Kalidas Madhavpeddi

Kalidas Madhavpeddi was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman on 30 July 2021. He was first appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director in February 2020.

Kalidas Madhavpeddi has over 40 years of experience in the international mining industry, including being CEO of China Molybdenum International (China Moly) from 2008 to 2018. He started his career at Phelps Dodge, where he worked from 1980 to 2006, ultimately becoming Senior Vice President responsible for the company's global business development, acquisitions and divestments, as well as its global exploration programs. He was contemporaneously President of Phelps Dodge Wire & Cable, a global downstream fabricator of aluminium and copper for the motor, electrical and automotive industries.

Mr. Madhavpeddi is currently a non-executive director of Novagold Resources Inc., Trilogy Metals Inc. and Dundee Precious Metals Inc., which are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He was formerly director and chair of the governance committee of Capstone Mining (TSX).

Mr. Madhavpeddi has degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India and the University of Iowa and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.