Mr Mark D Hancock, B.Bus, CA, F Fin 
Non-Executive Director 
Independent Non-Executive Director appointed 23 September 2011.  Mr Hancock is a company director and consultant to 
the resource industry with a focus on commercial advisory and commodity marketing. He has over 35 years’ experience in 
senior commercial and financial roles across a number of leading companies in Australia and South East Asia, including 
spending 13 years with Atlas Iron as CFO and CCO and prior to that with oil and gas industry participants Woodside 
Petroleum Ltd and Premier Oil Plc. 
During the last three years Mr Hancock has held directorships in the following ASX listed companies: 
 CuFe Ltd - Executive Director, part time basis (appointed 1 September 2019) 
 Strandline Resources Ltd – Non-Executive Director (appointed 11 August 2020); Non-Executive Chair (appointed 23 
November 2023 (in liquidation since 1 August 2025) 
Mr Hancock is Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. 
Mr Chris A Banasik, B.App.Sc (Physics), M.Sc (Geology), Dip Ed, GAICD 
Non-Executive Director 
Independent Non-Executive Director appointed 28 February 2019. Mr Banasik is a geologist with more than 35 years’ 
experience across multiple disciplines and commodities. He was a founding director of WA gold producer Silver Lake 
Resources (ASX: SLR). He has held a range of senior geological and executive roles for companies including Consolidated 
Minerals, Reliance Nickel, and Western Mining Corporation. He has extensive experience in nickel exploration, project 
development and operations, having held several geological and management positions with WMC (1986-2001). 
Mr Banasik has not held directorships in any other ASX listed companies in the 3 year period prior to the end of the financial 
year. 
Mr Banasik is Chair of the Remuneration Committee.  
Dr Natalia Streltsova, MSc, PhD (Chem Eng), GAICD, MSME, MCIM 
Non-Executive Director 
Independent Non-Executive Director appointed 15 August 2022. Dr Streltsova is a chemical engineer with both an MSc and 
PhD. She was Program Leader – Hydrometallurgy and Project Manager for WMC Resources between 2000 and 2005, working 
on a range of projects including Mt Keith and Olympic Dam; Team Leader – Hydrometallurgy and Technology Development 
Manager for BHP Billiton between 2005 and 2008; Manager Development and Technical Solutions for GRD Minproc (2008) 
and Director, Technical Development, for Vale SA in Brazil between 2008 and 2012. 
During the last three years Dr Streltsova has held directorships in the following ASX listed companies: 
 Australian Potash Limited – Non-Executive Chair (appointed December 2021, resigned 2 February 2024) 
 Neometals Limited - Non-Executive Director (appointed April 2016, resigned 30 June 2024) 
 Ramelius Resources Limited - Non-Executive Director (appointed October 2019), Chair of the Risk & Sustainability 
Committee 
 BMC Minerals Limited – Non-Executive Director (appointed 5 December 2025 with the Company on listing on the 
ASX on 12 December 2025)  
Dr Streltsova is Chair of the Technical Committee.  
Mr Johannes W Westdorp, B.Bus, CPA, MAICD, GradDip App Sc 
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary 
Mr Westdorp was appointed as Chief Financial Officer on 11 November 2019 and Company Secretary on 15 January 2020. 
Mr Westdorp is a Certified Practicing Accountant. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of 
Centaurus between 2012 and 2015. He has over 35 years’ experience in the resources sector and has held the roles of Chief 
Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer of mineral sands producer, MZI Resources Ltd and senior roles with 
Murchison Metals Ltd and Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd. He has financial, commercial and operations experience across a 
number of commodities including iron ore, gold, base metals and mineral sands. 
 
 
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