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Professor Ian Plimer
B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D, FGS, FTSE, FAIMM
Non-Executive Director and Chairman
Experience and expertise
Professor Ian Plimer was appointed to the Board on 23
September 2013 and became Chairman on 7 November
2013. Professor Plimer is an Emeritus Professor at The
University of Melbourne where he was Professor and Head
of the School of Earth Sciences (1991-2005). He was
Professor of Geology (University of Newcastle 1985-1991)
and Professor of Mining Geology (University of Adelaide
2005-2012).
He has been awarded the Leopold von Buch Medal for
Science, the Centenary Medal, the Eureka Prize (twice) and
is a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and
Engineering, a Fellow of the Geological Society of London
and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy. Professor Plimer has published more than 130
scientific papers and is author of multiple best-selling books
for the general public. Professor Plimer’s main geological
interests are in resources.
Other current directorships
Listed Entities:
Silver City Minerals Ltd (ASX: SCI)
Lakes Oil NL (ASX: LKO)
Niuminco Group Ltd (ASX: NIU)
Kefi Minerals Plc (AIM: KEFI)
Unlisted Entities:
Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty Ltd
Roy Hill Holdings Pty Ltd
Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd
TNT Mines Ltd
Former directorships in the last three years
None
Special responsibilities
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (from 7 November
2013)
Interests in shares and options
None
Mr Matthew Battrick
B.Sc. (Geology), MPESA, MPESGB, MAAPG, GAICD
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager,
Technical
Experience and expertise
Mr Battrick was appointed as Acting Chief Executive
Officer of Sun Resources NL on 9 July 2014. Once a new
Managing Director has been contracted, Matthew will
revert back to General Manager, Technical. Mr Battrick was
assigned General Manager, Technical on 23 September
2013 after originally being appointed to the Board on 15
January 2008 as Managing Director. He obtained a Bachelor
degree in Applied Geology from the Royal Melbourne
University of Technology (RMIT) in 1981. He has had a long,
international career with both major and large independent
oil and gas companies (LASMO, Ampolex, ExxonMobil,
Eni) before joining ASX-listed Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL
in 2004 as Exploration Manager, then General Manager.
He is a Member of the Petroleum Exploration Societies of
Australia and Great Britain, and a member of the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists. He is also a member
of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and
a graduate of their Company Directors Course (CDC).
Other current directorships
None
Former directorships in the last three years
Listed Entity:
Executive Director Sun Resources NL (ASX: SUR) (from 15
January 2008 to 23 September 2013)
Unlisted Entity:
Non-Executive Director of the Activ Foundation (Inc.) (from
2001 to 2011)
Special responsibilities
Chief Executive Officer (from 9 July 2014)
General Manager, Technical (from 23 September 2013)
Interests in shares and options
Mr Battrick holds 294,117 fully paid ordinary shares and
20,000,000 unlisted options in the Company.
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