Tim Wither is a mining executive with over 20 years experience in the resource sector, both domestically and internationally, with key involvement in the development of several greenfield base metal projects. Mr Wither has held various senior executive and strategic leadership roles in Australia, India, Africa, South America, with publicly listed companies on both the ASX and TSX.Tim is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds an MBA from Curtin Graduate School of Business, Graduate Diploma of Mining, Graduate Diploma in Natural Resource Law, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Mine Engineering and Surveying from the WA School of Mines. He is also a candidate for Master of Commercial and Resources Law at University of WA.
Bruce Lane has significant experience in ASX listed and large industrial companies. Mr Lane has held management positions in a number of global blue chip companies as well as resource companies and start ups in New Zealand, Europe and Australia.Prior to founding Voyager Energy which was subsequently acquired by GTI, Mr Lane has been involved in the acquisition, funding and exploration of a number of uranium exploration projects during the last 15 years most notably with ASX listed companies Atom Energy Ltd and Stonehenge Metals Ltd.Mr Lane holds a masters degree from London Business School and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute Of Company Directors.
Mr Pike is a geologist with over 20 years’ of successful technical and management experience and a proven track record in gold and base metals exploration, discovery, project development in both open pit and underground mining. Mr Pike holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Double Major Geology) and a Graduate Certificate in Finance.Mr Pike was Exploration Manager (East Coast) for Evolution Mining Limited (ASX:EVN) (7 years), and Senior Exploration Geologist for Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) (3 years) and Equigold NL (9 years). Mr Pike also served as Chief Executive Officer of Santana and Mekong Minerals.
Co-founder and MD of successful mine consulting firm Auralia Mining Consulting, Daniel Tuffin is a hands-on mining engineer with over 20 years’ experience.His career began in iron ore and gold projects in WA and later extended internationally. While acting as a consultant he has carried out many technical studies and has signed off on Ore Reserves on the ASX, LSE and TSX. He’s since established many successful companies and mining projects, including co-founding private Kalgoorlie gold mining venture Rose Dam Resources which to date has produced over 30koz of gold.Daniel has a wealth of experience specific to the Company; he has in been involved in prior development of the Crawford and Gambier Lass North Projects around Leonora and carried out various mine planning work on the Golden Cities Project north of Kalgoorlie.Daniel holds a BEng (Mining), BSc (Mine and Engineering Surveying), a Diploma in Project Management and is a Fellow of the AusIMM and accredited Chartered Professional and a Member of the AICD having completed their Directors Course. Daniel is currently a director of ASX listed companies Panther Metals Limited (ASX:PNT) and Mt Malcolm Mines NL (ASX:M2M).
Andrew Dornan is the Executive Director of James Bay Minerals, He has 18 years senior commercial management experience within various major and mid-tier international mining organisations including Pilbara Minerals, Tianqi Lithium (consultant), Fortescue Metals Group, Newmont and Rio Tinto.
Nicholas is the Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of the Eden Global Natural Resources UCITS Fund, which is classified as an ESG ‘Light Green’ Fund under Article 8 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).Nicholas has held senior positions within the Australian and UK financial services industry, bringing to Eden over thirty years’ experience in funds management (UCITS, MIS and CIMA), global institutional sales, corporate advisory, research analysis and capital markets fifteen years of which were in London working at Morgan Stanley, NatWest and Killik & Co. Nicholas founded the Eden group in 2014 providing portfolio management and corporate advisory services. Having relocated to Australia in 2002, Nicholas’ experience includes Managing Director and founder of the ACD Australian Natural Resources UCITS III Fund, a UK FCA regulated fund focusing on the natural resources sector. As Fund Manager, Nicholas outperformed the peer group fund managers and the S&P 300 Australian Natural Resources Index, providing top decile returns. Nicholas has held positions as Head of Global Markets at Canaccord Genuity, DJ Carmichael Stockbrokers and Phillip Capital. Nicholas is a Chartered Fellow member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, a Fellow member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a Master member of the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisors Association, a member of WAAMH, and a member of the WA Mining Club. Nicholas is a columnist on Livewire Markets providing commentary on global equity markets, commodities, energy and agriculture.
Richard Maddocks is a geologist and has extensive experience in development and production in open pit and underground gold and nickel mines in Australia, Papua New Guinea and South America. He has previously been Chief Geologist at several large open pit and underground gold and nickel mines in Western Australia.
A Mining Engineer with over 26 years of experience inclusive of 15 years mine management and executive roles, Damon has worked in studies, projects, operations and innovation across Australia, USA, Papua New Guinea and Africa.Damon has had considerable success turning around mining projects and studies resulting in the construction of multiple mines in Africa as well as significant operational success in Australia. He has also been heavily involved in mining innovation and has personally developed techniques and strategies for the mining industry.Damon holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining from the Western Australian School of Mines and has held numerous statutory appointments across the African and Australasian regions.
Mr Cox is a Professional Geologist and Mine Manager who has worked in the mining industry for over 25 years. His experience has encompassed exploration, mining, and mining finance, across an extensive range of commodities (Nickel, Cobalt, Lithium, Gold, Iron Ore, and Diamonds).Mr Cox has been involved in developing a considerable number of mineral deposits (Murrin Murrin, Mlibizi, Mali Green, Binduli, Davyhurst, Francis Creek, Edna May, Greenfinch, Carina, Wodgina, Sunrise), and has been involved in all stages of development from exploration to project feasibility, financing, mine development and operations.Mr Cox has worked in Europe, Africa, North and South America, United Kingdom and Australia.Mr Cox has been an integral part of the Owners’ teams of numerous LSE, ASX, TSX-listed exploration and mining companies, working extensively with both the Board and Executive levels. He also has significant experience in technical and commercial diligence with off-take customers, mining companies, and investment groups.
Oliver Kiddie is a geologist with over 20 years’ experience across exploration, resource definition, project development, and production throughout Australia and internationally.He has extensive experience in base metal and gold exploration through senior management and executive positions, working for companies including Dominion Mining, European Goldfields, and most recently as GM Exploration for the Creasy Group. He led the exploration team of the Fraser Range project for the Creasy Group, including the discovery, resource definition, and mining lease application for the Silver Knight Ni-Cu-Co deposit.Mr Kiddie possesses a strong corporate background having managed numerous transactions and joint ventures as key responsibilities of senior management and executive positions. Mr Kiddie is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Stephen Cornish is the founder and Managing Director of Pentanet Limited, committed to the digitisation of Australia, starting with Perth. He is recognised as one of WA’s most successful young entrepreneurs, innovators, and future business leaders, receiving accolades such as Business News 40under40, CEO Magazine Executive of the Year Awards, and the Cambium Networks Global Connectivity Hero of the Year 2021. As a proud, lifelong, and lag-averse gamer, Stephen’s own need for high-speed internet was his driving factor in the creation of Pentanet’s market-leading fixed wireless network, now servicing over 17,000 subscribers in WA. After building the largest and fastest growing fixed wireless network in Perth and delivering on his initial vision for Pentanet, Stephen set his sights on diversifying the Company’s footprint through the development of innovative complementary services including neXus, Pentanet’s award-winning next generation wireless mesh network. In 2021, he was also responsible for negotiating a deal with global tech-giant NVIDIA to bring cloud gaming to Australia through GeForce NOW, which has since attracted over 400,000 members across Australia. Pentanet’s gaming business pillar, Stephen also sits on the Board of Canopus Networks, a future leader in AI for networking visibility. He is actively championing the digitisation of Perth as the next global hub for digital entertainment, combining high-performance connectivity, gaming, cloud technology, and esports to deliver a seamless blend of real-world and digital experiences.
David McAuliffe is Executive Chairman of 4DS. He is an experienced board director and entrepreneur who has over 24 years’ corporate experience and been involved in numerous capital raisings and in-licensing of technologies. He is a founder of several companies in Australia, France and the United Kingdom, many of which have become public companies. Mr McAuliffe holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a Bachelor of Pharmacy, is Interim Non-Executive Chairman of Invex Therapeutics Ltd and is the President of the Dyslexia–Speld Foundation WA (Inc).
On this podcast Tim speaks with Jim Allenby, as Managing Director of Parvate ESG, Jim has helped companies of all sizes to design and implement the best ESG strategies to be successful now, while also acting in a sustainable way for future growth. Founded in 2020, Parvate are an ESG leader and help companies not only benchmark current ESG positions but set a roadmap for future performance to align with the requirements of Eden Funds ESG criteria. Having played cricket around the world for 20 years, Jim is pleased to be back home in Perth full-time since 2019. Experiencing the Culture in Australia, UK, India, UAE, and Pakistan was a huge benefit of being a professional sportsman and helped him to understand there are many ways to achieve common goals. This experience of different organisations and cultures has given Jim an insight into common traits in High Performing people, organisations, and cultures”
On this episode Tim interviews Peter Sinclair, Peter has over 15 years of experience in providing specialist tax advisory services to clients across a range of industries and on a range of matters including corporate restructures, income tax consolidation and international tax issues.Peter has worked with a diverse range of clients including large multinationals, ASX listed corporates, large private entities, family businesses and high-net-worth individuals. Peter has a strong understanding of regulatory requirements for Australian businesses across tax legislation, accounting standards, tax lodgement deadlines, corporations law and regulatory bodies such as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the ASX.Peter is passionate about working with clients to achieve practical solutions that are both tax-effective and achieve the desired commercial outcomes.
On this episode Tim interviews Leslie Chong, Ms Chong has 24 years of oncology experience in Phase I – III of clinical program development, including leadership role involvement in two marketed oncology products. She was previously Senior Clinical Program Lead at Genentech, Inc., in San Francisco. Genentech is widely regarded as one of the world’s most successful biotech companies with a strong oncology franchise including the best-selling breast cancer drug Herceptin.
On this episode Tim interviews Mr Alex Hanly, Mr Hanly has over 10 years of experience in capital delivery and operational management for publicly listed companies within the mining, oil, gas and manufacturing industries within Australia and Africa. Over the last 3 years, Mr Hanly held the role of Chief Executive Officer of ASX-listed gold company Polymetals Resources Ltd (ASX:POL). Mr Hanly was responsible for the successful IPO of the Company, the operational management and the efficient execution of the fast-track exploration strategy.Mr Hanly has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Masters of Business Administration specialising in Global Project Management.
Dr. James Warren is a geologist with 15 years of multi-commodity experience spanning greenfield prospect generation to operational roles in open pit and underground projects.Dr. Warren holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Western Australia focusing on a mineral systems approach to exploration targeting and was also part of the Mineral and Hydrothermal Geochemical team at CSIRO.Dr. Warren was Exploration Manager at Echo Resources and oversaw the exploration strategy and growth of Echo’s resource base to over 1.8 Moz and the eventual $240m takeover by Norther Star.Following his time at Echo, Dr. Warren was instrumental in establishing the private enterprise Tali Resources Pty Ltd, a spin out from Agrimin Ltd. At Tali, Dr. Warren was critical in establishing the geological framework to mineralisation in the West Arunta Orogen and drove project generation and acquisition. Ultimately, Tali reached a $55m farm-in agreement with Rio Tinto to search for IOCG deposits in the West Arunta, while WA1 Ltd successfully listed on the Tali assets not subject to the Rio Tinto farm-in.
On this podcast, Tim interviews David Sumich, Mr. Sumich is an experienced Mining Executive with over 25 years’ experience in the mining industry,He has operated mining and/or exploration projects in Gabon, Mali, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Tanzania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Argentina and Australia.Mr Sumich has a Bachelor of Business degree and has been a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors for 15 years. He is currently Co-Chair of Chamber of Australia Africa Mining & Investment, and he has a strong ESG focus for those companies he is involved in.
On this podcast, Tim interviews, - Dr Liz Dallimore, Liz is a research & development, innovation and commercialisation specialist with over 20 years’ experience across Australia and the UK. Prior to joining Argenica Therapeutics, Dr Dallimore was the Director of the WA Data Science Innovation Hub, tasked with working across WA businesses to establish innovative data science projects. Dr Dallimore has also held senior roles in management consulting across Australia, most recently as KPMG’s National Director of Research Engagement and Commercialisation. Prior to this she held senior roles with Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Dr Dallimore is a co-founder of medical device company Inspiring Holdings, sits on the AusBiotech WA Committee and is a non-executive Director of NERA, a Federal Government Growth Centre. Dr Dallimore has a PhD in Neuroscience jointly completed at Oxford University and the University of Western Australia and has worked as a neuroscientist at the Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute (now Perron Institute). In 2020, Dr Dallimore was recognised as one of Western Australia’s Top Women in Tech.
On this podcast, Tim interviews, - Simon Eley, Simon is a solicitor with considerable experience in the resource sector. Mr Eley was the founding director of Egan Street Resources and led the acquisition of the Rothsay gold project. Egan Street was acquired by Silver Lake Resources in 2019 for an implied value of $72 million. He has held the chairman role of several of ASX and NASDAQ listed companies. Mr Eley also led the team that acquired the Central Murchison Gold Project and subsequently became an executive director of Aragon Resources Limited, where he managed the progress of Aragon’s core asset, the Central Murchison gold project. Mr Eley’s experience also includes international oil and gas operations, as well as iron ore and coal projects, capital raisings, commercial agreements, dispute resolution, corporate management, strategy, acquisitions and divestments. He is currently the Managing Director of PhosCo Ltd and Non-Executive Chairman of Westar Resources Ltd.