Company Overview

Emerging integrated producer of critical metals for advanced and clean technologies.

Directors and Management

Mr David Ian Chalmers

Non-Executive Director 18/03/2014

Mr Chalmers has worked in the mining and exploration industry for over 50 years, during which time he has had experience in all facets of exploration and mining through feasibility and development to the production phase. Mr Chalmers was Technical Director of Alkane until his appointment as Managing Director in 2006, overseeing the group's minerals exploration efforts across Australia and the development and operations of the Peak Hill Gold Mine (NSW). During his time as Chief Executive he steered Alkane through the discovery, feasibility, construction and development of the now fully operational Tomingley Gold Operations; the discovery and ultimate sale of the McPhillamys gold deposit; the recent discovery of the gold deposits immediately south of Tomingley and the porphyry gold-copper discovery at Boda. Mr Chalmers also managed the process development and marketing effort for the Dubbo Project, advancing it to the threshold of development.

MSc, FAusIMM, FAIG, FIMMM, FSEG, MSGA, MGSA, FAICD Geologist Male

Mr Ian Jeffrey Gandel

Non-Executive Chairman,Non-Executive Director 18/03/2014

Mr Gandel has experience in retail management and retail property. He has been a director of the Gandel Retail Trust and has had an involvement in the construction and leasing of Gandel shopping centres. He has previously been involved in the Priceline retail chain and the CEO chain of serviced offices. Through his private investment vehicles (which includes Abbotsleigh Pty Ltd), Mr Gandel has been an investor in the mining industry since 1994. Mr Gandel is also a shareholder and a director of Abbotsleigh Pty Ltd.

LLB, BEc, FCPA, FAICD Male

Mr Gavin Murray Smith

Non-Executive Director 12/12/2017

Mr Smith is a senior executive and has more than 35 years' experience in information technology, business development, and general management in a range of industries and sectors. As Chair and President of Robert Bosch Australia, Mr Smith has led the restructuring and transformation of the local Bosch subsidiary.

BCom, MBA, MAICD Male

Mr David Graham Woodall

Managing Director 12/02/2020

Mr Woodall has over 30 years' experience in senior and corporate and executive roles in operations, project development and evaluations in the mineral resources industry including gold, copper, iron ore, and nickel. He has held senior positions in Australia, Fiji, Central Asia, Indonesia, China, PNG and North America. Prior to joining ASM, he was the CEO of an ASX listed Canadian-focussed base metals development company. Prior to that, Mr Woodall ran his own consultancy company, was the Executive General Manager, International Operations for Newcrest Mining and was the Director of Operations for Fortescue Metals Group.

BSc (Min Eng), MSc (Min Eco), MAICD, GradDip(Bus), Mining Engineer Male

Mr Nicholas (Nic) Paul Earner

Non-Executive Director 01/09/2017

Mr Earner has over 25 years' experience in technical and operational optimisation and management, and has held a number of executive roles in mining and processing. Mr Earner joined the Alkane Group as Chief Operations Officer in August 2013, with responsibility for the safe management of Alkane's operations at Tomingley and the Dubbo Project. Prior to his appointment as Alkane's Chief Operations Officer in August 2013 he spent four years at Straits Resources Ltd including two years as Executive General Manager - Operations, supervising in open cut and underground gold mines and an underground copper mine. During the eleven years before that he had various roles at Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Mount Thorley Warkworth coal mine and BHP/WMC Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold operations. Mr Earner's eight years at Olympic Dam included roles managing the Concentrator and Hydromet functions which included substantial milling, leaching and solvent extraction circuits. His other positions included Production Superintendent - Smelting, and Senior Engineer - Process Control, Instrumentation and Communications. Mr Earner sits on the board of Genesis Minerals Ltd as a non-executive Director.

BE(Chem, Hons), Grad Chemical engineer Male

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