Richard Crookes
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Crookes is managing partner of Lionhead Resources (LHR) and chairman of the Investment Committee. He has more than 35 years of global resource industry experience across a diverse range of projects, geographies and commodities as both an operator and investor.
Prior to LHR, Mr Crookes was the Chief Geologist then Mining Manager of Ernest Henry Mining in Australia, an Executive Director of Macquarie’s Metals & Energy Capital division and, most recently, a senior Investment Partner at another mining private equity fund.
He is Chairman of Black Rock Mining (ASX:BKT) and a non-executive Director of Lithium Power International (ASX:LPI).
Mr Crookes holds a BSc in Geology and a Grad Dip in Applied Finance and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA) and a member of AICD.
Lisa Riley
Managing Director & CEO
Ms Riley has 30 years of experience in global capital markets, finance, mining advisory and government relations in Canada and Latin America.
She has extensive experience advising companies on improving stakeholder relations and incorporating ESG focuses in real and measurable ways, and is also fluent in three languages.
Ms Riley serves as the Non-Executive Lead Director of Star Diamond Corp (TSX: DIAM), chairing its audit committee and is a member of its corporate governance, compensation and nomination committee. She is also a Director of GFG Resources Inc (TSX-V: GFG), and is a member of GFG’s corporate governance/compensation and audit committees. She was Chair of Tribeca Resources’ (TSX-V: TRBC) Board and a member of its corporate governance/compensation and audit committees from its listing until Dec. 2023. Previously, she was Lead Director of Scorpio Mining Corp (TSX: SPM), which became Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA), and chaired its audit committee. She was also a director of Scorpio Gold (TSXV: SGN).
Zane Lewis
Non-Executive Director
Mr Lewis, the founder of SmallCap Corporate, has more than 25 of years corporate advisory experience with various ASX and AIM listed companies. He currently serves as the Chairman of Kairos Minerals (ASX: KAI) and Odessa Minerals (ASX: ODE), and as a Non-Executive Director of Lion Energy (ASX: LIO).
He brings to the board a wealth of knowledge drawn from his extensive financial and corporate experience in previous roles, and he is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Previously, Mr Lewis was an Executive Director and Company Secretary at Vital Metals in 2019-2020, during which time the Company acquired the Nechalacho Rare Earths Project in Canada.
Michael Brook
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Brook is a mining professional with diversified hands-on global mining industry experience underpinning a subsequent career path as a stockbroking resources analyst and then roles in Mining Investment. In these roles, Mr Brook has driven the technical and commercial review of projects and companies across multiple jurisdictions and commodities and from early exploration through to production.
Mr Brook is currently a non-executive director of Geopacific Resources Limited (ASX:GPR), Principal – Mining for African Investments Limited (Private) and Chair of TuNya Resources (Private).
He graduated with a BSc.(Hon.) Mining Geology from the University of Wales (Cardiff) and is a member of AusIMM.
Louisa Martino
Company Secretary
Ms Martino has provided company secretarial and accounting services for nearly 10 years to a number of listed entities. Previously she worked for a corporate finance company, assisting with company compliance (ASIC and ASX) and capital raisings.
She also has experience working for a government organisation in its Business Development division where she performed reviews of business opportunities and prepared business case analysis for those seeking Government funding.
Prior to that, Ms Martino worked for a major accounting firm in Perth, London and Sydney where she provided corporate advisory services and performed due diligence reviews.
She has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).
