Tony Treasure, BSc(Hons), MAusIMM, MAICD Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Tony Treasure is a geologist by profession who has been actively involved in the resource and metal recovery industry for over 34 years, holding senior executive positions with a number of publicly listed companies in the process metallurgy and mining fields. He has more recently been the principal driver, both technically and commercially, behind the inception, development and commercialisation of a novel metal electrowinning technology. Mr. Treasure has extensive experience in corporate management, technology development, project evaluation and development. He was a founding Director of Metals Finance Limited and the primary architect of the Company’s business plan. Tony Treasure has served as a Director of Metals Finance Limited since 2 September 2003. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on May 14, 2005. He was Chairman of the Board from September 2, 2003 to March 7, 2007 and Secretary from September 2, 2003 to November 20, 2005.

 

Geoffrey Guild Hill BEcon (Syd); MBA (NSW);FFIN; FCPA; FAICD Non-Executive Chairman Geoffrey Hill is a merchant banker based in Hong Kong and is currently Chairman of International Pacific Securities Inc. and Principal of Debt Management Corporation. He has over 30 years experience in the resources industry, as Director, Investor and Advisor. During this period he has acted for many of Australia’s larger mining groups, including Rio Tinto, Woodside, New Hope, Woodside Petroleum, Santos, North Broken Hill, Homestake, Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie and Bell Resources. His career highlights include the formation of Bancorp Holdings, appointment to the board of Morgan Grenfell and Co Plc and the merger of his merchant banking business to form Pitt Capital Partners, with W H Soul Pattinson Partners in 2002. Geoff’s professional directorships include Hills Industries Limited, Metals Finance Limited, Centrex Limited, International Pacific Securities Limited, So Co. Limited and Heritage Gold. He has served as a Director of Metals Finance Corp since 9 March 2007 and Chairman since 18 December 2008.

 

Rick Anthon Non-Executive Director Rick Anthon is the Managing Partner of the Queensland law firm Hemming & Hart. He has practiced extensively in corporate, mining and resources law for over 20 years. He has advised on numerous acquisitions, joint ventures and debt and capital raisings, both in Australia and overseas. Additionally Rick has acted as non-executive director for a number of public resource companies over the last 15 years and has previously chaired audit and remuneration committees for those companies.

 

Mike Gunn Non-Executive Director Mike Gunn is a metallurgical engineer with a 34 year career in mineral processing operations, project development with a number of engineering design companies, and project and technology evaluation as an independent consultant. He has previously served as an executive director of a publicly listed resource company and has been a director of several private consulting and project development organisations. Mike is a specialist hydrometallurgist with significant expertise in the development and implementation of projects including, in recent years processing of lateritic nickel ores and bacterial treatment of refractory sulphide ores.

 

Simon Bird, B.Compt (Hons), FCPA, FAICD Non-Executive Director Simon Bird is Chief Executive Officer of ASX listed mining company King Island Scheelite Limited and member of the Board of Directors at CPA Australia Limited. Simon's 29 year professional career in Australia , Africa and Europe includes six years with PricewaterhouseCoopers and time in the resources, financial services, property, infrastructure and agricultural sectors. His time in Australia includes terms as Chief Financial Officer with Stockland Limited, GrainCorp Limited and the Wizard Mortgage Corporation. Simon is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA).

 

Ian H Morgan – B Bus, CA, ACIS, FFin, MAICD Company Secretary Ian Morgan is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with initial experience in a major international accounting firm. Ian's subsequent experience includes six years as Financial Controller and Company Secretary for the Republic Group merchant bank, as well as its listed and unlisted public company affiliates. He spent two years as Group Financial Controller for Green's Foods Limited and five years as Financial Accountant for AKZO Australia Limited, the Australian subsidiary of the AKZO chemical and pharmaceutical group. Ian has been involved in the resources sector for many years and his current clients include being Company Secretary for Finders Resources Ltd, King Island Scheelite Limited and Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group Pty Ltd. Ian is also an Executive Director of Spencer Hamilton Limited.