Alan M. De’ath

Alan M. De’Ath has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2013. Mr. De’Ath has over 40 years international financial, marketing, corporate and operational experience as a senior executive in the mining industry in a range of commodities. He is currently a Marketing Advisor to Avanco Resources as well as a consultant to other mining companies in the Americas. Mr. De’Ath had a 20 year career with Rio Tinto PLC where he was Finance Director and Commercial Director, as well as executive board member, of Rio Tinto subsidiaries in the UK, Portugal and Namibia. Following his Rio Tinto career, Mr. De’Ath has had worldwide mining industry experience across a range of commodities as CFO of TVX Gold, CEO of Ivernia and CEO and then Deputy Chairman of the Enirgi Group. Mr. De’Ath is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.