Board of Directors
Reginald Norman Gillard, BA, FCPA, FAICD, JP
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Gillard has extensive experience in the resources industry. He currently focuses on corporate management, corporate governance and project evaluation and acquisition.
David Jonathan Young, MSc, AusIMM
Joint Managing Director
Mr Young is a qualified geologist and a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He has extensive international exploration and mining experience in Africa, especially in francophone African countries, Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific region. Mr Young has held senior positions with major mining groups. Prior to joining Tiger he built up and managed a highly successful environmental solutions company providing services to the oil industry in Nigeria.
Bradley William James Marwood
Joint Managing Director
Mr Marwood graduated in mining engineering 25 years ago. His time in the industry has equally been spent in development and operations, including more than 15 years experience in Africa from Zimbabwe to Mali.
As Projects Africa Manager for Normandy Mining Limited, Mr Marwood progressed operations in Ivory Coast, Mali, Eritrea, Sudan and Ghana, the most prominent being the Akim Yamfo-Sefwi Project.
Mr Marwood has a strong background in project development, implementation and operations.
Patrick John Flint
Non-Executive Director
Mr Flint is a Chartered Accountant with significant experience in the management of publicly listed mineral exploration companies. He has been involved in numerous capital raisings and project acquisitions. He is also a director of Erongo Energy Limited and Lindian Resources Limited.
Rhett Boudewyn Brans
Non-Executive Director
Mr Brans qualified as a civil engineer at what is now known as Monash University in 1974 and completed an advanced management program at the University of Melbourne in 1991. He has managed the development of numerous gold and base metal projects, including projects in Africa and more particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mr Brans has more than 30 years’ international experience in the design and construction of mineral treatment facilities, including copper SX/EW processing facilities.
Deon Garbers
Non-Exective Director
Mr Garbers is a Metallurgical Engineer with an MBA who has worked for the past 20 years in the mining industry in Africa. He has occupied various high-level positions, including general manager and managing director, of mining companies and served on many boards in executive and non-executive roles.
Jesus Fernandez
Non-Executive Director
Mr Fernandez has been part of Trafigura since 2004 and is currently Head of M&A Mining and CFO of Trafigura's mining division. Mr Fernandez has more than nine years of experience in the corporate finance market and leads acquisitions and financings where Trafigura has an interest.
Mr Fernandez has been a director of Iberian Minerals Corp. since 2008, a director of Anvil Mining Ltd since 2010 and a director of Cadillac Ventures Inc since 2009. Prior to joining Trafigura, Mr Fernandez was employed with International Power Plc in London working in its project finance team.