Directors

  • Nigel Raymond Forrester, F.C.A.

    Chairman and Managing Director

    Mr Forrester is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He has been involved in the exploration and mining industry over the past twenty nine years. Mr Forrester is one of the original shareholders of the Company which he floated in 1985.

  • Godfrey Edward Taylor, LLB

    Non-executive Director

    Mr Taylor, who was appointed to the Board on 2 July 1999, graduated in law from the University of Western Australia in 1968 and was admitted to practice in 1970. He has been practising law for about 30 years and specialises in commercial and corporate law. Mr Taylor and his family were original shareholders in the Company and have been shareholders throughout its existence. 

  • Ronald William O'Regan

    Non-Executive Director

    Mr O'Regan was appointed to the Board on 31 July 2000. Having established a career in stockbroking, he joined Astaire & Partners, a firm of London stockbrokers in 1968. He became a member of the London Stock Exchange in the 1970s and was appointed to the Board of Astaire & Partners in 1987. 

  • Alfred P Stirling, F.C.A.

    Non-Executive Director

    Mr Stirling was appointed to the Board on 1 December 2003. Mr Stirling, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, is Chairman and Managing Director of two Authorised Investment Trusts in the United Kingdom. 

  • Giles Rodney (Rod) Dale, FRMIT, FAusIMM

    Non-Executive Director

    Mr Dale qualified in Melbourne as a Geologist in 1959 and has considerable experience in exploring for iron ore, tin, base metals, industrial minerals, gold and uranium. His work has given him extensive exposure in many parts of Australia, Indonesia, China, India, Brazil, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Rod has considerable experience in directing mining operations and has held positions as Director and Managing Director of ASX listed exploration and mining companies. 

  • Allan Mulligan, NHD Dip Metalliferous Mining, MAusIMM

    Non-Executive Director

    Mr Mulligan qualified in South Africa (Wits Tech) as a mining engineer in 1985 and obtained his Mine Managers Certificate of Competency (RSA) in 1986. Allan has had over 20 years experience in mine management and production, including technical assessments, production economics, mine feasibilities and project design and costing. His previous assessments have included the Munni Munni and Panton platinum and palladium deposits in Australia and currently he consults to the Mibango and Luwumbu joint ventures in Tanzania. Allan has operated in a senior management role on all of Lonmin's large underground platinum mines and as mine manager for several mid sized diamond, gold and base metal mines in South Africa. Since migrating to Australia, Allan has had extensive exposure to the junior exploration sector and has held a Non-Executive Directorship with an ASX listed company.