Management

Our Management and Operating team has a successful track record in international project development and low-cost mining. The team specialises in identifying and acquiring projects with superior exploration or development potential and quickly transforming these projects into producing mines.
| Paul Bibby - Chief Executive OfficerAppointed 5 November 2009. Paul Bibby is a metallurgist with broad international operations and business development experience across many commodities, with leadership roles in recent years at Capral, Zinifex and most recently, as London based Chief Development Officer with Nyrstar, which was created through the IPO of Zinifex’s smelting operations. Prior to this, he had some 23 years at Rio Tinto in a broad range of operating and business development roles. Mr Bibby is Australian and based in Melbourne. Mr Bibby holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Metallurgy) and a Diploma of Applied Science (Secondary Metallurgy).
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| Marcus Engelbrecht - Chief Financial OfficerAppointed 26 January 2009. Marcus Engelbrecht has over 20 years resources experience and a proven track record operating in often challenging locales in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He spent nine years in South Africa with Deane & Thresher, Chartered Accountants before starting a 20 year career with BHP Billiton and affiliated companies. During this period Marcus was Divisional Finance Manager, New Business and Base Metals in South Africa and The Netherlands where he established and managed the full finance function of the business development group and the base metals operating division. He later assumed the role of VP, Finance Business Development where he reported to the CFO. In 2002, Marcus became CFO, Diamonds & Specialty Products, based in Melbourne, Australia. He later managed the implementation of IFRS within the BHP Billiton group as Project Manager. Most recently Marcus was a Principal and Director of a private company that provided financial management solutions. Mr Engelbrecht holds a Post Graduate Bachelor Degree (Finance) from the University of South Africa.
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Matthew Salthouse - General Counsel and Company SecretaryAppointed 7 January 2008. Matthew Salthouse was previously Company Secretary and Legal Counsel at Drivetrain Systems International Pty Ltd a multi million dollar exporter of automotive components. Before joining Drivetrain, he was employed as a Senior Associate at Chambers & Company where he consulted on various merger and acquisition matters for large scale mining and resource companies. He has also worked as a commercial lawyer and legal practitioner at Coles Myer, ION Limited, Herbert Smith and Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Mr Salthouse holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor Economics, Graduate Diploma of Industrial Relations and an Advanced Certificate - Business Analysis & Valuation. |
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Mark Cadzow - Chief Operating Officer - New ZealandAppointed 29 April 1991.
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| Darren Klinck - Vice President Corporate and Investor RelationsAppointed 23 April 2007. Darren Klinck was previously Vice President, Corporate and Investor Relations at Kimber Resources Inc., a gold and silver development and exploration company listed on the American and Toronto stock exchanges. Mr Klinck is responsible for managing OceanaGold's market exposure and building relationships with investor and financial networks internationally. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. |




