Directors’ Report
48
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Information on Directors
Ross Smyth-Kirk
B Com, CPA, F Fin 
Chairman – Non-Executive
Ross Smyth-Kirk was a founding Director of  
the former leading investment management 
company, Clayton Robard Management Limited 
and has had extensive experience over a number 
of years in investment management including a 
close involvement with the minerals and mining 
sectors. He has been a Director of a number of 
companies over the past 33 years in Australia 
and the UK. Mr Smyth-Kirk was previously 
Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club Limited 
and retired in May 2013 as a Director of Argent 
Minerals Limited.
Responsibilities: 
Chairman of the Board, member of the Audit 
Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration 
Committee and Nomination Committee.
Peter McAleer
B Com (Hons), B L (Kings Inn – Dublin, Ireland)
Non-Executive Director
Peter McAleer was until the end of May 2013 the 
Senior Independent Director and Chairman of 
the Audit Committee of Kenmare Resources PLC 
(Ireland). He is now a member of the Advisory 
Panel to the Board of Kenmare. Previously, he 
was Chairman of Latin Gold Limited, Director 
and Chief Executive Officer of Equatorial Mining 
Limited and was a Director of Minera El Tesoro 
(Chile).
Responsibilities: 
Member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration 
Committee and Nomination Committee.
Craig Carracher
LLB (Sydney), BCL (Oxford)
Non-Executive Director
Craig Carracher graduated from Sydney 
University Law School with an LLB (First Class 
Honours) (1991) and the University Medal and 
also graduated on a Commonwealth Scholarship 
with a BCL Law Degree from Magdalen College, 
Oxford University (First Class Honours) (1993). 
He has considerable commercial experience in 
Asia and was managing partner of an interna-
tional law firm based in Thailand for many years. 
Mr Carracher has held numerous directorships of 
listed and private groups throughout Asia. He 
was previously Group General Counsel with 
Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, Managing 
Director of Asian private equity firm Arctic 
Capital based in Hong Kong, Special Advisor to 
the Chairman of the Australian Securities and 
Investment Commission and Associate to the 
former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of 
New South Wales. Mr Carracher is Managing 
Director of Telopea Capital Partners, an Asia-
focussed private equity group based in Sydney.  
Mr Carracher is also a Non-Executive Director  
of ASX listed Sunland Group Limited.
Responsibilities: 
Chairman of the Audit Committee, member of 
the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
Peter Alexander
Ass. Appl. Geol
Non-Executive Director
Peter Alexander has had 40 years experience in 
the Australian and off-shore mining and explora-
tion industry. He was Managing Director of 
Dominion Mining Limited for 10 years prior to 
his retirement in January 2008. Mr Alexander 
was appointed a Non-Executive Director of 
Dominion Mining Limited in February 2008 and 
resigned on 21 February 2011. Mr Alexander is 
Chairman of the ASX listed company Doray 
Minerals Limited, a Director of ASX listed compa-
nies Fortunis Resources Limited and Caravel 
Minerals Limited.
Responsibilities: 
Member of the Remuneration Committee.
Gavin Thomas
BSc FAusIMM
Managing Director
Gavin Thomas has had a successful career in 
developing mining companies from the explora-
tion phase into mid-tier gold and / or copper 
production entities. He has over 42 years of 
international experience in exploring for, evalu-
ating, developing, operating and reclaiming 
mines in North America, South America, 
Australia, the Southwest Pacific, Asia and 
Europe. Amongst other things he was credited 
with the discovery of the Lihir gold deposit in 
Papua New Guinea, one of the largest gold 
deposits in the world. In particular he has exten-
sive experience in Thailand, south-west Pacific 
and South America. Mr Thomas was previously 
Chairman of the TSX listed company Mercator