Board and management

Mr Sevag Chalabian (Chairman)

Sevag Chalabian is a commercial lawyer and adviser. Until March 2004, he was a Partner with Phillips Fox Lawyers. In 2004, he established in partnership a boutique commercial law practice, Lands Legal. His practice concentrates on mining joint ventures, corporate transactions and property and financing projects. 

 

Michael Drew (Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer)

Michael Drew  is a certified accountant. Michael has spent the last 20 years working  in the mining and resources industry and has valuable experience in mining project development, joint ventures and project financing.

Michael has worked for Barrick Gold and Orica Mining Services in a variety of roles based in Australia, Africa and South-East Asia. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Precious Metals Australia Limited, now  Windimurra Vanadium Limited, where he played an integral part in the development of the original Windimurra vanadium mine in Western Australia, and the subsequent feasibility study into its development and financing in 2007.

Mr Barry Woodhouse (Executive Director)

Barry Woodhouse is currently a director and company secretary of Artemis Resources Limited.

Mr Woodhouse has significant experience in mineral and oil exploration and production having held a number of senior positions including Director , Company Secretary and Financial Controller, with companies operating in these sectors. Mr Woodhouse is particularly experienced in the establishment, rejuvenating, listing, management and administration of junior listed companies.

Mr Woodhouse is a Certified Practicing Accountant and a fellow of Chartered Secretaries Australia.

 

Mr Nicholas Bancroft-Cooke (Director)

Mr. Bancroft Cooke is a consultant to Hong Kong based investment bank Somerley. He has wide ranging business experience in China and has advised Chinese companies making strategic investments abroad. He will therefore provide a valuable insight into the Chinese market.

Prior to joining Somerley he was Senior Vice President and a founding director of internet search engine Espotting, a pioneer in pay-for placement internet searches. As Managing Director of Espotting's subsidiary companies in Spain, France and Germany, Mr Bancroft-Cooke was instrumental in rolling out  Espotting's highly successful business model across  Europe before it was successfully sold to Nasdaq listed company Findwhat Inc (renamed MIVA) for US$170 million. Mr Bancroft Cooke holds a BA (Hons) in Political Science from University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

 

 Mr Wang Jianguang (Non-Executive Director)