Mr Chrisilios Kyriakou, LLB, Executive Chairman
Mr Kyriakou qualified as a lawyer in 1973 from Sydney University. He was in private practice for the next six years before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From then, Mr Kyriakou has been continuously involved in the mining industry and has extensive experience in Australia, Canada, Africa and Mexico. He has been responsible for the development of a number of mines from exploration through to project finance and commissioning. He has been an executive director of a number mining companies including Giant Yellowknife Mines, Pamour Mines, West Witwatersrand Gold Holdings, Bow River Diamonds and Minera Roca Roja.
Mr Charles de Chezelles, MBA, Non-Executive Director
Mr de Chezelles is a highly experienced financial industry expert. Past positions include: General Manager, Banco Real S.A., London; Executive Director, Credit Suisse-First Boston (CSFB), London; Director, First Boston Europe, London; Vice President, The First Boston Corporation, New York; Corporate Account Executive, Smith Barney, New York; Investment Analyst, Stralem & Company, New York. He is currently Managing Director of Omega Trust Company Limited, London. Mr de Chezelles sits on the board of several natural resources companies based around the world and financial trusts.
Mr. Jonathan Reynolds, B.Com (Hons), CA, F Fin, Finance Director
Mr Reynolds has been the Company's Chief Financial Officer since 2001. Prior to that he held the position of chief financial officer with a number of other listed entities and before that was a senior manager with an international firm of chartered accountants. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree.
Mr. Ian Mann, Non-Executive Director
Since 2003, Mr. Mann has been the President of Meridian Fund Mangers Ltd, a BVI registered fund manager with two alternative investment funds primarily investing in mining and oil and gas companies. Prior to that, Mr. Mann held senior management and partner positions with several Bermuda companies. He has been a Non-Executive director of two Canadian exchange listed mining companies, the first, for 10 years, a TSX listed gold mining company and the second, for 3 years, a CDNX capital pool company which merged with an oil and gas venture company and re-listed on the TSXVenture exchange. Mr Mann holds an Honours Business Administration degree from The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada.
