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Shuijian Zhang
Shuijian Zhang (55) was appointed Non-Executive Director of Perilya on 5 February 2009 following approval at the Perilya EGM and Non-Executive Chairman on 5 March 2009. Mr Zhang is President and a Director of Zhongjin Lingnan. Mr Zhang joined Zhongjin Lingnan in 2000 as a Vice President and was promoted to President in 2002. Skills, experience and expertise Mr Zhang is a senior mining executive with over 30 years of experience in the resources industry. At Zhongjin Lingnan, Mr Zhang has led the expansion programme of both the mining and smelter operations in recent years. Prior to joining Zhongjin Lingnan, Mr Zhang worked at Jiangxi Copper (the largest copper producer in China), where he managed the Dexing Copper mine, the second largest copper mine in the world (on the basis of throughput). At Jiangxi Copper, Mr Zhang served as Executive Director and Vice President. Mr Zhang is also the current Vice President of the China Nonferrous Metals Association, the trade body for the nonferrous metals industry in China. Mr Zhang has a wealth of mining experience and skills in the areas of mining, business strategy and general management. Current directorships | Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O’Connor (48) was appointed Non-Executive Deputy Chairman on 5 March 2009. Skills, experience and expertise Patrick is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Directors and attended the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University, California, USA. Patrick has extensive executive leadership skills and wide experience in communicating with capital markets, shareholders and the media. He has a deep understanding of organisational and strategic development drawn from his involvement in management consulting practices specialising in these fields. He is currently an executive of St George Capital Pty Ltd, a boutique investment manager. Perilya board committee membership He is the Chairman of the Remuneration & Nominations committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Management committee. Current directorships Former directorships over the past three years
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| Anna Liscia LLB Non Executive Director Anna Liscia (51) was appointed Non-Executive Director on 24 November 2011. Skills, experience and expertise Anna is a decorated legal practitioner in Western Australia with nearly 30 years’ experience, who brings to Perilya a wealth of commercial, legal, regulatory and compliance experience. Anna is the Chairperson of the legal Practice Board of Western Australia, a principal of Liscia & Tavelli Legal Consultants Pty Ltd, a director of Football West (the company responsible for the administration of soccer in Western Australia), a Board member of Ngarda Ngarli Yarndu Foundation Inc. (an Aboriginal Trust with interests in the property and mining sector), a Legal Panel Member of the Energy Review Board (statutory board dealing with disputes relating to the energy sector) and a member of the Women Lawyers of WA Inc. Anna’s special interest areas are dispute resolution, commercial litigation, corporate governance, native title, land access and heritage. Perilya board committee membership Anna is Chairperson of the Remuneration & Nominations Committee, a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and a member of the Contracts Committee. Current directorships | Paul Arndt BSc, MSc, Grad Dip Engineering Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Paul Arndt (53) was appointed as Executive General Manager of Operations and Development in February 2008 and subsequently appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Perilya on 25 November 2008 following approval at the Perilya AGM. Skills, experience and expertise Paul Arndt was initially appointed as Executive General Manager Operations to oversee performance improvements at the Broken Hill Operation. During Paul's time with Perilya he has been instrumental in delivering almost a doubling in productivity as well as significant reductions in direct operating costs at the Broken Hill Operation. Paul brings a range of skills and qualities well suited to the role, including a steadfast and disciplined approach to addressing key business drivers. Paul brings a wealth of mining experience and skills in the areas of strategy, commercialisation, people and project management. Former roles include senior general management positions with Newcrest Mining Limited at their Telfer operation in Western Australia, Pasminco Limited's Cockle Creek smelter in Boolaroo (NSW), and MIM Holdings Limited's Britannia zinc and lead operation in Avonmouth (UK). |
Minzhi Han
Minzhi Han (46) was appointed Non-Executive Director of Perilya on 5 February 2009 following approval at the Perilya EGM and subsequently appointed as General Manager, Metals Marketing on 7 July 2011. Mr Han used to be the General Manager of the commercial department of Zhongjin Lingnan. He joined Zhonjin Lingnan in 1987. From 1987 to 1996, Mr Han worked for China National Nonferrous Metal Imp & Exp Corp. Shenzhen Branch and then up to 2002, he was appointed to be Vice General Manager of Shum Yip Nonfemet Hong Kong Ltd. Skills, experience and expertise Mr Han is a senior commercial executive in the base metal industry with over 23years of experience in trading base metals and base metal concentrates, especially in zinc and lead. He was also responsible for hedging and derivative trading at Zhongjin Lingnan. Mr Han will bring extensive commercial and hedging expertise to the Board. Current directorships Shum Yip Nonfemet Hong Kong Ltd. | Wen Wang
Wen Wang (45) was appointed Non-Executive Director of Perilya on 5 February 2009 following approval at the Perilya EGM. Mr Wang is the Deputy General Manager of the Zhongjin Lingnan's Fankou Mine. Skills, experience and expertise Mr Wang has 20 years mining experience at the Fankou Mine which has a throughput of 1.3 million tonnes a year, producing 150,000 tonnes of zinc and lead in concentrates. Mr Wang was instrumental in the Fankou Mine's expansion programme undertaken during 2005-2008 to bring its mining capacity up to 1.59 million tonnes a year in throughput, with capacity to produce 180,000 tonnes of zinc and lead in concentrate. Mr Wang was trained as a mining engineer in China and Germany. Mr Wang will bring extensive mining and project management skills to the Board. |