Board of Directors
Mr Michael Hutchinson, BSc
Chairman
Mr Hutchinson has had a distinguished career, having served as Director of the London Metal Exchange, the world's largest market in options and futures contracts on base and other metals. Mr Hutchinson brings a wealth of experience to the board, and his visibility in global financial markets will benefit the Company immensely as it advances its projects in Greenland.
Mr Hutchinson also served as Chairman of RBS Sempra Metals Limited, and Wogen PLC; a trader of off-exchange metals that sources metals worldwide for industrial end users. In addition, Mr Hutchinson previously served as a director of MG PLC.
Mr Roderick McIllree, B.Sc. (Geology), Grad Dip. (Mineral Economics) MAusIMM
Managing Director
Mr McIllree graduated from Curtin University of Technology in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology) and commenced a career in the mining industry where he worked for major mining companies both domestically and internationally, gaining experience in all facets of mining.
Mr McIllree moved to the finance sector in 2000 and worked as an analyst and advisor for broking houses active in capital markets. He has experience in international capital raisings having initiated several successful mining companies with assets both domestically and overseas. Mr McIllree was instrumental in sourcing the Kvanefjeld project for the company.
Mr McIllree is also an executive director of Convergent Minerals Limited.
Mr Malcolm Mason, B.Sc.Hons., FAIMM
Non-Executive Director
Mr Mason has had more than 40 years experience in the Australian and international exploration and mining industries. His experience covers gold, base metals and non-metallic minerals.
Since 1995 he has specialised in uranium. As a principal he has investigated many known deposits in Australia and overseas. His depth of experience extends from acquiring projects and prospects through application or negotiation to mounting intensive and extensive exploration into evaluation programmes and completing feasibility studies.
In 1996, Mr Mason formed Acclaim Uranium NL, which successfully listed on the ASX. As Managing Director he implemented his “uranium only” strategy and acquired an extensive portfolio of Australian uranium projects. Among the projects were Millipede/Abercromby, Nowthanna and Lake Maitland calcrete deposits.
In 1998, Mr Mason helped identify the Langer Heinrich deposit for Acclaim Uranium NL which then drilled and completed a feasibility study.
In early 2005 he joined Redport Limited as Strategic Adviser, assisted the company to acquire the Lake Maitland uranium deposit, and was involved in its exploration and evaluation.
Mr Simon Cato, B.A., MSDIA
Executive Director
Mr Simon Cato has had over 20 years capital markets experience in both broking and regulatory roles. He has been employed by the ASX in Sydney and in Perth in the Company's department which oversees the activities of listed companies.
Over the last 12 years he has been an executive director of two stockbroking firms and in those roles he has been involved in many aspects of broking including management issues such as credit control and reporting to regulatory bodies in the securities industry.
As a broker he has also been involved in the underwriting of a number of initial public offers and has been through the process of an initial public offer listing in a dual role of broker and director.
Mr Cato is also a director of Altera Capital Limited, Sofcom Limited, Bentley International Limited and Convergent Minerals Limited.
Mr Jeremy Whybrow,
B.Sc. (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology), G.Dip (Mineral Economics), MAusIMM
Exploration Director
Mr Whybrow has had over 12 years experience in the mining industry both domestically and internationally.
Mr Whybrow has worked for companies such as Sons of Gwalia Ltd, PacMin Ltd, Teck Australia Ltd, Mount Edon Gold Mines Ltd and Croesus Mining NL. His experience has been mainly in the operational environment and includes significant exposure to exploration and mining operations, project evaluation and feasibility studies.
Previously, Mr Whybrow has worked internationally in China, Africa and the Philippines as well as numerous localities in Australia.
Mr Whybrow is also an executive director of Convergent Minerals Limited.
Mr Tony Ho, B. Com, CA, FAICD, FCIS
Non-Executive Director
Mr Ho is an experienced company director having held executive directors and chief financial officer roles with a number of publicly listed companies. Tony was executive director of Arthur Yates & Co Limited, retiring from that position in April 2002. His corporate and governance experience include being chief financial officer/finance director of M.S. McLeod Holdings Limited, Galore Group Limited, the Edward H O'Brien group of companies and Volante Group Limited.
Mr Ho is currently a non-executive director of Dolomatrix International Limited where he chairs the Audit and Compliance Committee. He is also the non-executive chairman of St George Community Housing Limited, the largest community housing company in New South Wales.
Mr Ho was a past non-executive director of Brazin Limited (September 1997 to January 2007) where he was also a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Prior to joining commerce, Mr Ho was a partner of Cox Johnston & Co, Chartered Accountants, which has since merged with Ernst & Young.
Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries and the Institute of Company Directors.
