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Non-Executive Chairman
Dr John (Shad) Linley B.Sc (Honours), Dr of Philosophy
Dr Linley is an Executive with Talbot Group Holdings, an international resources investment group. Previously, he was CEO of the Sun Metals Corporation zinc refinery in Townsville and the Director of the Centre for Strategic Industrial Resource Development in Queensland, responsible for developing strategies for industrial/resources developments. Formerly, he held several executive positions in Fluor Australia and was involved in project developments throughout Australasia. Prior to that, he held several executive positions in Texasgulf Australia. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Dr Linley is also Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Resources Ltd.
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Managing Director & CEO
Geoff Day B.Sc (Chemistry) M.Sc (Chemistry)
Mr Day has more than 25 years’ experience in the mining industry and joined Kagara Ltd in late February 2011 as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Kagara Ltd, Mr Day was Executive General Manager – Papua New Guinea and Indonesia at Newcrest Mining, where he was responsible for all of Newcrest’s operations in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, as well as holding executive accountability for health, safety, risk, business excellence, environment and community across all of Newcrest’s business.
During his time with Newcrest, Mr Day played a key role in contributing to operational reliability and cost control at the company’s Australian operations, and was also closely involved in building Newcrest’s presence and profile in its expanding overseas operations. Prior to joining Newcrest, Mr Day held the positions of Chief Adviser – Processing, and Regional General Manager – Africa & Europe at Rio Tinto Technology & Innovation.
Mr Day has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemistry) from Deakin University and a Master of Science (Chemistry) from Monash University, and has also undertaken post graduate studies (Geology) at the University of California at Berkeley.
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Executive Director
Joseph Treacy B.AppSc (Geology)
Mr Treacy has 30 years’ experience as a geologist specialising in gold, base metals and industrial minerals exploration in Australia and overseas. He is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and his past experience includes directorships of listed companies Kalmet Resources NL, Cove Mining NL and GME Resources NL. Mr Treacy has been Non-Executive Chairman of Mungana Goldmines Ltd since April 2009.
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Non-Executive Director
Ross Hutton B.Eng (Mining)
Mr Hutton has over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry having graduated from the University of Queensland in 1971 with a degree in mining engineering. He has held senior positions in national and international companies in the areas of mining, smelting and project development.
Previously, Mr Hutton held the position of Vice President USA Operations with Pasminco. More recently, as a consultant, Mr Hutton conducted feasibility studies on mining projects in Iran and acted as Construction Superintendent for Kagara Ltd on the Mt Garnet Zinc project. He is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Mr Hutton is also a Non-Executive Director of Drummond Gold Ltd and Mungana Goldmines Ltd.
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Non-Executive Director
Kim Robinson B.Sc (Geology)
Mr Robinson is a founding Director of Kagara Ltd. Mr Robinson graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1973 with a degree in Geology and has over 30 years’ experience in the minerals exploration and mining industries, including 10 years as Executive Chairman of Forrestania Gold NL.
During his time at Forrestania, Mr Robinson played a key role in the discovery and development of the Bounty Gold Mine, the development of the Mt McClure Gold Mine and the discovery of the Maggie Hays and Emily Ann nickel sulphide deposits. Mr Robinson is also Non-Executive Chairman of Apex Minerals Ltd.
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Non-Executive Director
Mark McConnell B.Sc (Geography), Grad Dip Employment Relations, Grad Dip Logistics Management, MBA, MAICD
Mr McConnell is the Managing Director of New Territories Investments, a private equity and capital advisory firm, specialising in bilateral trade and investments between Australia and China. He serves on a number of private company boards which operate in the technology and consulting markets, in addition to being a Director of the Hong Kong Australia Business Association (HKABA).
Prior to his career in the investment industry, Mark was a commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Air Force where he served for eight years in a variety of operational positions. He is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. Mr McConnell facilitated the investment made by Guangdong Foreign Trade Group (GTFG) to become Kagara Ltd’s largest shareholder and serves on the board as GTFG’s representative. Mr McConnell is also an Executive Director of Mungana Goldmines Ltd.
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