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About

Board of Directors

Ross Smyth-Kirk OAM

Executive Chairman

Mr 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 across the minerals and mining sectors.

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Jamie Gibson

Managing Director and CEO

Mr Gibson has been with the Company since 2013. He has extensive experience in the mining and resources sector, spanning corporate strategy, operations, government relations, capital markets and business development.

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Kerry Stevenson

Non-Executive Director

Ms Stevenson is one of Australia’s leading commentators and advisers in the resources sector, bringing more than 20 years of experience across Australian and international resource capital markets, supported by a strong global network of industry participants and investors.
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Greg Orrell

Non-Executive Director

Mr Orrell is President and Chairman of Orrell Capital Management, the investment adviser to the OCM Gold Fund, and has served as President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the OCM Mutual Fund since 2003.

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Peter Warren

Non-Executive Director

Mr Warren is a highly experienced mining professional and was Kingsgate’s Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for six years until his retirement in 2011.



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Ross Smyth-Kirk OAM

Executive Chairman

Mr 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 across the minerals and mining sectors.

Mr Smyth-Kirk has been a director of a number of companies over the past 46 years in both Australia and the United Kingdom and was previously Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club Limited. He is Chairman of Kingsgate’s subsidiary, Akara Resources Public Company Limited.

He is recognised as the chief architect of the rejuvenation of the Chatree mine after its forced closure in 2016 to now be once again fully operational and highly profitable.

Mr Smyth-Kirk is a CPA, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (FCSI) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales.

Jamie Gibson

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr Gibson is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kingsgate Consolidated Limited and has been with the Company since 2013. He has extensive experience in the mining and resources sector, spanning corporate strategy, operations, government relations, capital markets and business development.

Mr Gibson has played a key role in the transformation of Kingsgate and the successful restart and ramp-up of the Chatree Gold Mine in Thailand, leading the Company’s return to gold and silver production and positioning the business for its next phase of growth.

Prior to joining Kingsgate, Mr Gibson worked in government as a Chief Advisor across the metals and coal mining portfolios and has extensive trade and investment experience throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr Gibson holds a Master of Business Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Global Business Practice from Macquarie University, a Diploma of Management from the Sydney Institute of Technology, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

 

Kerry Stevenson

Non-Executive Director

Ms Stevenson is one of Australia’s leading commentators and advisers in the resources sector, bringing more than 20 years of experience across Australian and international resource capital markets, supported by a strong global network of industry participants and investors.

She is widely recognised for her ability to connect investors with high-quality resource companies and for  her disciplined, investor focused approach to market engagement. Ms Stevenson is the founder of the Australian Gold Conference and Gold Coast Gold, and is a regular panellist at leading Australian and North American resource investment conferences.

Ms Stevenson also hosts the Making Money Matter podcast and interview series, providing insights into financial markets, investment trends, and the resources sector. She currently also serves as an Advisory Board member of Kincora Copper, an ASX and TSXV-listed gold-copper exploration company.

Ms Stevenson holds a Bachelor of Business from University of Technology Sydney. 

 

Greg Orrell

Non-Executive Director

Mr Orrell is President and Chairman of Orrell Capital Management, the investment adviser to the OCM Gold Fund, and has served as President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the OCM Mutual Fund since 2003. He has been the Senior Portfolio Manager of the OCM Gold Fund since 1997.

With more than 40 years’ experience as a broker, investment banker and fund manager, US-based Mr Orrell is regarded as one of the most experienced gold fund portfolio managers in the global precious metals sector. He has been recognised by Lipper Refinitiv for top fund performance in the precious metals category across multiple time periods.

Mr Orrell brings deep expertise in gold markets, including a strong understanding of gold’s monetary role in the global economy. He is a widely quoted commentator on precious metals and mining equities across national financial publications, podcasts and broadcast media.

Mr Orrell holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Saint Mary’s College, California.

Peter Warren

Non-Executive Director

Mr Warren is a highly experienced mining professional and was Kingsgate’s Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for six years until his retirement in 2011.

He was previously Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for Equatorial Mining Limited and of the Australian subsidiaries of the Swiss-based Alusuisse Group.

Mr Warren has also held various financial and accounting positions for Peabody Resources and Hamersley Iron and is a former Director of Kingsgate’s subsidiary, Akara Resources Public Company Limited.

Mr Warren is a CPA and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree.