Board and Management

Martin has over 20 years of experience in the natural resources sector where he has been directly involved in the evaluation and financing of mineral projects at various stages of development.

Martin was the founder of ASX listed Kidman Resources and was its CEO and Managing Director through its discovery of the Mt Holland, Earl Grey, hard rock Lithium deposit. Martin subsequently oversaw the JV with NYSE listed Lithium industry leader, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) , and lead the industry in negotiating numerous strategic off take agreements with companies such as Tesla , Mitsui and LG Chem before the companies ultimate acquisition by Wesfarmers Ltd in 2019

Mr Simon Peters is an experienced mining executive and qualified mining engineer with more than 25 years’ experience in both hard and soft rock exploration, mine development and operations. Over the past 15 years he has had several directorships with ASX listed companies as well as senior executive roles. He has held operational and management positions across 3 continents (Africa, Australia & Asia) covering all sections of the exploration & mining development process, including large scale and complex feasibility studies, stakeholder engagement, permits and approvals.  Mr Peters holds a BEng (Hons) from Federation University and is a member of Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.  He is also the founding director of Murray Basin Resources.

Richard is a Geologist with over 25 years’ experience in the resources industry.   He has extensive exploration and mining experience in a range of commodities including gold, nickel and base metals. Richard has held senior management roles with Mining Companies such as Alacer Gold and with an International Mining Consultancy where he worked with clients including Nordgold, Goldfields, MMG, Northern Star and Solgold.

Mr Buerger holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Western Australia and is a Member of Australian Institute of Geoscientists.  He is also the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Pacific State Metals (Holdings) Ltd.

Mr Merino has over 15 years experience in the natural resource sector. He has served in various senior roles in the industry across Project Development, M&A, Corporate Finance and Advisory. He’s currently Managing Director for Chile, of Marimaca Copper Corporation, a TSX listed company, focused on the development of its flagship copper project, Marimaca, one of the largest greenfield copper projects in Chile. He previously led the business development and M&A unit of SQM, one of the world’s largest lithium producers, where he oversaw several transactions and business endeavors in multiple jurisdictions, including Australia and Argentina. Mr Merino holds a Civil Engineering Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Mr Mouchacca is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia with over 15 years' experience in public company responsibilities including statutory, corporate governance and financial reporting requirements. Since July 2019, Mr Mouchacca has been principal of JM Corporate Services and has been appointed Company Secretary and Financial Officer for a number of entities listed on the ASX and unlisted public companies.