Board
David Netherway (Non-executive Chairman)
David Netherway is a mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in the mining industry. He is the CEO of Shield Mining, an Australian listed company focused on Mauritania, and a director of Resources Exploit Inc, a private Canadian company. Prior to this, Mr. Netherway served as the CEO of Toronto listed Afcan Mining Corporation, a China focussed gold mining company. Mr. Netherway is a mine developer and operator who was involved in the construction and development of the Iduapriem, Siguiri and Kiniero gold mines in West Africa and has mining experience which includes Australia, India, Nepal, Oman and Malaysia. Mr. Netherway has also held senior management positions in a number of mining companies, including Golden Shamrock Mines, Ashanti Goldfields and Semafo. He is currently a director of Orezone Resources, KazakhGold Group, GMA Resources and African Aura Resources.
Steven Poulton (Chief Executive)
Steven Poulton holds an honours degree in Geology from the University of Southampton (1997) and a masters degree in Mining Geology from the Camborne School of Mines (1998). He is a non-executive director of Stellar Diamonds, a subsidiary of AIM and TSX-V listed Mano River Resources Inc, having previously worked for Mano from 1998 to 2005. In 2002 Steven co-founded AIM listed Ariana Resources and was its Chief Executive between 2004 and 2007. In 2004 he founded and is a director of African Aura Resources [TSX-V:AAZ] as well as its subsidiary Ridgeway Energy. Steven has a track record in the exploration sector at identifying opportunities, negotiating agreements, raising venture finance and building talented management teams. He is a fellow of the Geological Society of London, a member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and a member of the Association of Mining Analysts.
Ed Bowie (Executive Director)
Ed Bowie is an executive director of ALTUS and Chief Investment Officer of Altus Resource Capital. He holds an honours degree in Geology from Oxford University and a Masters degree from the Royal School of Mines at Imperial College London. Most recently he worked with EEDA with responsibility for providing finance and strategic advice to growing business in the east of England. He was formerly a Vice President at resource investment bank Ambrian Partners with responsibility for a broad range of capital and M&A transactions for junior and major mining companies. Prior to joining Ambrian Ed worked as an Equity Research Analyst with Salomon Smith Barney and as an exploration geologist with SAMAX Resources before its acquisition by Ashanti Goldfields in 1997.
Matthew Grainger (Non-executive)
Matthew Grainger has a strong track record in creating value in the junior exploration sector, with experience in project management, GIS target definition, corporate transactions and company financings. Matthew is Chief Operating Officer of African Aura Resources Ltd, [TSX-V: AAZ] focussed on gold exploration in Cameroon and Liberia. Prior to this he co-founded and was integral to the successful development of AIM listed Ariana Resources plc. He graduated with Honours in Earth Science in 1997 and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Mining Geology at Camborne School of Mines. He is a Fellow of The Geological Society of London and a member of the Association of Mining Analysts.
Advisors to the Board
Guy Pas
Guy Pas is a Geneva based financier who has been involved with numerous successful resource ventures, through his investment vehicles Eastbound Resources and AddVenture Capital Partners. Between 1973-1983 he was a Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank in structured and commodity finance. In 1987 he co-founded The Addax & Oryx Group Ltd., an integrated African oil group. In 1989 he co-founded and was the chairman of Samax Resources Ltd, which was focused on gold in Tanzania and was acquired on the TSX by Anglogold Ashanti for $189m in 1998. In 1995 he founded and remains a director of Mano River Resources Inc a TSX-V and AIM listed gold, diamond and iron ore company in west Africa. In 2004 he co-founded GAIA Resources Fund Ltd, focused on early stage private and public resource companies as well as co-founding Afren plc, a West African oil & gas company listed on AIM. Guy has been involved in establishing a number of FSU focussed ventures, most recently Ovoca Gold Plc and Siberian Diamonds.
Malcolm Burne
Malcolm BURNE was originally a stockbroker and financial journalist with the Financial Times and later controlled and managed fund management, venture capital and investment banking companies in Australia, Hong Kong and North America. He is the former Chairman of Ambrian Capital plc and has been the director of over 20 companies, many of which have been in the mineral resource and gold exploration fields. In addition, he was executive chairman of the Australian Bullion Company (Pty) Ltd,. Australia's leading gold dealer and member of the Sydney Futures Exchange. Malcolm is also the director of Mano River Resources Inc., Jubilee Platinum plc and several other resource companies in Australia.
John Gray
Mr. Gray has over 18 years experience in mineral exploration having worked as a project and senior geologist primarily in gold, copper and platinum group metals exploration with both major international mining and junior exploration companies, including Homestake, Noranda and Axmin. His experience includes exploration and project management within Archaean greenstone through Tertiary epithermal terranes in Canada, South America, the Balkans, northern Europe and sub Saharan Africa. Mr Gray is currently the CEO & President of TSX-V Listed African Aura Resources.
Mr Gray is a Fellow of The Geological Society of London and a member of the Association of Mining Analysts.
Senior Management
Drew Craig (Principal Geologist)
Drew Craig currently holds the position of COO with the ALTUS subsidiary,
Arabian Gold and specialises in early stage project development and remote exploration as well as GIS, QA/QC and logistics. He has developed strong communication skills and a wide range of practical field skills, having been employed globally with a number of Major and Junior mining companies. Prior to joining ALTUS, Drew was a senior associate exploration geologist with SRK Exploration Services Ltd. He graduated with Honours in Geology from the University of St Andrews in 1997 and spent time in the Aberdeen oil industry before completing a Master's degree in Mineral Exploration at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College (1999). Drew is a Fellow of The Geological Society of London and a Professional Graduate Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
Val Jones (Finance and Administration Manager)
Val Jones has a wealth of experience in administration and project management. Prior to joining Altus, Val held a senior position at Mars Electronics Ltd with responsibility for HR, Accounts and Project Management. Val subsequently gained valuable experience in the resource sector, working as Office Manager for AIM listed Ariana Resources plc. Val also presently fulfils the Finance and Administration Manager role for African Aura Resources Ltd.
Zoe Jackson
Zoë Jackson has over 10 years experience in exploration and mine geology, having worked predominantly on gold and nickel projects in Australia. Zoë has worked for both large international mining houses and junior exploration companies, and has recently held senior level positions with LionOre Mining and AngloGold Ashanti Australia. Zoë holds an honours degree in Geology from Imperial College, London (1993) and a Masters degree in Mining Geology from the Camborne School of Mines (1995). She is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Team
Jay Jungers (Investment Analyst)
Jay Jungers joined ALTUS in October 2008 as Investment Analyst. Prior to joining ALTUS, Jay gained valuation experience with commercial real estate developer McArthurGlen in London and metals trader BHL Metals in Lausanne. He holds an honours degree in Chemical Engineering with Management from Edinburgh University and completed a Masters in Metals & Energy Finance at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London in 2008.
Will Slater (Geologist)
Will Slater joined ALTUS in June 2008 as a geologist. Prior to joining ALTUS, Will gained experience with an engineering consultancy practice working on major infrastructure projects in the UK. He holds a masters degree in Applied Geology from the University of Leicester and is a fellow of the Geological Society of London.
