
Mr Barrie Laws Non Executive Director
Qualifications: B Com, ACIS, ASA, SF Fin
Experience: Barrie Laws has had extensive experience in investment management and general management with Colonial Mutual, Equity Life and Norwich Union Life where he was Chief Executive Officer when he retired from full time employment.
Barrie is a non executive director of Acorn Capital which is a major investor in listed companies outside the 250 largest by market capitalisation.
Directorships in listed entities:
Stellar Resources Limited (Director since December 2004)
Mr John Dunlop Non Executive Director
Qualifications: BE(Min), MEng Sc(Min), P Cert Arb., FAusIMM(CP), FIMMM, MAIME, MCIMM
Experience: John Dunlop is a consultant mining engineer with close to 40 years surface and underground mining experience both in Australia and overseas spanning more than 25 countries. He is a former director of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM) and continues as chairman of its affiliate, the Mineral Industry Consultants Association (MICA).
Directorships in listed entities:
Chairman of Alliance Resources Limited
Chairman of Alkane Resources Ltd
Chairman of Drummond Gold Ltd
Non-executive director of Gippsland Ltd.
Ms Melanie Leydin Company Secretary
Qualifications: B.Bus (Acc), C.A
Experience: Ms Leydin is a Chartered Accountant and is a Registered Company Auditor. She Graduated from Swinburne University in 1997, became a Chartered Accountant in 1999 and since February 2000 has been the principal of chartered accounting firm, Leydin Freyer.
In the course of her practice she audits listed and unlisted public companies involved in the resources industry. Her practice also involves outsourced company secretarial and accounting services to public companies in the resources sector. This involves preparation of statutory financial statements, annual reports, half year reports, stock exchange announcements, and quarterly ASX reporting and other statutory requirements.
Ms Leydin has 19 years experience in the accounting profession and is a director and company secretary for a number of oil and gas, junior mining and exploration entities listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.