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Richard Jennings began his career in stockbroking in the early 1990s before becoming a fund manager for one of the UK’s largest public pension funds, the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, and subsequently working as an analyst in the City until 2001. He then pursued property development ventures in both the US and South Africa, before founding and successfully exiting a number of private businesses, including Align Research Ltd, which specialised in the provision of financial research for small-cap stocks, with a particular focus on mining companies. Richard is currently Chief Executive Officer of Catalyse Capital Ltd, a specialist provider of finance to public companies.
Geoff Eyre is an experienced finance professional with more than 17 years of experience holding senior positions with companies in the mining industry including producing assets, exploration and development stage companies and private equity investment funds. Previously, Geoff was the CFO of Adriatic Metals plc (ASX: ADT, LSE:ADT1) during which time Adriatic secured a financing package for the construction of its polymetallic mine in Bosnia & Herzegovina comprising US$102 million of equity and US$142.5 million project finance facility with Orion Mine Finance.
Dr. John Wardle is an experienced drilling engineer with extensive leadership experience in the international oil exploration industry. He has served in multiple directorship roles and is currently the Executive Chairman of AIM-listed Ironveld plc. Previously, John was the CEO of Amerisur Resources plc, an AIM-listed oil and gas company, from 2007 until its acquisition in 2020 for approximately £242 million. His career also includes senior management positions at BP in the UK, USA, and Colombia, as well as at Emerald Energy in Colombia, where he played a key role in discovering the Campo Rico and Vigia oilfields. Additionally, he oversaw Pebercan's operations in Cuba. John holds a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering and a Ph.D. in Microseismic Geotechnics.
Paul Dulieu has more than 20 years’ experience working with listed companies across the mining, energy, technology and industrial sectors, supporting Boards, CEOs and senior management teams on operational delivery, corporate development and investor engagement.
He has worked closely with the Company for over three years in a consultancy capacity, developing a detailed understanding of its projects and key stakeholders.
Paul previously served as Director of Communications and Corporate Development at Feronia Inc., a TSX-V listed agricultural business operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he played a central role in refinancing, operational turnaround planning and stakeholder engagement across a multi-site operation employing approximately 4,000 people.
He is the founder of Redbine Ltd, a corporate advisory and communications firm, and is also a consultant to St Brides Partners Ltd.
Dr Johan Hattingh is a South Africa based geologist with over 30 years’ experience in the mining and exploration sector, with particular expertise in heavy mineral sands, diamonds and alluvial systems.
He has worked closely with the Company for several years and has an in-depth understanding of its projects, including responsibility for the preparation of the Mineral Resource Estimate relating to its current heavy mineral sands and diamond projects.
Johan has held senior roles at the Geological Survey of South Africa, the Council for Geoscience and Trans Hex Mining Ltd, and is the Chief Executive Officer of Creo Design (Pty) Ltd, an exploration and resource development consultancy.
He has extensive experience in the development and establishment of mining operations, as well as in the preparation of Competent Persons Reports and Mineral Resource Estimates for mining projects and listed companies on international exchanges. He is a Qualified Person for the purposes of the AIM Rules.
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Kazera is focused on developing early-stage assets towards meaningful cash flow and resource realisation.
Kazera is an investing company, focused principally, but not exclusively, in the resources and energy sectors. The Company is listed on London’s AIM market (ticker: KZG).
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