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Mr Zhihua Yao, Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Yao has been the Deputy General Manager of Chinalco Yunnan Copper Industry(Group) Co. Ltd (CYCI) since November 2010. He is responsible for exploration, M&A and project development of CYCI. Mr Yao has over 29 years’ experience in mining and exploration in China. He has worked in different positions, mainly in mining and exploration within CYCI. Mr Yao started his career as a mining technician at a copper mine for Yimeng Mining Co. Ltd, a major mining subsidiary of CYCI. In July 1998 he was appointed Vice General Manager of Yimeng Mining Co. Ltd, and was responsible for the company’s planning, development, R&D, QC and construction.
From 2003 to 2010, Mr Yao was employed as the Director General of Mineral Resource Department and Vice Chief Engineer of CYCI. He was responsible for project generation, M&A, exploration and project development of the whole group. In November 2010, he was assigned to the post of Deputy General Manager of CYCI.
Mr Yao has a Bachelor of Science with specialization in Mining Engineering and Post Graduate Diploma in Mining Management from Kunming University of Science and Technology, China. He has a PhD degree of mining engineering from China South University. His responsibilities include the investment and project development.
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Mr Paul Williams, Managing Director
BA LLB
Mr Williams holds both Bachelor of Arts and Law Degrees from the University of Queensland and practised as a corporate and commercial lawyer with Brisbane legal firm Hopgood Ganim for 17 years. He ultimately became an equity partner of that firm before joining Eastern Corporation as their Chief Executive Officer in August 2004. In mid-2006 Mr Williams joined Mitsui Coal Holdings in the role of General Counsel, participating in the supervision of the coal mining interests and business development activities within the multinational Mitsui & Co group.
Mr Williams is a non-executive director of Brisbane Racing Club which owns and operates the Eagle Farm and Doomben race clubs. He is also a founding member of Equine Learning for Futures Inc, a charitable organization based in SE Queensland which provides horse-based workshops and programs for disadvantaged children and youths.
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Mr Zewen Yang, Executive Director
BA, MComm, MAICD
Mr Yang is the General Manger of China Yunnan Copper (Australia) Investment and Development Co Ltd based in Sydney.
Mr Yang has 18 years experience in mineral resources trading and project investment areas in China and Australia. He has previously worked for China Non-Ferrous Metals Import and Export Company and has been with the Yunnan Copper Industry (Group) Co Ltd since March 2004.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Economics and specializing in International Business from Sichuan University, China and a Masters degree in Commerce majoring in International Business from University of New South Wales. He is a member of Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Mr Paul Marshall, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
LLB, Grad Dip Acc & Fin, MCA
Paul Marshall is a Chartered Accountant. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Liverpool University, England, a post Graduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics, England and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
He has more than 22 years in the accountancy profession in England and Australia, having worked for Ernst and Young for ten years, and subsequently over ten years in commercial roles as Company Secretary and CFO for a number of listed and unlisted companies mainly in the resources sector. He has extensive experience in all aspects of company financial reporting, corporate regulatory and governance areas, business acquisition and disposal, due diligence, capital raising and company listings and company secretarial responsibilities.
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Mr Trevor Leahey, Exploration Manager
BSc (Hons)
Mr Leahey graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Geology and Exploration Geophysics and has worked continuously for more than 35 years in exploration, project development and mining, both as a geologist and as a mining consultant specialising in data analysis and resource estimation.
Having worked in mine geologist roles for companies such as Cobar Mines Pty Ltd and Bougainville Copper Ltd, Mr Leahey has more recently been engaged in project management roles with Cerro Resources NL (discovery of the Kalman Mo-Re-Cu-Au deposit, Mt Isa) and Santana Minerals Ltd (management of the Namiquipa Silver Project, Chihuahua, Mexico).
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