Board of Directors
Murchison Metals has an energetic Board of Directors with significant experience in the mining and exploration sector
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Paul Kopejtka - Executive Chairman
Mr Kopejtka holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) degree from
Curtin University
WA
specialising in the mineral resources sector.
Mr Kopejtka has 20 years experience in the mining industry as an engineer and consultant in the areas of green and brown fields project evaluation and feasibility study management, plant design and engineering and commissioning. This experience extends to both the Australian and overseas mining industry.
Throughout the 1990s he held tenure as a technical consultant with the Minproc and Bateman engineering groups before branching out in a similar capacity working with a number of major publicly listed companies.
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Trevor Matthews - Managing Director
Mr Matthews has a bachelor of commerce degree from the
University
of
WA
and a graduate diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. He is a CPA and a member of the Financial Services Institute.
Mr Matthews has worked in the resources industry for 20 years and held executive positions with North Limited, WMC Resources Limited and other listed entities in both operational and corporate roles. He has significant experience in corporate governance, project development and finance.
Robert Vagnoni - Executive Director
Mr Vagnoni has 26 years experience in the mining industry. He has held senior management positions with Newmont
Australia
, Normandy Mining and Sinclair Knight Merz including Senior Site Executive - Mt Leyshon Gold Mine, Manager WA. Krupp Polysius and acting General Manager of Ovacik Gold Project startup in
Turkey
. He is an associate member of the
Institute
of
Engineers Australia
.
Prior to this appointment he was consultant Project Manager for Hamersley/Rio Tinto Tom Price Iron
Ore
plant upgrade.
He has many years of mining project experience both in Australia and overseas in project management, conceptual and feasibility studies, mine infrastructure and plant design, construction management and supervision with a strong emphasis on major process plants, design and construction, materials handling and underground mining.
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James McClements - Non-Executive Director
Mr
McClements holds an honours degree in Economics from the
University
of
Western Australia
. He has extensive experience in the resources industry and is the co-founder of the highly successful Resource Capital Funds (RCF), a group of funds that invests in development and growth stage mining companies.
Prior to founding RCF, Mr McClements held senior positions with N.M. Rothschild & Sons in
Denver
and was responsible for North American resource banking. For four years prior to going to North America he was with Rothschild
Australia
in
Sydney
speciaising in financing junior mining companies and other natural resource lending.
His background also includes work with Standard Chartered Bank
Australia
and BHP.
Sun Moon Woo - Non Executive Director
Mr Woo holds a Masters Degree in Mining Engineering. He joined POSCO in 1983 and has worked in the Raw Material Purchasing Division and Investment Division for 24 years. He has extensive experience in the natural resources industry and has managed POSCO investments in iron ore and coal projects globally including
Australia
and
Brazil
.
Mr Woo is currently Managing Director of POSCO Australia Pty Ltd which is a 100% subsidiary of POSCO.
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