Directors & Management
Andrew Mortimer
Executive Director - Operations
Andrew Mortimer is the Executive Director of Operations at Global Metals.
With a background in law and metallurgy as well as experience in investment markets, Mr Mortimer has experience in creating, structuring and preserving the necessary strategic alliances to build solid mining businesses with the potential for sustained growth.
Mr Mortimer is focussed on developing and building Global Metals' Laverton project portfolio that encompasses Mount Venn and Jutson Rocks Greenstone Belts.
Mr Mortimer is currently Chairman of corporate advisory firm Superstructure International Pty Ltd, the Chairman and founder of Proto Resources & Investments Ltd (ASX:PRW) as well a Director of SA Capital Funds Management Ltd.
Mr Mortimer holds a BA and LLB from Sydney University and is a Member of the Australian Institute for Mining and Metallurgy.
Lia Darby
Chairperson, Non Executive Director
Lia Darby is a Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of Global Metals.
Ms Darby was admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of NSW but now works full-time as a mining company executive.
As Executive Director of corporate advisory firm Superstructure International Pty Ltd, Ms Darby has worked in corporate advisory on listing mining securities and assisting the senior management of listed companies to improve shareholder value.
Ms Darby holds a BA and LLB from Sydney University. Ms Darby is also an Executive Director of Proto Resources & Investments Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of Condor Blanco Mines Ltd.
Carl Swensson
Technical Director
Carl Swensson is a leading geologist with extensive experience, with 26 years experience in the minerals exploration and mining industries. Mr. Swensson has held senior exploration and exploration management positions with CRA Limited, Bendigo Gold Associates and Normandy Mining Limited.
As Chief Exploration Geologist at Normandy Mining, Mr Swensson was responsible for the management of the exploration budget across that company’s tenement portfolio. This included exploration of the Neptune project, which later became Prominent Hill.
Mr. Swensson is a Director of Condor Blanco Mines Ltd.
Ashley Hood
Non-Executive Director
Ashley Hood is in charge of Global Metals’ field operations and logistics, based in Perth, WA.
Mr Hood was the Head of Operations for the Tropicana gold project in joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti Limited and the Independence Group NL. In this role, Mr Hood acquired valuable experience over a three year period in managing people, machinery, personnel and consumables in remote locations in WA.
Mr Hood has been with the Company since the inception and has managed all of the Company’s native title negotiations and agreements.
Kent Hunter
Company Secretary
Kent Hunter is a chartered accountant with over 16 years corporate and company secretarial experience. He has been involved in the listing of over 30 companies on ASX in the past 9 years. He has experience in capital raisings, ASX compliance and regulatory requirements and is currently a director of Cazaly Resources Limited, Carbon Conscious Ltd, Western Manganese Ltd, Metal Bank Ltd and is company secretary of two other ASX listed entities.
Commencing with Hall Chadwick Chartered Accountants in 1990, Mr Hunter completed his professional year and became chartered in 1993. Mr Hunter joined Ord Partners Chartered Accountants in 1995 and became Corporate and Audit Manager for a range of listed and unlisted entities.
Mr Hunter founded Mining Corporate in 2000 and established a business of identifying projects requiring a route to commercialisation including industrial, technology, mining and exploration companies.