Board & Management

Over 40 years’ experience in investment banking and mining, having served as Head of Investment Banking at Rothchild Australia and as Chair or Non-Executive Director of a host of mining companies in Australia and internationally.

Former Chair of EMED Mining (AIM:EMED) which acquired, re-developed and operates the original and now 15mtpa Rio Tinto copper mine in southern Spain, and served on the boards of Riversdale Resources, which proved the Grassy Mountain metallurgical coal deposit in Alberta that was taken over by Hancock Prospecting for A$800M in 2019, and Talison Lithium which acquired the Greenbushes lithium mine in WA, prior taken over by Tianqi Lithium for C$900M in 2013.

Served on the board of Oxiana which developed the substantial gold and copper operations at Sepon in Laos, acquired the Golden Grove polymetallic mine in WA, and developed the Prominent Hill mine in SA, and was in 2008 merged with Zinifex to form OZ Minerals now being acquired by BHP for $9.5Bn

Current Chairman of Felix Gold (ASX:FXG), Non-executive Director of Mont Royal Resources Limited (ASX:MRZ) and Champion Iron (ASX:CIA), which has substantial gold exploration properties around Fairbanks, Alaska.

Mr Nick Woolrych most recently led New World Resources on the development and permitting of its Antler Copper Project and the execution of a company-wide strategic financing and partnering process culminating in its acquisition by Kinterra Capital, delivering exceptional returns to shareholders.

Mr Woolrych is a qualified mining engineer with more than 20 years’ experience in the mining industry, including significant financing, operational, contracting and project development experience in Australia and internationally. Prior to joining New World in November 2022, he was the Chief Executive Officer of PYBAR Mining Services Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s largest underground mining contractors with more than 1,000 employees operating at 10 underground mines across the country, including a significant presence at numerous projects in NSW and specifically in the Cobar Basin. Before that, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Minerals Pty Ltd, which at the time was the owner and operator of the underground Dargues Gold Mine in New South Wales and the underground Henty Gold Mine in Tasmania.

Mr Okeby began his career in the resources industry in the 1980s. He has a Master of Law (LLM) and over 30 years’ experience as a director of ASX listed mining and exploration companies. 

He is currently a director of Capricorn Metals Limited (appointed in 2019) and Red Hill Iron Ltd (appointed in 2016) and previously has been a director of Regis Resources Ltd, Hill 50 Ltd, Abelle Ltd, Metals X Limited and Westgold Resources Ltd. 

Mr Okeby has been a major contributor on the Capricorn board in transforming Capricorn from a small gold developer to one of Australia’s newest gold producers. Mr Okeby played a similar board role at Regis Resources during which Regis was transformed into one of Australia’s largest producers. Last year he was instrumental in the creation of substantial value to Red Hill Iron shareholders from the sale of their 40% interest in the Red Hill Iron Ore Joint Venture to Mineral Resources Ltd. 

Mr Okeby has a deep knowledge of the Australian resources landscape and the regulatory regimes around mine development and operation. He also has significant experience in project development, financing and corporate transactions.

Mr Hardie is the principal of Hardie Finance Corporation, a private Perth-based property development company, and is also the principal of Entertainment Enterprises, a private Perth-based hospitality company.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a former partner in a leading Chartered Accounting firm. Mr Hardie has extensive commercial and financial experience and has held board positions on a number of public companies in the mining, media, transport and retail industries.

Mr Schultz is an experienced leader in the energy and resources industry with a career spanning investment, finance, project management, contracting and engineering in Australia and the United States. He is the Founder and Managing Director of North Harbour Clean Energy, which is focussed on grid-scale energy storage and related opportunities.

Previously, Mr Schultz was Managing Director at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) in Sydney, where he had extensive involvement in investments, public and private capital raisings in equity and debt, business growth and improvement initiatives, and served on a number of boards. Prior to KKR, he held senior roles with EIG Global Energy Partners, TCW, Westpac, Halliburton, Duke Energy, KBR and Kinhill Engineers.

Mr Warwick Amos was previously Chief Financial Officer of New World Resources, where he led and was instrumental in negotiating the Company’s financing and strategic partnering processes and ultimate corporate transaction with Kinterra Capital. Before that, he built a successful 15-year career in investment banking with Macquarie Capital and Treadstone Resource Partners, advising clients on a broad range of mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions.

He brings a deep understanding of M&A, corporate finance and debt and equity capital markets, together with extensive experience supporting junior resources companies through critical growth stages

Mr Woodhouse has over 15 years of experience in the mining and energy industries in the areas of accounting and governance. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Fellow member of the Governance Institute of Australia. Mr Woodhouse previously held the CFO/Company Secretary position at Saturn Metals Limited (ASX: STN).