Dr Erica Smyth - MSc, FAICD Non-Executive Chairman Dr Smyth has over 30 years experience in the mineral and petroleum industries. She was Principal Geologist for BHP Minerals Limited (including several years in uranium exploration) and BHP-Utah Minerals International’s Beenup Project Manager, Manager Gas Market Development WA for BHP Petroleum and, more recently, General Manager – Corporate Affairs for Woodside Petroleum Limited. She has a Bachelor of Science from University of Western Australia and an Applied Master of Science from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. In 2008 she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Western Australia. Dr Smyth is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, is the Chair of Toro Energy Limited, the WA interactive science centre Scitech; the WA Government's film screen industry funding body ScreenWest, the Diabetes Research Foundation of WA and the UWA Centenary Trust for Women.
| Derek Carter - BSc, MSc, FAusIMM (CP) Non-executive Director Mr Carter is a geologist with over 30 years experience in corporate management, exploration and mining. He worked in Australia and overseas for Billiton (Shell Group of Companies) for 16 years. For five years he was General Manager – Exploration for Burmine Ltd before establishing Minotaur Gold NL in 1993. He formed Minotaur Resources Limited in 2000 and Minotaur Exploration Limited in 2005 and he was Managing Director of all of these groups at their inceptions. He is currently Managing Director of Minotaur Exploration. He is a member of the Boards of Mithril Resources Limited, Petratherm Limited (Chairman) and the Resources Industry Development Board and is a member of the South Australian Experts Group (Resources). He is a Councillor of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy. In 2003 he became the Prospector of the Year (jointly awarded) and was awarded a Centenary Medal.
| Mr Peter Lester - BEng (Mining – Hons) Non-Executive Director Mr Lester is a mining engineer with extensive experience in senior operating, development and corporate roles with OZ Minerals (and Oxiana prior), Newcrest, North, CRA and MIM. His activities have covered Australia, South East Asia, the Middle East and the Americas and includes a period in broking on both the research and corporate desks. In addition to being a Non-Executive Director of Toro Energy, Mr Lester is currently an Executive Director for Citadel Resource Group responsible for new business and development opportunities, early stage studies and advising on overall external relations activities.
| Mr John Nitschke Non-Executive Director John Nitschke is the Executive General Manager Projects & Technical Services for OZ Minerals. In this role he is responsible for all major development projects and viability studies within the Group together with Technical Services and Sustainability issues. John joined OZ Minerals in 2005 as General Manager Prominent Hill and completed the Pre-Feasibility Study and early permitting activates prior to taking up the position of Executive General Manager Australia in 2006 with responsibility for the development of Prominent Hill, Golden Grove Operations, Technical Services and Sustainability until the merger with Zinifex in 2008. John is a mining engineer with over 35 years experience in the resources industry in mining operations and project management.
| Mr Andrew Coles - B.Ec, MBA Non-Executive Director Andrew Coles is the Chief Financial Officer of OZ Minerals Limited. In this role, Andrew is responsible for sales and marketing, investor and external relations, risk management, financial control, treasury, taxation, business planning and analysis, and business systems and services. Andrew was appointed to this role in June 2009. Andrew commenced his career in the resources industry with CRA Ltd (now Rio Tinto) where he held a wide range of roles in accounting, finance and treasury in Melbourne, London and Dampier over an 11 year period. He then joined Esso Australia where he held roles in treasury, business planning, and government and public relations in Melbourne and Houston over an eleven year period, culminating as Treasurer of ExxonMobil Australia & New Zealand, before joining Pasminco.
| Mr Donald Stephens - BA (Acc), FCA Company Secretary Mr Stephens is a Chartered Accountant and corporate adviser with over 20 years experience in the accounting industry, including 14 years as a partner of HLB Mann Judd (SA) Pty Limited, a firm of Chartered Accountants. He is a Non-Executive Director of Mithril Resources Limited and Papyrus Australia Limited and is Company Secretary to Minotaur Exploration Limited, Mithril Resources Limited, Petratherem Limited, FerrAus Limited, Arasor International Limited, Chesser Resources Limited and Innovance Limited. He holds other directorships with private companies and provides corporate advisory services to a wide range of organisations. He is a member of Toro Energy’s Audit Committee.
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