Board

“In essence, over the past two years we have successfully completed the process of positioning the company for growth.” Patrick O’Connor - Executive Chairman

board of directors

Patrick O'Connor
BCom, SEP Stanford (USA), FAICD
Executive Chairman 

Patrick O’Connor (44) was appointed Chairman on 1 February 2006.

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 Chairman of the Remuneration and Nominations committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management committees.  

Current directorships
Chairman: Xceed Biotechnology Limited
Chairman: SG Growth Equities Limited
Chairman: Water Corporation

Former directorships over the past three years
Director: Oceana Gold Limited
Director: Adelphi Energy Limited
Chairman: Acuron Limited

 

Karen Field
BEc
Independent Non Executive Director

Karen Field was appointed Non Executive Director on 24 August 2007.

Skills, experience and expertise

Karen is a professional non executive director who has more than 30 years of experience in the minerals industry.

 During Karen’s career she has held executive roles in a variety of mining industry sectors throughout Australia and in South America where she served as president of Minera Alumbrera Limited, which manages the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper gold project in north western Argentina.

Karen has a wealth of mining experience and expertise in the areas of strategy, commercialisation, people and project management.

Perilya board committee membership

Karen is a member of the Remuneration and Nominations committee and the Health Safety and Environment committee.

Current directorships
Director: Sipa resources Ltd
Director: Electricity Networks Corporation
Director: Western Australian Water Corporation
Director: Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing

Former directorships over the past three years
Nil

 

Phillip Lockyer
AWASM, DipMETALL, MSc
Independent Non Executive Director

Phillip Lockyer (63) was appointed Non Executive Director on 19 November 2003 and was the company’s Chairman until 1 February 2006.

Skills, experience and expertise

Phillip is a mining engineer and metallurgist with more than 40 years experience in the minerals industry with an emphasis on gold and nickel, in both underground and open pit mining operations.

Phillip was employed by WMC Resources for 20 years reaching the position of General Manager for WA, responsible for that company's nickel division and gold operations. Later, Phillip held the position of Director of Operations for Dominion Mining Ltd and Resolute Ltd.

He has extensive knowledge of Perilya's Broken Hill mine and expertise in underground and open pit mining operations.

Perilya board committee membership

Phillip is Chairman of the Health Safety and Environment committee and a member of both the Audit and Risk Management committee and the Remuneration and Nominations committee.

Current directorships
Director: Jubilee Mines NL
Director: Ammtec Limited
Director: Focus Minerals Limited
Director: St Barbara Limited

Former directorships over the past three years
Nil

 

Peter Harley
BComm, FAICD
Independent Non Executive Director

Peter Harley (57) was appointed Non Executive Director on 19 November 2003.

Skills, experience and expertise

Peter is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a qualified accountant.

Peter has more than 30 years of commercial experience and has held senior roles in a range of diverse industries.

Since 1996, Peter has been a senior consultant and a non executive director to a number of organisations, providing strategic advice on areas including business planning, strategic marketing, acquisitions and investments.

Perilya board committee membership

Peter is Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management committee.

Current directorships
Chairman: iiNet Limited
Director: Gunson Resources Limited

Former directorships over the past three years
Director: Blaze International Limited

Evert van den Brand
MSc
Independent Non Executive Director

Evert van den Brand was appointed Non Executive Director on 17 September 2007.

Skills, experience and expertise

Evert has over 30 years of experience in the international mining industry.

Evert has worked in various executive positions in the base metals, industrial minerals and gold mining industries around the world.  He was most recently executive vice president of operations with Placer Dome Inc.  Evert served with Placer Dome Inc for more than 18 years before retiring to pursue non executive director roles.

Evert’s qualifications include a MSc in Mining and Metallurgy and he brings a wealth of experience in the areas of underground mining, processing,  business restructuring, major capital projects and financial, commercial and people management.

Perilya board committee membership

Evert is a member of the Health Safety and Environment committee.

Current directorships
Nil

Former directorships over the past three years
Nil

 

MARKET DATA

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ASX Code: PEM

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COMMODITY PRICES
ZINC US$/T 1,885.50 0.00
LEAD US$/T 2,134.00 -25.50
SILVER US$/OZ 17.30 -0.04
COPPER US$/T 8,310.00 -131.00
As at: 24 Jul 2008, 11:38 EST


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