Leadership
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Mr Jonathan Paul Back LLB, BCL - Chairman Mr. Jonathan Back is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. Prior to working as a lawyer, Jonathan graduated from Oxford University having won the Vinerian Scholarship for the best performance in the Bachelor of Civil Laws degree. Jonathan has over 18 years of experience in law and finance internationally, having spent significant periods in Europe, Hong Kong and Australia. Jonathan first worked as a lawyer for the leading UK firm Linklaters for 4 years, specializing in large project finance transactions. This included the acquisition of the Gladstone Power Station in Queensland by a consortium expanding the Boyne Island aluminium smelter. Jonathan then worked for Schroders in the UK and in Hong Kong where he also focused on large infrastructure and energy projects including large power station projects in Portugal and the UK as well as port and energy projects across Australia and Asia. Following this Jonathan worked with Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong focusing on raising equity capital for telecoms and technology companies. Jonathan was then recruited by JPMorgan to join their equity team in Hong Kong, which he ran until 2007. During this time he worked on numerous transactions across different industries. Since leaving JPMorgan, Jonathan has been a principal in a partnership investing in a variety of businesses with the largest focus being on natural resources.
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Mr George Monemvasitis OMIE Aust, MAICD - CEO Mr. George Monemvasitis is an engineer and corporate investor. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the Institute of Technology, Sydney, Mr Monemvasitis has over 10 years experience in engineering analysis of resource sector capital raising both within Australia and China . A member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Mr Monemvasitis brings a wealth of technical knowledge and corporate governance.
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Mr. Rado Jacob Rebek – Non-Executive Director Mr Rado Jacob Rebek is a graduate from the faculty of Mining & Metallurgy of the University of Ljubljana Slovenia. Mr Rebek graduated in 1967 and was engaged in geological mapping in Slovenia and Algeria for several years before joining CRA Exploration in 1970. During 34 years of employment with the Rio Tinto Group he was involved in field exploration in PNG and Australia and subsequently management of major exploration projects for the Group. From 1998 to 2000 Mr Rebek was the Exploration Director for Rio Tinto in South America based in Santiago, Chile involved in the review of iron ore potential in Brazil and the development of new copper and iron ore prospects and other base metals. From 2001 to 2004 he was responsible for new project generation based on field work in Western Australia, Eastern Australia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile, China, Mongolia, Iran and Russia. After retiring from fulltime employment with Rio Tinto in May 2003 Mr Rebek completed a two year consulting contract with Rio Tinto which terminated by mutual agreement in May 2005. Since 2005 he has worked on a variety of projects in Australia and Chile for Mineral Securities Limited, Argonaut Resources NL and Hudson Resources Ltd.
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Mr. Li Hai Jun – Non-Executive Director Mr Li holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the Beijing Architecture Engineering University, China. He has worked for one of the biggest state owned company which has imported plant and equipment for more than 280 projects for the nation in the iron & steel sector and other industrial sectors. Since 1989 Mr. Li has worked for a subsidiary company under Thyssen in Germany and then moved to Singapore to work as the Managing Director of Golden Mall Enterprise until 1999. Mr. Li has rich experience in connecting foreign companies with Chinese enterprises and ever been involved in more than 30 big projects with success. At present Mr. Li is the Managing Director of Unico Development Limited in Beijing providing consulting services to clients globally In recent years Mr. Li has assisted Australian resources companies in establishing relationship with customers in China leading to a number of successful projects.
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Mr Gary Kuo – Operations Manager Mr. Gary Kuo was a contracted lecturer of computer application for 2 years at the University of Technology, Sydney in the faculty of Architecture, Building and Design. With more than 8 years experience in international import & exporting, Gary is currently a director of BAAO Mining Australia and Vice General Manager of BAAO (Tianjin) Mining which is a 50/50 JV company with Xiamen C&D Inc. in China. Gary has extensive experiences in commodities trading, international business development and strategic alliance planning. Having bases in both Australia and China, Gary specializes in dealing with corporations in the mining & producing sector. Gary works closely with his wide network of corporate and governmental contacts in countries such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Mr Alex Moody – Company Secretary Alex holds a Bachelor of International Relations from Bond University, Queensland. Upon graduating, Alex was hired in the field of mining and earthmoving equipment financing. Alex brings the experience of owning and operating his own business for several years.
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