Centamin Plc
CEY:LN
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Centamin is a gold producer, operating the Sukari Gold Mine for the last ten years. We have a trusted track record of generating returns across our stakeholder groups, having distributed in excess of US$1.3 billion over seven years.
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Board of Directors
Josef El-Raghy
Chairman
Josef El-Raghy has been responsible for overseeing the transition of the Company from small explorer, through construction and into production. Josef holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Western Australia and had a ten year career in stock broking. He was formerly a director of both CIBC Wood Gundy and Paterson Ord Minnett. His expertise in international capital markets has greatly assisted the Company in its fundraising and development activities.
Andrew Pardey
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Pardey was appointed CEO and director of the Board of Centamin plc on 1 February 2015. Mr Pardey served as General Manager-Operations at the Sukari Gold Mine before his previous appointment as Chief Operating Officer in May 2012. He was a major driving force in bringing Sukari into production, having joined during the mine\'s construction phase and was instrumental in the successful transition of the operation through construction and into production. Andrew holds a BSc in Geology and has over 25 years\' experience in the mining and exploration industry, having previously held senior positions in Africa, Australia and other parts of the world with Guinor Gold Corporation, AngloGold Ashanti and Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM).
Gordon Edward Haslam
Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
In addition to his role as senior independent director, Edward Haslam undertakes certain additional governance functions, as Josef El-Raghy is an Executive Chairman. Edward’s title was changed in 2015 to Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director to take account of his responsibilities. Edward has been non executive Director (and Chairman from June 2007 to April 2012) of the LSE listed Talvivaara plc (since 1 June 2007) and since 1 May 2004 has been a non executive director of Aquarius Platinum Ltd. In 1981, Edward joined Lonmin, he was appointed a director in 1999 and Chief Executive Officer in November 2000 before retiring in April 2004. Edward is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors (UK).
Trevor Schultz
Executive Director of Operations since 20 May 2008
Trevor Schultz has made an invaluable contribution to the establishment of Sukari as a globally significant gold mining operation, and in particular for his recent role in overseeing the construction of the Stage 4 process plant. With more than 40 years’ experience at executive and board level, Trevor Schultz has a Masters Degree in Economics from Cambridge University, a Masters of Science degree in mining from the Witwatersrand University and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Mark Bankes
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mark Bankes is an international corporate finance lawyer. Mark specialises in international securities, mining policy and agreements, mergers and acquisitions and international restructurings for the resource sector. Mark has an MA from Cambridge University and joined Norton Rose in 1984. He worked in both London and Hong Kong and was a partner at Norton Rose LLP from 1994 to 2007 before starting his own business, Bankes Consulting EURL, in October 2007.
Mark Arnesen
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mark Arnesen has extensive expertise in the structuring and negotiation of finance for major resource projects. Mark is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience in the resources industry and holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is currently the sole director of ARM Advisors Proprietary Limited and has also been on the board of Gulf Industrials Limited.
Kevin Tomlinson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Kevin Tomlinson was previously Managing Director of Investment Banking at Westwind Partners/Stifel Nicolaus Weisel where he advised a number of gold, base metal and nickel companies, including Centamin. Kevin holds a Master of Science degree in geology from the University of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. He began his career as a geologist 30 years ago and has worked with various Australian and Canadian‑based natural resources companies, where he has held the positions of Chief Executive Officer, and Exploration Manager