Grant Pierce OAM
Non-Executive Chairman
Grant is a qualified mining engineer with 30 years of operating experience in both Australia and Africa. He has managed both open-pit and underground mines across a range of mineral commodities. In addition, he has held numerous senior development roles, taking green and brown field projects to either shovel ready status or into production.
David Riekie
Executive Director
David is an experienced director in the capacity of both Executive and Non-Executive roles of ASX listed companies. His career has spanned multiple continents. Within Africa Namibia, Tanzania, Eritrea, South Africa, DRC and Mozambique are notable. He has overseen exploration and resource development, scoping and feasibility studies, production optimisation, stakeholder engagement, acquisition programs and expansion initiatives.
John Hicks
Non-Executive Director
John is a qualified geologist with over 40 years’ experience in exploration and mining in Australia. John is regarded as a nickel sulphide specialist, having held various senior exploration and development roles on several major nickel sulphide projects in Western Australia.
Allan Ritchie
Chief Executive Officer
Allan graduated from the University of Technology in Sydney in 1986 with a Bachelor of Business and subsequently attained a post graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the Financial Services Institute of Australia. Allan’s distinguished career spans 30 years in both the energy and resources sectors, in investment banking and leadership roles in both private and publicly listed companies.
Leonard Math
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Leonard graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Double Major in Accounting & Information Systems) from Edith Cowan University in 2003 and became a Chartered Accountant in September 2008. He has held multiple Director, CFO and Company Secretary roles in the resource sector, most recently being with Okapi Resources Limited and AVZ Minerals Limited, the latter giving him exposure to working in Africa.
Gerald Mturi
General Manager (Tanzania)
Gerald is a qualified accountant, having commenced his career in 1996 with global energy company Total. He’s held the positions of Senior Mine Accountant and Country Manager for Resolute Mining Limited in Tanzania and more recently has been the Executive Secretary of the Tanzanian Chamber of Mineral and Energy.
Paschal Wadeya
Chief Geologist (Tanzania)
Paschal graduated from the University of Dar es Salaam in 2009 with a Bachelor of Geology and Mathematics. He has over 10 years experience in field exploration in a range of commodities including gold, iron ore, coal, graphite and nickel within various geological settings in Tanzania.
