Perth Investor Presentation – Watch NOW MD & CEO, Duncan Gibbs, presented to our Perth retail investors at the Melbourne Hotel on Friday 18 September 2020. If you were unable to make it, or reside outside of Western Australia, we welcome you to watch the event below. Gold Road Shareholders are invited to ask any …
Denver Gold Forum – Interview with Tim McCormack, Canaccord Analyst MD & CEO, Duncan Gibbs, speaks with Tim McCormack of Canaccord at the Denver Gold Forum speaking all things Gold Road and Gruyere #Gold
Ms Arnason, FAICD, is an experienced director and senior executive whose career has spanned 30 years in the natural resources, energy and manufacturing sectors with companies including BHP Billiton, Carter Holt Harvey, Svenska Cellulosa AB (SCA) and Wesfarmers, working across various commodities including copper/gold, iron ore, timber, coal, mineral sands and natural gas.
As a Co-Founder/Director of Energy Access Services, who operate an independent Western Australian (WA) focused digital trading platform for wholesale gas buyers and sellers, Ms Arnason has experience in the start-up, commercialisation and innovation space and was recognised as one of the Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining in 2018.
In her executive career, Ms Arnason was a member of divisional leadership teams for several listed companies with businesses and services located globally. She has worked in many complex corporate, site and project environments with a focus on risk and reputation and has expertise in strategy, sustainability, risk, stakeholder relations, transformations, corporate affairs including government, indigenous and regulatory, divestments and integrations.
Ms Arnason serves on the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) Corporate Governance Consultative Panel and is an Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) WA Division Councillor.
Ms Arnason joined the Gold Road Resources Board on 15 June 2020.
Mr Levet holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of London and brings over 40 years of diversified
mineral industry experience to the Company. Mr Levet has worked for Rio Tinto Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation in exploration, project start-up and operational roles. Mr Levet retired from Newmont Mining Corporation in 2011 as Group Executive for Exploration.
During his 27 years with Newmont Mining Corporation, Mr Levet’s exploration and team leadership skills resulted in a number of major discoveries, including:
He is currently a Non‐executive Director of EMX Royalty Corporation, which is listed on the TVX-V and NYSE stock exchanges.
Committee memberships:
Remuneration and Nomination Committee (Chair)
Investment Committee (Chair)
Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
Mr Levet joined the Gold Road Resources Board on 1 August 2017.
Mr Bartrop is a lawyer with more than 15 years’ experience in the gold industry in legal, commercial and business development roles. He joined Gold Road Resources in March 2016 and is responsible for the legal and company secretarial functions and identifying business development opportunities for the future growth of the company.
Prior to joining Gold Road Resources, Mr Bartrop was Director of Legal and Business Development at Barrick Gold Corporation, and played an instrumental role in the divestment of US$1.25 billion in assets, including the sale of Cowal, Kanowna, Plutonic, Granny Smith, Lawlers and Darlot operations in Australia and a 50% interest in Porgera in Papua New Guinea. Mr Bartrop also held several other roles in the Australia Pacific region at Barrick Gold Corporation during his career, including Manager of Growth and Business Development, Legal Counsel and Contracts Superintendent. Mr Bartrop started his career as a lawyer for Deacons.
Mr Bartrop holds a Master of Business Administration (High Distinction), Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Banking).
Committee memberships:
Gruyere JV Management Committee (Member)
Mr Netscher has had a distinguished career in the international resources industry, holding senior executive roles with Gindalbie Metals, Newmont Mining, Vale Australia, PT Inco, BHP Billiton and Impala Platinum. Through these roles, he has gained extensive operational, project development and business development experience.
Mr Netscher is a highly credentialed public company director and is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Deep Yellow Ltd, a Non-Executive Director of St Barbara Mines Ltd and Western Areas Ltd and is a Non-Executive Director of the proprietary entity Aquila Resources Pty Ltd.
Mr Netscher is a Chartered Engineer and holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA. He is also a fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).
Committee memberships:
Remuneration and Nomination Committee (Member)
Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
Mr Netscher joined the Gold Road Resources Board on 2 September 2014.
Ms Warburton has extensive experience in the mining, infrastructure and construction sectors. She gained substantial operational, commercial and risk management experience in the global resources sector through her time as an executive at Rio Tinto. She has also previously held senior executive positions at Brookfield Multiplex, ALDAR Properties PJSC, Multiplex, and Citigroup.
In recognition of her experience, she was awarded Western Australian Telstra Business Woman of the Year in 2014 and was a finalist in 2015 for The Financial Review’s Westpac 100 Women of Influence.
She is on the board of not-for-profit organisation Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and formerly the Chairman of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, a former Director of Western Power and up until recently the former Co-Deputy Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group Limited and former Non-executive Director of NEXTDC Limited.
Ms Warburton is regarded as a financial, governance and remuneration expert and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Australian Institute of Building. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of Chief Executive Women and a part-time member of the Australian Takeovers Panel.
She holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Business Law) from Curtin University.
Committee memberships:
Audit and Risk Management Committee (Chair)
Remuneration and Nomination Committee (Member)
Other Current Directorships:
Non-executive Director WorleyParsons Limited
Ms Warburton joined the Gold Road Resources Board on 9 May 2016.
Ms Goddard joined Gold Road in June 2011 and has more than 20 years’ experience in mining, agribusiness and legal.
Ms Goddard’s responsibilities include managing corporate aspects of the organisation, external affairs, native title, marketing and day-to-day operations.
Previously Ms Goddard was Practice Manager for a newly merged Perth law firm Middletons and was instrumental in the fit-out and set-up of the new merged office including implementation of an IT solution, financial and human resources functions and risk and compliance. She has also worked for Wesfarmers as Executive Assistant to the Finance Director and assisted with all investor relations briefings including Annual and Half Yearly Results presentations and roadshows; as well as preparation of national roadshows to analysts, fund managers and shareholders.
Ms Goddard holds a Master of Business Administration, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Diploma in Financial Markets.
Mr Osborne brings to Gold Road a wealth of exploration experience in multiple commodities including gold, copper and base metals. He has over 30 years of field and management experience covering all aspects of the mining and exploration process in Australia and internationally through senior positions held with Gold Fields Ltd and WMC Resources Ltd amongst others. Mr Osborne commenced with Gold Road in 2013 and played a pivotal role in the rapid and effective resource development of the world class Gruyere Gold Deposit which is now in development.
Previously Mr Osborne held numerous senior roles on the exploration executive team of Gold Fields Ltd, including Vice President Development Strategy – Growth and International Projects, and General Manager Near Mine Exploration covering all international mining operations. He played an instrumental role in the development of the Damang Superpit project in Ghana, which yielded potential resources in excess of 6 Moz within two years, and had considerable discovery success as Mineral Resource Manager at the St Ives Gold Mine, making the discoveries of the Athena and Hamlet deposits among other significant Reserve additions.
He is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and holds a Bachelor of Science, Honours (First Class) from La Trobe University of Victoria.
Committee memberships:
Investment Committee (Member)
Gruyere JV Steering Committee (Member)
Gruyere JV Management Committee (Member)
Mr Osborne was appointed Exploration Manager with Gold Road Resources in October 2013 and joined the Board as Executive Director on 1 January 2015.
Mr Muir is a finance professional with over 20 years’ experience, predominantly in the mining sector, holding a variety of senior finance roles with ASX and TSX listed entities, across a diverse range of commodities including gold, zinc, copper, lead, vanadium, iron ore and mineral sands.
His experience and responsibilities have included corporate finance, commercial and procurement, project evaluation and corporate governance, and he has been instrumental in establishing business systems to transition assets from project development phase through to successful producers.
Mr Muir holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University, is a Fellow of the Institute Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Mr Muir is also a member of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy – Economics and Tax Committee.
Mr Jenner is a people capability professional with more than 18 years’ experience in senior leadership roles across mining, mining services, government, defence, retail and private enterprise. He joined Gold Road Resources in September 2017 and is responsible for the Strategy, Risk, People & Culture and Health, Safety & Environment functions.
Prior to joining Gold Road Resources, Mr Jenner was a leadership and people capability consultant with Eyezon Group and the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership, where he coached and developed leaders at all organisational levels, from Boardroom Directors to Frontline leaders. Mr Jenner has held senior HR & HSE leadership roles in mining and mining services including being the Executive General Manager – People Capabilities with Emeco Group, where he led HR, HSE & IT globally, senior operational health and safety roles with St Barbara Limited and people transformation project roles with Newcrest Mining.
Mr Jenner is a recognised international speaker on people capability, health & safety leadership and organisational coaching, speaking at international conferences and seminars in South Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
Mr Jenner holds a Master of Business Administration, Graduate Diploma of Management (Human Resources), Bachelor of Science (Software Engineering), Advanced Diplomas in Health & Safety, Human Resources, Personnel & Operations Management, Diplomas in Project Management, Investigations, Training Design & Development, Training and Assessment. Mr Jenner is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and is a certified HR Professional with the Australian Human Resources Institute.
Mr Donaldson is a geologist with 25 years’ experience in gold mining, exploration, resource estimation and project evaluation. He joined Gold Road early in 2014 as Principal Resource Geologist and developed the geology and resource models for the Gruyere Project. In March 2017 he took on the role of General Manager Geology. His previous position was with Growth and International Projects – Gold Fields Ltd where he worked on development projects and due diligence studies in West Africa, South America and Australasia.
Mr Donaldson graduated from the University of Tasmania (CODES) in 1992, then spent a year working for RGC Ltd on the West Coast of Tasmania in underground tin mining and base metal exploration. He then joined WMC Resources Ltd at St Ives Gold Mines (now owned by Gold Fields Ltd) performing various underground, open pit and resource development roles. This included Australasian and International project work, and 4 years as the Mine Geology Manager. His responsibilities as Principal Resource Geologist included the quality of the sites geology and resource models, as well as management of the sites technical mentoring programme and geological database.
Mr Donaldson (MAIG RPGeo) is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and is Registered Professional Geoscientist.
Committee memberships:
Gruyere JV Technical Committee (Member)
Mr Gibbs joins Gold Road with over 30 years of field and management experience covering all aspects of the mining and exploration process in Australia through senior and executive positions held with AngloGold Ashanti, Acacia and Shell/Billiton.
Previously Mr Gibbs held management and executive roles at AngloGold Ashanti including most recently General Manager at Sunrise Dam where he led the well-publicised turnaround of one of the largest underground gold mines in Australia.
Prior to this Mr Gibbs headed the AngloGold Ashanti, Australasia Exploration team to the >8 Moz Tropicana discovery and acquired the dominant ground position in a new Australian gold province. As Tropicana evolved, he managed the prefeasibility and feasibility study teams for the project as the Vice President, and later on was appointed General Manager of Tropicana Gold Mine following project approval by the JV partners and regulators in late 2010.
Mr Gibbs is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours), Geology.
Committee memberships:
Investment Committee (Member)
Gruyere JV Steering Committee (Member)
Gruyere JV Management Committee (Joint Chair)
Gruyere JV Technical Committee (Joint Chair)
Mr Gibbs was appointed Managing Director & CEO with Gold Road Resources on 17 September 2018.