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Geoffrey Clifford (65)
B.Bus., FCPA, FCIS, FAICD
Non-Executive Director
From 2007 until 2011 Mr.
Clifford was a Non-Executive
Director of Atlas Iron Limited,
Centaurus Metals Limited
and Fox Resources Limited.
From December 2008 to July
2011, he was Non-Executive
Chairman of Atlas Iron Limited.
During that time Mr. Clifford
presided over a period
of exceptional growth in
production and shareholder
value. From 2005 to 2007, Mr.
Clifford was a Non-Executive
Director of, and consultant
to, Aztec Resources Limited
and, prior to his time at Aztec,
he was General Manager
Administration and Company
Secretary of Portman Limited
for eight years.
Mr. Clifford holds a Bachelor of
Business degree from Curtin
University and undertook
post graduate studies in
Administrative and Secretarial
Practice. Mr. Clifford has more
than 35 years’ experience
in senior accounting,
finance, administration, and
company secretarial roles
in the mining, retail and
wholesale industries. Mr.
Clifford was admitted as
a Fellow of the Australian
Society of Certified Practising
Accountants in 1989 and as
a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Secretaries and
Administrators in 1995. Mr.
Clifford was also admitted
as a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors
(AICD) in March 2011.
Peter Buck (66)
(Geology),
MAusIMM
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Peter Buck was appointed
as a Non-Executive Director
of IGO in October 2014. He
is a geologist with over
40 years’ experience in
the mineral exploration
and mining industry and is
associated with the discovery
and development of a
number of mineral deposits
in Australia and Brazil. Mr.
Buck commenced his career
and spent 23 years with
WMC Resources Ltd. In 1994,
Mr. Buck joined Forrestania
Gold as Exploration Manager
and, following Forrestania
Gold’s acquisition by LionOre
Mining International, became
Director of Exploration and
Geology with LionOre Mining
International until 2006.
Here, he played a key role
in progressing the Maggie
Hays, Emily Ann, Waterloo,
Amorac and Thunderbox
deposits from discovery
through to production. Mr.
Buck was Managing Director
of Breakaway Resources from
2006 to 2009 and has been
a Non-Executive Director of
Gallery Gold Ltd and Non-
Executive Chairman of PMI
Gold Corporation. Mr. Buck
is currently a Non-Executive
Director of Antipa Minerals Ltd.
Mr. Buck holds a Bachelor of
Science (Geology) degree from
Macquarie University, a Master
of Science degree from the
University of Manitoba, Canada
and is a Member of AusIMM
and a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Geoscientists. Mr.
Buck is also a board member
of the Centre for Exploration
Targeting at the University
of Western Australia and
Curtin University and formerly
was a Vice President of the
Association of Mining and
Exploration Companies.
Mark Bennett (54)
BSc. (Geology), PhD,
MAICD, MAusIMM
Non-Executive Director
Dr. Bennett was the founding
Managing Director and CEO of
Sirius and was appointed as a
Non-Executive Director of IGO
in October 2015 on completion
of the acquisition of Sirius. He
is a geologist with 25 years’
experience in gold, nickel and
base metal exploration and
mining. He has worked in
Australia, West Africa, Canada
and Europe, predominantly for
LionOre Mining International
Limited and WMC Resources
Limited at locations such
as Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, St.
Ives, LionOre’s nickel and
gold mines throughout
Western Australia, Wiluna
and most recently Nova,
the Fraser Range and Polar
Bear. Positions held include
various technical, operational,
executive and board positions
including Managing Director,
Chief Executive Officer,
Executive Director, Exploration
Manager and Chief Geologist.
Dr. Bennett has twice won
the Association of Mining
and Exploration Companies
“Prospector Award” for his
discoveries which include the
Thunderbox gold deposit, the
Waterloo nickel deposit and
most recently the world class
Nova nickel-copper deposit.
In addition to his technical
expertise, Dr. Bennett is very
experienced in corporate
affairs, equity capital markets,
investor relations and
community engagement and
led Sirius from concept to
discovery of Nova all the way
through feasibility, financing,
permitting and construction.
He holds a BSc in Mining
Geology from the University
of Leicester and a PhD from
the University of Leeds and
is a Member of the AusIMM,
a Fellow of the Geological
Society of London, a Fellow
of the Australian Institute of
Geoscientists and a Member
of the AICD.
Neil Warburton (59)
Assoc. MinEng WASM,
MAusIMM, FAICD
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Neil Warburton was a
Non-Executive Director of
Sirius and was appointed
as a Non-Executive Director
of IGO in October 2015 on
completion of the acquisition
of Sirius. Until March 2012,
he was the Chief Executive
Officer of Barminco Limited,
one of Australia’s largest
underground mining
contractors. Mr. Warburton
successfully guided and
led the company and
strengthened its presence
within Australia and Africa
more than doubling revenues
during his tenure. Prior to
Barminco, he was Managing
Director of Coolgardie Gold.
He is also a Non-Executive
Director of ASX -listed Red
Mountain Mining Limited,
Australian Mines Limited,
Nambian Copper Limited and
Peninsular Energy Limited.
Mr. Warburton graduated
from the Western Australia
School of Mines with an
Associate Degree in Mining
Engineering and spent the
formative years of his career
as a mining engineer at
Western Mining Corporation’s
Kambalda Nickel Mines. He
is a Fellow of the AICD and a
Member of the AusIMM.