Board of Directors

 

JOHN SHAW
Chairman (Appointed 20 May 2013)
Non-Executive Director (Appointed 14 November 2006)
BSc (Geological Engineering), FAusImm, MCIM, FAICD, SME

Member of the Audit & Financial Risk Committee
Member of the Non-Financial Risk Committee

John has over 40 years experience in exploration, development and operations of open cut and underground mines in Asia, Australia, Africa and Canada. John previously was Vice President of the Australian Operations of Placer Dome Asia Pacific Limited and Managing Director of Kidston Gold Mines.

STUART BRADLEY SAMPSON
Managing Director (Appointed 1 February 2008)
B Eng (Mining) (Hons) Qld, MBA Deakin, AMP Oxf, MAusIMM, GAICD

Brad has more than 25 years experience as a mining engineer. He has worked in both open cut and underground mine operations and developments in Australia, Southern Africa and the Pacific. He previously held an executive role at Thiess Ltd and has been in general management roles with Gold Fields Limited at its St Ives gold mine in Western Australia, at the Kloof operation in South Africa, and was General Manager (Papua New Guinea) for Emperor Mines Limited. Brad is a director of all Discovery Metals’ subsidiaries.

RIBSON GABONOWE
Non-Executive Director (Appointed 30 May 2008)
BSc (Mining Engineering), MSc (Mineral Economics), MBA
Member of the Non-Financial Risk Committee

Ribson is a Mining Engineer with over 30 years experience in the mining industry. For twelve years to December 2006, Ribson was the Director of Mines of Botswana, responsible for administering the legal and fiscal framework governing mineral exploitation. In this role, Ribson was involved in negotiations of mineral agreements for copper, nickel, diamonds, coal and soda ash.
Ribson is a director of all Discovery Metals' subsidiaries registered in Botswana.

 

 

NIALL LENAHAN
Non-Executive Director (Appointed 2 April 2012)
B.Comm (Hons), MBA, CA (Australia), FCA (Ireland)
Chairman of the Audit & Financial Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

Niall is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in the resources sector.  He has served as a director and chief financial officer of ASX and medium sized organisations involved in the mineral resource, construction/engineering and shipping/transport industries in Australia and overseas. He has recently served as a director and CFO of Riversdale Mining Limited, a company involved in mineral production and development in Southern Africa, prior to its takeover by Rio Tinto PLC.  Niall has worked in companies involved in energy and mining in Australia, Asia and Africa and has experience in various commodities, including gold, base metals, industrial minerals and coal.   

JEREMY READ
Non-Executive Director (Appointed 1 February 2008)
BSc (Hons), MAusIMM
Chairman of the Non-Financial Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee

Jeremy Read has 23 years domestic and international minerals exploration experience and was previously the Manager of BHP’s Australian Exploration Team. He has extensive exploration experience for nickel and copper sulphides and played a critical role in the discovery of Kabanga North Nickel Deposit in Tanzania.

Jeremy was the founding managing director of Discovery Metals from its incorporation in May 2003, until his appointment as a non-executive director on 1 February 2008.  Mr Read secured the Boseto Copper Project for the Company and was responsible for all Discovery Metals’ fund raising activities and for listing Discovery Metals on the Australian Securities Exchange, Botswana Stock Exchange and the Alternative Investment Market in London.  He is also the founding managing director of Meridian Minerals Limited.

 Greg Seeto

GREGORY SEETO
Company Secretary / Corporate Counsel (Appointed September 2011)
LLB (Hons), BJ, GradDipLP, GradDipACG

Greg Seeto is an associate member of Chartered Secretaries Australia and is a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia. Greg has experience as a senior lawyer at a top-tier law firm and as a listings adviser at the Australian Securities Exchange.