Paul currently oversees the Ryan Family’s private business interests which extend to beef cattle, earthmoving, accommodation and commercial property investments.
Paul was instrumental in the establishment and sale of the retail and bulk fuel distribution business of Choice Petroleum.
Paul was involved in establishing and running Shamrock and Manumbar mines.
Paul is not considered to be independent.
Lindsay Marshall was appointed Chief Financial Officer on 31 January 2023. Lindsay is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 40 years experience in corporate accounting. He has significant experience in audit and business services with international and local practices.
Justin, appointed CEO on July 4, 2022, brings 30+ years’ expertise in managing and consulting on diverse mining and exploration projects across Australia and Asia-Pacific. He oversees project coordination, from planning to governance. With a track record of resource deployment and leading technical and financial planning, Justin held key roles at Hawsons Iron Limited, 42 Mining, Leigh Creek Energy Limited, and Carbon Energy Limited. He holds a Masters in Mining Engineering from UNSW, a Graduate Diploma in Science and a Bachelor of Applied Science from QUT. He’s a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
Former Chairman of iCollege (now NextEd) between 2017 and 2021, Simon brings to his non-executive role both hands on experience with NextEd’s business as well as 30 years’ legal experience, having been a partner of national law firm, HWL Ebsworth. No longer practicing in the law, Simon is now actively involved on the boards of a number of listed and unlisted public companies including Echo IQ (ASX:EIQ), a company that uses proprietary artificial intelligence to help identify patients at risk of structural heart disease; NextEd Limited (ASX:NXD) one of Australia’s largest vocational education businesses with campuses in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth; Biortica Agrimed Limited (Chairman), Australia’s largest cultivator of medicinal cannabis and owner of one of the world’s largest cannabis genetics libraries; Smoke Alarm Holdings Limited, one of Australia’s largest smoke alarm installation, testing and monitoring services; and Share the Dignity Limited (Chairman), a not-for-profit that strives to alleviate period poverty.
Adam Arkinstall was appointed a Director of the Company on 20 February 2023.
Adam is an experienced businessman with a background in logistics and early cycle investment. He is a management and accounting executive with significant corporate, acquisition and investment experience. He has an extensive understanding of governance and internal audit.
Adam is currently Managing Director of Butler Freight.
Adam holds a B.Com and is a CA.
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