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Jeff is an experienced international mining executive, having worked in the mineral resource sector for over 30 years, covering numerous roles from project feasibility and start-up, major EPC/EPCM and product mineral processing plant projects, mining operations and contract mining services, operational and business management.

Having started his career at Rio Tinto, during which time he was heavily involved in mine feasibility and long-term planning, Jeff spent 15 years at Orica where he held multiple senior business executive roles

and led a structural and strategic review to improve business performance. Jeff subsequently worked at FLSmidth, where he oversaw the industrial capital equipment division of over US$500 million annually, and Perenti Limited (formerly Ausdrill Ltd), where he was responsible for the operational and business management of the African Mining Service division, which reported US$350 million annual turn-over across seven major mining sites in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

More recently, as the Chief Executive Officer - Mining & Chief Development Officer - Mining of Capital's drilling and mining services business, Jeff has managed the provision of its services to the industry, ranging from exploration, grade control and production drilling to load and haul contract mining. Collectively, these roles have spanned across Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America.

Phil Povey brings over 18 years of extensive experience in the mining and mining services industry, with a deep expertise in commercial, financial, and operational leadership across multiple continents including Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe. His career has been marked by a strong focus on developing innovative mining start-up projects, emphasising employee engagement and fostering positive community relations.

Throughout his career, Phil has held senior positions at renowned organisations such as Macmahon, Perenti (African Mining Services), Orica, and Capital Limited. At Capital, he played a pivotal role in building its mining contracting division from inception, transforming it into a business generating over $90 million in annual revenue.

At Macmahon, he managed the company’s international commercial and financial operations, delivering its largest project start-up to date and spearheading the development of significant projects in new markets. Prior to this, Phil spent more than a decade with Orica, where he held various roles including European Financial Controller.

Based in the UK, he served as a director across multiple country operations, overseeing financial performance and spearheading initiatives that substantially improved profitability and operational efficiency.

Phil holds a Bachelor of Commerce with First Class Honours from the University of Western Australia and is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA). His diverse experience across numerous mining jurisdictions underscores his expertise in project execution, financial oversight, and sustainable growth, making him a valuable leader in driving strategic development and operational excellence.

Stephen Harrison was appointed Chair of Epwin Group plc, the leading UK manufacturer of PVC, glass reinforced plastic and aluminium building products, in May 2024 having joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in 2022.  He is also a Non-Executive Director of Castings plc, a leading iron casting and machining group based in the UK, supplying both the domestic and export heavy truck, wind power, agriculture, rail and material handling markets.

Stephen served as Chief Executive of Forterra plc, a leading UK manufacturer of essential clay and concrete building products, from April 2016 until May 2023.  Having led the business since 2012, he successfully steered the Company through a divestment process from former owner Heidelberg Materials into private equity ownership in 2015 and led the IPO onto the London Stock Exchange in 2016.

Prior to this role, Stephen held a variety of senior management roles within the construction materials industry for a decade, supplying the infrastructure, commercial and residential construction markets.  He has served as a Director of several key construction sector trade associations.

Stephen has a degree in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration from Cranfield School of Management.

David joined Tungsten West in September 2021 as a Non-Executive Director and went onto become Chairman in November 2022.

David was formerly CEO (Mining) of Abu Dhabi Capital Group, a private family office based in UAE and immediately prior to that was CEO of Avocet Mining plc, an LSE and Oslo listed gold production company with a 95,000oz per annum operating mine in Burkina Faso and an advanced development project in Guinea. David’s previous roles include Chief Operating Officer of European Goldfields and being a member of a London based fund management team and various positions with Anglo American plc. He has participated in numerous acquisitions and IPOs of mining companies on various stock exchanges and has significant expertise in mine development.

He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Metals Exploration PLC, an Independent Director of JSC AK Altynalmas, a Kazakhstan listed emerging mid-tier gold producer and of Galantas Gold Corporation, a dual listed (AIM:TSX.V) Northern Irish underground gold developer.

As well as being Chair of the Board, David is also Chair of the Technical Committee.

Richard joined the Company as a Non-Executive director in December 2020 and informally represents the Company’s shareholders, Henry Maxey and Eden Rock.

Richard started his career as an Associate Consultant in the Transaction Services Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers Strategy Group, specialising in European commercial due diligence and strategy consulting. Having worked on several corporate and private equity transactions, Richard moved to Earlcrown Ltd, a private equity and property group with a range of portfolio investments, primarily in the consumer goods sector. Richard then worked for a South African family office, Vasari Global Ltd, as a principal, running the specialised private resources fund gaining extensive knowledge of, and experience in, the natural resources sector investing in public and private mining businesses worldwide. Richard currently works as a consultant investment advisor to an investment advisory firm, Eden Rock Group, that invests its proprietary capital with a focus on venture and early-stage private equity across a range of sectors. Richard holds a B.A. in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford and is a CFA charterholder.

Richard acts as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.

Martin is the founder and Managing Director of Vicarage Capital, an FCA registered, full service brokerage house which provides assistance to junior and mid-cap resources companies. Martin established Vicarage Capital in 2003 and has advised many companies on their AIM listings and long-term mining strategies.

Martin was the CEO of ASX listed, Kogi Iron Limited between 2017 and 2019, where he secured a community development agreement with key stakeholders, arranged indicative offers for full bank debt-based project financing, as well as completing various on-going milestones, including a Scoping Study and metallurgical test work, as part of the definitive feasibility study.

Martin is non executive director of Royal Helium Limited, a Canadian listed critical resource company currently in the process of dual listing in London.

Between 1993 and 2003, Martin worked in corporate finance at NM Rothchild & Sons, Standard Bank, London and Benfield Advisory, providing services to resources companies. Martin has an MBA from Exeter University which he gained in 1993.

Martin is Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

Guy joined Tungsten West in September 2023 as a Non-Executive Director, formerly CEO of Aggregate Industries UK and prior to that CEO of Aggregate Industries USA, with turnovers in excess of £1billion respectively.

Guy’s previous roles include Managing Director of Midland Quarry Products and twenty five years of senior management experience with Hanson PLC. He has participated in numerous acquisitions both in the UK and USA and has significant expertise in aggregates and business development.

He is currently Integration Director of SigmaRoc PLC(AIM listed) and co-founder of sustainability startup company XEROC.

Guy is a fellow of the Institute of Quarrying and has a first class honours degree in Quarry Engineering.

Adrian is part of the Developed Markets team at Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP.

Adrian joined Lansdowne Partners in November 2010, having previously worked as a European equity, credit & event driven analyst at Perry Capital.

Adrian is a seasoned and highly experienced senior financial analyst who has spent most of the last 20 years analysing and advising companies in the industrial and cyclical space across the globe. At Perry, Adrian was responsible for sourcing and analysing Public & Private European Investment opportunities and the capital structure. Prior to joining Perry Capital in May 2006, Adrian worked at Merrill Lynch, as an Assistant Vice President on the European Transport and Leisure and Capital Goods Teams.  

Mr. Ross is a European Engineer (Eur Ing) with an honours degree in Mining Engineering from the Royal School of Mines.

Across the last 24 years, he has held numerous COO roles for operating and development companies in Greece, Australia and Canada.

He has been part of the senior management teams of two acquired companies, Red Back Mining, which was acquired by Kinross, and Orca Gold, which was acquired by Perseus Mining, and is currently the COO of Montage Gold Corp, which is developing a large-scale gold project in Cote d’Ivoire.

Jeff is an experienced international mining executive, having worked in the mineral resource sector for over 30 years, covering numerous roles from project feasibility and start-up, major EPC/EPCM and product mineral processing plant projects, mining operations and contract mining services, operational and business management.

Having started his career at Rio Tinto, during which time he was heavily involved in mine feasibility and long-term planning, Jeff spent 15 years at Orica where he held multiple senior business executive roles

and led a structural and strategic review to improve business performance. Jeff subsequently worked at FLSmidth, where he oversaw the industrial capital equipment division of over US$500 million annually, and Perenti Limited (formerly Ausdrill Ltd), where he was responsible for the operational and business management of the African Mining Service division, which reported US$350 million annual turn-over across seven major mining sites in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

More recently, as the Chief Executive Officer - Mining & Chief Development Officer - Mining of Capital's drilling and mining services business, Jeff has managed the provision of its services to the industry, ranging from exploration, grade control and production drilling to load and haul contract mining. Collectively, these roles have spanned across Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America.

Phil Povey brings over 18 years of extensive experience in the mining and mining services industry, with a deep expertise in commercial, financial, and operational leadership across multiple continents including Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe. His career has been marked by a strong focus on developing innovative mining start-up projects, emphasising employee engagement and fostering positive community relations.

Throughout his career, Phil has held senior positions at renowned organisations such as Macmahon, Perenti (African Mining Services), Orica, and Capital Limited. At Capital, he played a pivotal role in building its mining contracting division from inception, transforming it into a business generating over $90 million in annual revenue.

At Macmahon, he managed the company’s international commercial and financial operations, delivering its largest project start-up to date and spearheading the development of significant projects in new markets. Prior to this, Phil spent more than a decade with Orica, where he held various roles including European Financial Controller.

Based in the UK, he served as a director across multiple country operations, overseeing financial performance and spearheading initiatives that substantially improved profitability and operational efficiency.

Phil holds a Bachelor of Commerce with First Class Honours from the University of Western Australia and is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA). His diverse experience across numerous mining jurisdictions underscores his expertise in project execution, financial oversight, and sustainable growth, making him a valuable leader in driving strategic development and operational excellence.

Ron has over 35 years of global mining experience, with specialist expertise in taking projects from start-up to world class steady-state operation. Ron's recent roles include General Manager for Operations at Perenti Ltd's (ASX:PRN) African Mining Services division, covering several operating sites, including project start-up across Africa, and Project Director for Thiess in Botswana, as well as numerous project manager and operational leadership roles internationally.

Barnaby has over 23 years in ESG with most recent roles with Imerys British Lithium as Head of Environment and Permitting, and prior experience working at Hemerdon as the Sustainability Manager and range of international and UK positions.

Georgina has over 25 years in Human Resources with most recent role with Green Lithium Refining Limited as Head of People & Talent, and prior experience working at Etex, the global manufacturer of building materials and as a Human Resources Consultant.