Mr Anthony Barton
Non Executive Chairman

Mr Barton has been involved in founding and growing a number of successful listed public companies. Mr Barton has extensive experience in capital markets, corporate finance, funds management and venture capital. Mr Barton has had advisory roles in the incorporation and listing of many Australian based resource companies, including Mineral Securities Limited, Sally Malay Mining Ltd and CopperCo Limited.

Mr Barton is the founding Executive Chairman of the boutique investment bank Australian Heritage Group. Mr Barton is a graduate of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) degree and he has 30 years of commercial experience having also acted in senior executive and director capacities for two leading Australian stockbroking firms.

Mr Richard Wolanski
Executive Director and Company Secretary

Mr Wolanski has extensive professional experience in both Australian and international finance industries. He has provided corporate, strategic and financial advisory assistance to public companies in Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Mr Wolanski is a Chartered Accountant and his qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.

Mr Derek Carew-Hopkins
Non Executive Director

Mr Carew-Hopkins has extensive experience in engineering and is a specialist in water and environmental issues. As the Director General of the Department of Environment, Mr Carew-Hopkins had responsibility for a diverse range of environmental and water related regulation, assessment and investigation including a significant agenda of new initiatives across the environment portfolio. He left Government in 2006 and now runs a consultancy specialising in guiding development projects through the approval processes.

Mr Carew-Hopkins has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Central Queensland and is an accredited Mediator in dispute resolution. He spent the early part of his career in mining and construction project management and many years in water supply development. He is well known for his expertise in groundwater investigations and wellfield development and dispute resolution.

Mr Leon Charuckyj
Non Executive Director

Mr Charuckyj (B.E. and M.Eng-Sc. Melbourne University) has had extensive experience over a broad range of technical, engineering, management and corporate roles including senior positions in government, public and private industries both in Australia and overseas. Focus has been on the environmental, pollution control and waste management industries and on the energy and mining industries amongst others.

This has included such diverse roles as representing Australia as an expert engineering advisor in the Middle East, developing and commercialising new technologies (both in the public company arena and for major international groups), and managing all aspects of an industrial minerals development from mine and processing to product development and marketing.