Gary Lyons
Chairman
Mr Lyons is a successful and well respected Perth based businessman; being a shareholder and the Managing Director of the Heiniger Groups Australasian operations for the last 20 years. He is also a Non Executive Director of Anagen Limited.
Mr Lyons is also Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Group.
Tien Seng Law
Deputy Chairman (appointed as a Director 22 July 2010)
Mr Law is a highly experienced investor in iron ore companies and was previously the Deputy Chairman and major shareholder of Midwest Corporation Limited. Mr Law also has extensive business interests and investments in China. Mr Law is currently the executive Chairman of T.S. Law Holding Sdn Bhd, an investment holding company in Malaysia, covering a diverse range of industries. These companies include those with activities in property investment and development, food and beverage and steel plate distribution.
Mr Law is the appointed Malaysian Business Advisor of Jinan Group of Companies of the Shandong Province, the People’s Republic of China. He has a substantial interest in Ji Kang Dimensi Sdn Bhd, a company within the Jinan Group of Companies operating a steel plates manufacturing plant in Kuantan.
Mr Law is a substantial stakeholder and Deputy Chairman of Hiap Teck Venture Berhad, a Malaysian listed company engaged in distribution and trading of steel related products and as well as manufacturing of steel pipes.
Michael Wilson B.App.Sc
Executive Director & Exploration Manager
Mr Wilson is an exploration geologist with more than 25 years experience within Australia and South East Asia.
He is a foundation Director of GWR and has a long association with the Wiluna West Project and was instrumental in consolidating the ownership of the tenement package and bringing that tenement package to market. He is also very well respected by the Aboriginal communities in and around Wiluna and takes a leading role in negotiating and resolving Heritage and Native Title matters.
Chin An Lau
Non-Executive Director (appointed 25 May 2011)
Mr Lau is a qualified lawyer and owner of the legal practice Lau Moghan & Ee. Mr Lau is also a director of LTS Properties (M) Sdn Bhd and LTS Capital Sdn. Bhd which are both property development companies.
Mr Lau is currently the Deputy Chairman of Perduren Ltd, a property development company listed on the Malaysia stock exchange (Bursa).
Mr Lau is also Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Group.
Kong Leng (Jimmy) Lee B.Sc
Non-Executive Director (appointed 8 December 2010)
Mr Lee is a mining engineer with more than 30 years of industry experience and is a member of AusIMM. He has successfully worked with a number of major Australian mining companies and has held senior positions with Hamersley Iron Ltd, Dominion Mining Ltd, Christmas Island Phosphates, North Ltd and Carey Mining Ltd.
Mr Lee provides mining and corporate advisory services to the mining industry and was formerly a founding director of Terrain Minerals Limited. In addition, he has a successful track record with contract negotiations and company investment strategies.
Mr Lee is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Group.
Teck Siong Wong
Alternative Director for Mr Law (appointed 27 July 2011)
Mr Wong has considerable international business experience having worked in Hong Kong, United Kingdom and now in Malaysia and Indonesia after graduating with a Bachelor of Business degree from Swinburne University (Melbourne).
Mr Wong is involved with iron ore mining industry in Indonesia. He was previously involved in sales and exports of steel related products and was a director of a retail chain business in United Kingdom, previously known as JW Carpenter Ltd. Mr Wong was working in the OEM plastic manufacturing industry in Hong Kong prior to taking up a position in the steel industry in Malaysia.
Craig Ferrier B.Bus, CPA
Executive General Manager
Mr Ferrier has over 20 years experience in the corporate and financial management of public companies gained as an executive and in advisory roles. He has worked within a broad range of sectors including mining and exploration, venture capital, manufacturing and information technology, including roles within the BHP and Ansett groups.
Immediate past positions include the role of CFO with mid-cap iron ore producer, Grange Resources Limited and immediately prior to that, as CFO of Aurox Resources Limited, Mr Ferrier oversaw the development of the Balla Balla iron ore project and the successful merger with Atlas Iron Limited.
Sophie Raven
Company Secretary
Ms. Raven is the Company Secretary of Golden West Resources Limited. Ms. Raven has practised corporate and commercial law in Western Australia and overseas for 20 years, both at law firms and as an in-house legal counsel, and currently acts as a Non-Executive Director of various offshore investment funds and is Company Secretary to a number of ASX listed companies.