Ross Smyth-Kirk - B Com, CPA, F Fin Non-Executive Chairman Ross Smyth-Kirk was a founding Director of the former leading investment management company, Clayton Robard Management Limited and has had extensive experience in investment management including a close involvement with the minerals and mining sectors. He has been a director on several company boards over the past 28 years in Australia and the UK as well as Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club (AJC). Mr Smyth-Kirk was appointed to the Kingsgate Board on 29 November 1994 and is also a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
| Gavin Thomas - BSc FAusIMM Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gavin Thomas has had a successful career in developing mining companies from the exploration phase into mid-tier gold and/or copper production entities. He has over 37 years of international experience in exploring for, evaluating, developing, operating and reclaiming mines in North and South America, Australia, the Southwest Pacific, Asia and Europe. Amongst Gavin’s credits is the discovery of “Lihir” in Papua New Guinea, one of the largest gold deposits in the world. In particular, he has extensive experience in Thailand and South America. Mr Thomas was appointed to the Kingsgate Board on 16th November 2007. He is currently a director of Mercator Minerals Limited.
| Peter Warren - B Com, CPA Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary Peter Warren joined Kingsgate in March 2006 as Chief Financial Officer and is a CPA of 30 years standing, with an extensive involvement in the resources industry. Prior to Kingsgate, he was Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Equatorial Mining and of the Australian subsidiaries of the Swiss based Alusuisse Group and has held various financial and accounting positions for Peabody Resources and Hamersley Iron.
| Pakorn Sukhum - BSc.(Hons), MBA Chief Executive Officer - Akara Mining Limited Pakorn Sukhum joined the Management Team of Akara Mining as Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2009. He brings to Akara over 20 years of industrial commercial managerial experience in various industries such as Mettalurgy,Chemicals & Ceramics in international & domestic markets of Thailand, having held senior management positions in both Thai & Multinational joint venture companies such as Basell Poyolefins, Bayer AG as well as Padeang Industry of Thailand. His major contributions & responsibilities have ranged from project management, commercial marketing & sales to business development.
| Philip MacIntyre - BSc (Hons), FAusIMM, MCIM, SME COO and General Manager, Akara Mining Limited Phil MacIntyre joined Kingsgate as the General Manager of Chatree Gold Mine in July 2001. He has a metallurgical and management background with over 30 years of mine operations experience in Canada, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Thailand. Previously, Phil was Mine General Manager at the Kidston Gold Mine in Queensland Australia and, before that, Mill Superintendent at the Porgera Joint Venture in Papua New Guinea, at the Royal Oak Giant Mine, at Westmin Resources’ Myra Falls Mine and at the Premier Gold Project and other projects in Canada.
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