Board & Management
Michael Parker
Executive Director
Mike is a geologist by training and has been a member of the FAusIMM for 16 years. Mr. Parker is fluent in English, Spanish and French, and has extensive experience in exploration and project development, overseeing projects from discovery through construction to production. He held progressively senior country manager positions with First Quantum Minerals (FQM) and was responsible for two major copper discoveries: the Lonshi and Frontier Mines. From 2011 to 2017, Mike was country manager for FQM in Peru, responsible for the design and implementation of FQM’s corporate strategy in Latin America, including Argentina and Chile. Mike has a BSc Mining Geology (Honours), University of Leicester, UK.
Christopher Gale
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Gale has extensive experience in senior management roles in both the public and private sectors, especially in commercial and financial roles. He has also held various board and executive roles at several mining and technology companies during his career.
Chris is also the founder (2008) and Managing Director of Latin Resources (ASX:LRS) and Chairman of Oar Resources (ASX:OAR). Chris is the former Chairman of the Council on Australian Latin American Relations (COALAR) from 2012 to 2018, which was established by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in 2001.
He is a founding director of Allegra Capital, a boutique corporate advisory firm based in Perth and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).
Kevin Wilson
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Wilson has over 30 years’ experience in the minerals and finance industries. Most recently, Mr. Wilson was instrumental in the re-structuring and financing of Colombian gold explorer Los Cerros Limited, which has gone on to make the Tesorito porphyry gold discovery. Mr. Wilson was the founding Managing Director of Leviathan Resources Limited, a Victorian gold mining company, from its initial public offering through to its takeover in 2006 and is the current Chairman of Navarre Minerals Ltd. His previous experience includes eight years as a geologist with the Anglo American Group in Africa and North America and 14 years as stockbroking analyst and investment banker with CF First Boston and Merrill Lynch in Australia and the US.
Chafika Eddine
Non-Executive Director
Chafika has over 20 years of experience in corporate governance and sustainability. Chafika has worked and lived in the Americas and Europe, holding positions as VP Corporate Affairs for Bear Creek Mining, during the discovery of the Corani deposit, and Director Corporate Social Responsibility for Hudbay Minerals throughout the construction of the Constancia mine, both in Peru. She has also managed exploration offices for Anglo American and AngloGold Ashanti and performed consulting work in Chile for the Candelaria Mine.