All members of the Board bring relevant experience in mining and resources, and all have many years experience in public markets. The Board believes that its blend of relevant experience, skills and personal qualities and capabilities is sufficient to enable it to successfully execute its strategy. Directors attend seminars and other regulatory and trade events to ensure that their knowledge remains current.
Alex Borrelli, Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Term of office: Joined as Non-Executive Director on 18 April 2016. Appointed as Non-executive Chairman on 14 August 2016; Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee.
Background and suitability for the role: Alex is Chairman of Greatland Gold plc. Alex qualified as a Chartered Accountant and has many years’ experience in investment banking encompassing flotations, takeovers, and mergers and acquisitions for private and quoted companies. Alex is also Chairman of Xpediator plc, an AIM-listed company.
Shaun Day, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
Term of office: Joined as Chief Executive Officer on 8 February 2021.
Shaun is Chief Executive Officer of Greatland Gold plc. Shaun has over 20 years of experience in executive and financial positions across mining and infrastructure, investment banking and international consulting firms. Shaun has considerable Capital Markets experience with a track record of leading successful transactions including M&A of publicly listed companies, farm-in agreements and raising capital.
Prior to joining Greatland, Shaun spent six years as CFO of Northern Star Resources Limited (“Northern Star”), an ASX100 company and a global-scale Australian gold producer, where he oversaw the expansion of its market capitalisation from AU$700m to AU$8bn. Prior to Northern Star, Shaun spent five years as CFO of top 50 SGX listed Sakari Resources Plc, which operated multiple mines before its sale for over US$2 billion.
Clive Latcham, Independent Non-Executive Director
Term of office: Joined as Non-Executive Director on 15 October 2018. Member of the Remuneration Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee.
Background and suitability for the role: Clive is a Non-Executive Director of Greatland Gold plc. Clive is a chemical engineer and mineral economist with over thirty years’ experience in senior roles in the mining sector. Clive joined Greatland from ERM – Environmental Resource
Management, the world’s leading sustainability consultancy group, where he is currently Senior External Advisor, and advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his role at ERM, Clive worked as an independent advisor to private equity and mining consultancy firms, and spent nine years in senior roles with Rio Tinto plc. During his time at Rio Tinto, Clive spent four years as Copper Group Mining Executive, where he was responsible for managing Rio Tinto’s investments in the operating businesses of Escondida in Chile, Grasberg in Indonesia, and Phalaborwa in South Africa and for the initial development of new projects and acquisitions, including La Granja in Peru and La Sampala in Indonesia.
Paul Hallam, Independent Non-Executive Director
Term of office: Joined as Non-Executive Director on 1 September 2021. Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Audit Committee.
Background and suitability for the role: Paul is a senior mining industry professional with more than 40 years of Australian and international resource experience across a range of commodities including both surface and underground mining. He has global operational and corporate experience from his executive roles including Director of Operations with Fortescue Metals Group, Executive General Manager of Developments & Projects with Newcrest Mining Limited, Director of Victorian Operations with Alcoa as well as Executive General Manager of Base and Precious Metals at North Ltd. Since his retirement in 2011, Paul has advised several Boards as a Non-Executive Director.
The Company is committed to a culture of equal opportunities for all employees regardless of gender. The Board will be diverse in terms of its range of culture, nationality and international experience. The current Board members are male and, within the senior management team, there are two female geologists as well as two male geologists.
James Wilson, Executive Director
Term of office: Joined as Executive Director on 12 September 2022.
Background and suitability for the role: James is a highly experienced mining and natural resources executive with deep operational experience across a range of commodities and project styles. He brings significant international infrastructure and supply chain experience in Australia, South Africa, North and South America.
James spent more than 25 years with the world’s biggest mining company BHP and held various senior executive positions including as President of the iron ore division, President of energy coal, President of stainless steel materials and President and Chief Operating Officer of Nickel West. He successfully managed the integration of the WMC Resources’ nickel assets into BHP after BHP’s takeover of WMC. Earlier in his career James held a number of roles in the gold industry with Anglo American.
After leaving BHP, James was appointed as the Chief Executive of CBH Group, the Western Australian grain growers collection which is responsible for the storage, handling, transport, processing, marketing and export of more than 90 percent of WA’s grain production.