Our Board of Directors

• Appointed Non-Executive Director in January 2024 and Chairman in May 2024

Relevant directorships/experience

• Over 25 years' experience in corporate finance and capital markets
• Significant financial and natural resources experience 
• Currently serves as Chairman of Kenmare Resources and acts as a non-executive director of a number of private and not for profit companies
• Former Managing Director at N M Rothschild & Sons in the Global Advisory team advising governments, private and listed companies and joint ventures on strategy, fundraising, debt financing, and M&A  

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• BA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge

Joined the Company in May 2014, and was appointed Chief Investment Officer in December 2020 and Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer in April 2022

Relevant directorships/experience

• Began his career in investment banking at Citigroup
• Worked in Citigroup’s metals and mining sector and leveraged finance teams on a variety of M&A transactions as well as debt and equity financings
• Integral to all the Group’s royalty and stream acquisitions since 2014

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• CFA Charterholder since 2013
• MSc Banking and International Finance (Cass Business School), BA (Hons) (Western University)

Appointed as Chief Financial Officer in January 2012, and was appointed Executive Director in January 2020

Relevant directorships/experience

• Over 18 years of experience of corporate finance both in practice and in the London listed market
• Originated and led all the Group’s debt financings
• Responsible for the tax structuring of investment acquisitions

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• Chartered Accountant (FCA)

• Appointed Non-Executive Director in August 2021
• Senior Independent Director from June 2023

Relevant directorships/experience

• A highly experienced mining Non-Executive Director, executive mentor and mining industry adviser with a career spanning 30 years
• Currently Chair of Petra Diamonds plc, Lead Independent Director and Remuneration of Sarine Technologies, and trustee of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
• Previously CEO of De Beers trading company and Non-Executive Director at Lonmin plc

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• MSc Executive Coaching
• Templeton College, Oxford: Oxford Advanced Management Programme

• Appointed Non-Executive Director in October 2019

Relevant directorships/experience

• Over 25 years' experience in investment management and investment banking
• Has a deep understanding of the mining industry
• Currently serves as Chairman of Centamin plc and was previously an Independent Non-Executive Director of Anglo American plc
• Former Senior Vice President at Capital Group, a US-based investment firm, with responsibility for investments in the mining and metals industry

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• BSc (Econ), MA (Econ)

• Appointed Non-Executive Director in January 2023

Relevant directorships/experience

• Over 30 years' experience in finance and mining
• Deep experience of the natural resources sector
• Currently serves as a non-executive director of Eramet SA and is a member of both the strategy and sustainability, and the audit, risk and ethics committees
• Also serves as an independent non-executive director of Rigel Resources Acquisition Corp.
• Previously a Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Polymetal International PLC

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• MBA, Corporate Finance

Appointed Non-Executive Director in November 2019

Relevant directorships/experience

• Partner at Ernst & Young for 26 years where, for his last twelve years, he was a lead partner in the extractive industry
• Previously Non-Executive Director of Ferrexpo plc, and rom 2011 to 2018 was a member of the financial reporting review panel

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• BComm (Hons) (Cape Town), CA