Stephen Stone – Executive Chairman
Stephen Stone graduated with honours in Mining Geology from University of Wales, Cardiff College and has 30 years operating, management and corporate experience in the international mining and exploration industry, including several years in central Africa and 20 years as chief executive of several Australian publicly listed exploration companies.
Stephen is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a non-executive director of Avalon Minerals NL.
Michael Ivey - Non Executive Director
B App Sc (Geol), MSc (Min Econ) WASM, MAusIMM, MAICD,
Chairman of audit and remuneration committees
Michael Ivey (42) has been involved in the mineral exploration industry in Western Australia for over 20 years. He graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree majoring in geology and has a Master of Science (Mineral Economics) from the WA School of Mines.
After graduating Mr Ivey initially worked as an exploration geologist exploring for gold in the Murchison and Eastern Goldfields Regions of Western Australia. In 1986 Mr Ivey joined Croesus Mining NL and over the ensuing 18 years held the positions of Chief Geologist, Exploration Manager and General Manager before becoming Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in 1997. He led the discovery of the suite of Binduli gold deposits (+1 million ounces) and was responsible for the acquisition and development of the 100,000 ounce per annum Davyhurst Project and the merger with Central Norseman Gold Corporation. He was awarded the 2002 Mining Executive of the Year by Gold Mining Journal.
Mr Ivey is Chairman and Managing Director of Castle Minerals Limited, Non Executive Director of Azumah Resources Limited, Non Executive Chairman of Buxton Resources Limited and is Principal of MetalsEx Capital.
Joe Ariti – Non Executive Director
BSc, Dip Min Sci, MBA, MAusIMM
Mr Ariti is a mining industry executive with over 20 years resource industry experience in technical, management, general management and executive roles in assessing, developing and managing mining projects and companies in Australia and overseas.
Mr Ariti is a metallurgist and a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He has been involved in the development and management of mining projects in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Mr Ariti was appointed a director on 13 September 2007.
Bernard Aylward – General Manager
BSc (Hons – Geology) MAusIMM
Mr Aylward is an Honours graduate in Geology from the University of Melbourne with over 15 years experience in the mineral exploration industry. Mr Aylward commenced employment as an Exploration Geologist exploring for diamonds in the Pilbara and Yilgarn districts of Western Australia. In 1996, he joined Sons of Gwalia Limited commencing in the Southern Cross district as a Project Geologist and, in 2000, transferred as Senior Exploration Geologist to the Laverton district. As Senior Geologist in the Laverton area, Mr Aylward was directly involved in the exploration and drilling and expansion of the Safari Bore resource and the Deep South discoveries.
Mr Aylward joined Croesus Mining NL as Senior Exploration Geologist in 2002, and in July 2004 was appointed Exploration Manager.
Mr Aylward joined the Azumah Board in October 2005 as a Non-executive Director, and was appointed General Manager of Azumah Resources in January 2008.
Dennis Wilkins – Company Secretary
Dennis Wilkins is the principal of DWCorporate, a specialist provider of corporate services to the resources sector. Mr Wilkins has been a director and company secretary of, or acted in a corporate consulting capacity, to listed resource companies for over 20 years. He also spent five years working for a private merchant bank in the United Kingdom, together with resource postings to Indonesia, South Africa and New Zealand in managerial roles.
Mr Wilkins was appointed Company Secretary on 19 July 2005.
