Management Team

Directors

Cheryl Brandon

Non-Executive Chair

Laura Fernandez

Non-Executive Director

Andrea Betti

Non-Executive Director &
Joint Company Secretary

Management Team

Chris O’Brien

Executive Director
Vice President & Project Director

Warrick Hamilton

Exploration Manager

Elsie Lee

Financial Controller & Company Secretary

Cheryl Brandon

Non-Executive Chair

Cheryl Brandon is the Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Kinterra Capital. Ms. Brandon helps to oversee all aspects of investment origination, capital deployment, risk management, portfolio construction, value creation and investment monetization. Ms. Brandon serves on Kinterra Capital’s Investment Committee and Valuation Committee. Prior to founding Kinterra Capital, Ms. Brandon co-founded a US$2 billion private equity platform focused on the natural resources sector and she has over 18 years of experience managing capital on behalf of Tier-1 global institutions. Ms. Brandon was recognised as Top 40 Under 40 in Canada in 2021 and received the Distinguished Graduate Award from the Goodman School of Business. She recently completed the Rotman Institute of Corporate Directors designation and completed an M.Sc. at Columbia University in New York. Ms. Brandon is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charter Holder and member of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts and serves on the Canadian Women in Private Equity Association board.

Andrea Betti

Non-Executive Director & Joint Company Secretary

Ms Betti is an accounting and corporate governance professional with over 20 years’ experience in accounting, corporate governance, finance and corporate banking. She has a Bachelor of Commerce, Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance, Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and a Masters of Business Administration. Ms Betti has acted as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for companies in the private and publicly listed sectors, as well as senior executive roles in the banking and finance industry. Ms Betti is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and an associate member of the Governance Institute of Australia. Ms Betti is currently a Director of a corporate advisory company based in Perth that provides corporate and other advisory services to public listed companies. Ms Betti is Kedalion’s nominee director to the Company.

Chris O’Brien

Executive Director, Vice President & Project Director

Chris O’Brien is an experienced mining executive with over 30 years of global experience spanning operational management, project development, and strategic leadership across multiple commodities and jurisdictions. He has held senior leadership roles with major mining companies such as Newmont, Genesis Minerals, and Spartan Resources. Chris’s expertise encompasses the full mining lifecycle-from exploration and feasibility through to construction, commissioning, and operations. He has led large-scale projects in gold, copper, nickel, manganese, coal, cromite and iron ore, managing complex capital and operating budgets and working across Australia, Africa, and the Americas. Chris holds qualifications in Geology, Mining Engineering, and an MBA. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), a Member of the AusIMM, and holds a First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate (WA).

Warrick Hamilton

Exploration Manager

Warrick Hamilton is an experienced geologist with over 13 years of diverse experience in mineral exploration and mining, specialising in nickel, copper, and zinc systems. His career spans both junior exploration companies and multinational mining operators, providing him with a broad and balanced perspective on project development from early stage exploration through to advanced resource definition. In addition to his work across Australia, Warrick has mining experience in Canada, further strengthening his understanding of different geological settings and operational environments. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Victoria University of Wellington.

Elsie Lee

Financial Controller & Company Secretary

Elsie Lee is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of experience in the resources sector. She began her career in public practice, specialising in corporate turnaround, restructuring, and investigative audits, before moving into senior financial leadership roles overseeing mining projects from exploration to production. Elsie has led initiatives to improve financial and operational efficiency and ensure compliance with complex regulatory requirements across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Southeast Asia. Elsie holds qualifications in Accounting, Finance, and Management, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA).

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Mark Stowell

Non-Executive Director

Mr Stowell is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of corporate finance and resource business management experience. He served as manager in the corporate division of Arthur Andersen and was subsequently involved in the establishment and management of a number of successful ventures as principal, including resource companies operating in Australia and internationally. 

Mr Stowell was a founder of Anvil Mining Ltd (DRC) and on its Board for 7 years until 2000. He was also a founder and non-executive director of Incremental Petroleum Limited, an oil and gas producer with operations in Turkey and the USA until its takeover in 2009. Mr Stowell was Chairman and founder of Mawson West Ltd, a copper producer and explorer which completed an IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange in one of the largest base metal IPO’s of 2011. 

Mr Stowell is also currently the Chairman of Southern Hemisphere Mining Limited and Kula Gold Limited.