Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, featuring Flinders Mines, Golden Rim Resources and Lodestar Minerals.
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Former managing director of uranium player Vimy Resources, Steven Michael, has been appointed as the new boss of Flinders Mines.
Michael joins Flinders Mines after leading Vimy into a successful $658 million merger with Deep Yellow.
Bringing more than 25 years’ resources industry experience to Flinders Mines, Michael’s appointment positions the company to complete a multi-stage development of its flagship Pilbara iron ore project.
Michael will take over from Flinders’ current general manager Dr Andrew Whitehead, who will remain at the company as a general manager. Michael’s addition will free up Whitehead to focus greater time on project development initiatives.
“I am delighted that we have appointed a managing director of Steven’s calibre to lead Flinders, as we progress a highly promising multi-staged development of our flagship Pilbara iron ore project (PIOP) in 2023 and beyond,” Flinders chair, Hon. Cheryl Edwardes AM, said.
“Steven’s appointment follows us bringing on board Matt Owen as chief financial officer in December 2022, with Flinders’ bolstered executive team giving the company a robust platform to unlock the latent value potential of the PIOP for all our shareholders and stakeholders.”
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Lodestar Minerals has welcomed Ed Turner as its new managing director, having joined the company as a non-executive director in December 2022.
Turner, whose most recent roles include chief executive officer of Galena Mining and Kingwest Resources, has more than 35 years’ mining industry experience and has worked across precious metals, base metals, uranium and lithium both in Australia and internationally.
Turner said he is excited to join the company and harness Lodestar’s potential.
“I have recently visited the Earaheedy-Imbin project as well as the Coolgardie West and Kangaroo Hills lithium JV (joint venture) projects and firmly believe that 2023 will be a transformative year for Lodestar Minerals,” he said.
“Each of these greenfields projects have enormous potential with a mix of gold, lithium or base metal targets that are yet to be effectively tested.”
Turner’s appointment will see Ross Taylor move from executive chair to non-executive chair.
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Golden Rim Resources has promoted Tim Strong from chief executive officer (CEO) to CEO and managing director, coinciding with Craig Mackay resigning as a director of the company.
This transition has been in the works since October 2022, when Strong was first announced as the next CEO of the company.
Since then, after 21 years at Golden Rim, Mackay has been steadily transitioned out of the top job, with company chairman at the time, Adonis Pouroulis, highlighting his contribution to Golden Rim.
“Craig has made an enormous contribution to Golden Rim including having achieved a number of gold discoveries,” Pouroulis said. “He has played a pivotal role in steering the company’s projects to advanced stages and he has been the driving force behind the Kada gold project, placing the company on the path to project development.”
Soon after the CEO transition was announced, Pouroulis announced his intention to resign as chair, with Golden Rim appointing Brett Montgomery in his place in January.
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Australian Rare Earths has appointed Angus Barker as an independent non-executive director.
Having worked at global investment banking firms in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK, Barker has more than 20 years’ experience working across mergers and acquisitions and capital markets.
“Angus’ extensive corporate finance expertise and government sector experience compliment the strong technical and operational expertise of the board,” Australian Rare Earths non-executive chair Dudley Kingsnorth said.
“Angus’ timely appointment will greatly assist the company as it steadily progresses towards becoming an independent and sustainable Australian manufacturer of rare earth products.”