Board &
Management
Anthony James Cipriano | Non-Executive Chairman
B.Bus, FCA, GAICD
Mr Cipriano is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ accounting and finance experience. Mr Cipriano was formerly a senior partner at Deloitte and National Tax Leader for Energy & Resources and leader of its Western Australian Tax Practice. Mr Cipriano has significant experience working in the resource sector and in particular dealing with the corporate, legal and financial aspects associated with operating in that sector. Mr Cipriano is currently a Non-Executive Director of Liontown Resources Limited.
David Ross Richards | Managing Director
BSc (Hons), MAIG
Mr Richards has over 35 years’ experience in mineral exploration in Australia, Southeast Asia and eastern Africa. His career includes exploration and resource definition for a variety of deposit styles, and he led the team that discovered the Kathleen Valley lithium deposit, as well as the multi-million ounce, high grade Vera-Nancy gold deposits in North Queensland. He has held senior positions with Battle Mountain Australia Inc, Delta Gold Limited, Aurion Gold Limited and was Managing Director of ASX-listed Glengarry Resources Limited from 2003 to 2009 and Liontown Resources Limited from 2010 to 2021. Mr Richards is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Woomera Minerals Limited.
Timothy Rupert Barr Goyder | Non-Executive Director
Mr Goyder has over 40 years’ experience in the resource industry. He has been involved in the formation and management of a number of publicly listed companies and is currently the Chairman of Liontown Resources Limited, Chairman of DevEx Resources Limited and Non-Executive Director of PhosEnergy Limited.
Craig Williams | Non-Executive Director
BSc (Hons)
Mr Williams is a geologist with over 30 years’ experience in mineral exploration and development. Mr Williams co-founded Equinox Minerals Limited in 1993 and was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director prior to Barrick Gold’s takeover of Equinox. He has been directly involved in several significant discoveries, including the Ernest Henry Deposit in Queensland and a series of gold deposits in Western Australia. In addition to his technical capabilities, Craig also has extensive corporate management and financing experience. He is currently Chairman of OreCorp Limited and Non-Executive Director of Liontown Resources Limited.
Emma Scotney | Non-Executive Director
LLB(Hons), BA, GAICD
Ms Scotney is a highly experienced Business Advisor and Corporate Lawyer who has over 25 years combined expertise in the property, agricultural and mining industries. She has extensive expertise in advising on corporate, financial and commercial matters, including M&A and corporate governance policy. Ms Scotney is also a member of a private company Board responsible for the operations of a large commercial livestock and cropping enterprise providing strong financial and legal oversight. Ms Scotney is the appointed Chair of the Company’s Audit and Risk Committee.
Clint McGhie | Company Secretary
B.Com, CA, FGIA, FFin
Mr McGhie is an experienced Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary who commenced his career at a large international accounting firm and has since been involved with a number of ASX and AIM listed exploration and development companies operating in the resources sector. Mr McGhie is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (Chartered Secretary), and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
Curtis Abbott | Chief Financial Officer
B.Com, CA
Mr Abbott holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is an experienced Chartered Accountant with over 13 years of accounting and corporate experience in the resources and energy industries. Mr Abbott commenced his career at KPMG (Audit) and has held a range of senior finance positions with publicly listed companies.