Daniel Tenardi - Managing Director
Mr Tenardi is a highly experienced mining executive with some 40 years experience. His wealth of knowledge and depth of experience in managing bulk ore operations is ideally suited to the Company’s ongoing business plan. Mr Tenardi has spent 15 years with Alcoa, bauxite mining in the Darling Range, and a further two years at Alcoa’s Kwinana refinery. In recent years Mr Tenardi has worked at executive level for Rio Tinto’s Robe River Iron Associates and their East Pilbara Division, he was appointed as a Director of Robe River Iron Associates in the latter years of his employment with Rio Tinto. Mr Tenardi joins Bauxite Resources Ltd from CITIC Pacific Mining Management where he held positions of General Manager of Operations and most recently Chief Operating Manager. With CITIC Pacific Mr Tenardi helped developed the largest magnetite iron ore mine in Australia and was responsible for the strategic development of Australian and global mining operations. These roles have helped Mr Tenardi foster close working relationships with Chinese stakeholders in all aspects of mine development.
Barry Carbon AM ATSE MSc - Non Executive Chairman
Mr Carbon is a member of the Order of Australia, fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, has a Masters degree in Agricultural Science, a degree in Biochemistry and was previously the longest serving chair and CEO of the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority. He received a centenary medal for services to government, and in 2008 was presented the medal for the International Association of Impact Assessment.
Mr Carbon’s experience includes: Chief Executive of the Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand; Director General-Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage; Director General-Queensland Environment Protection Agency, including Parks and Wildlife; Executive Director, EPA, Commonwealth of Australia; The Supervising Scientist, Alligator Rivers Region; Chairman and Commonwealth Representative, National Environment Protection Council Committee and served on the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia as Chairman from 1985 – 86 and as Chairman and Chief Executive from 1986-93.
He is chair of the Waste Authority of Western Australia, a director of the Australian Sustainable Development Institute, and Principal of Barry Carbon and Associates.
Mr Carbon’s career started as a scientist with CSIRO where he became a research programme leader. In his subsequent five years he led environmental activities for Alcoa of Australia.
Luke Frederick Atkins LLB - Non Executive Director
Mr Atkins is a lawyer by profession and was previously the principal of Atkins and Co Lawyers, a Perth based legal firm which he owned and managed for seven years. Mr Atkins brings to the Company extensive experience in capital raising and public listed companies. Mr Atkins is currently a director of a number of proprietary companies with involvement in the areas of mineral exploration, investment, property development and manufacturing.
Mr Atkins has a lifelong, extensive first hand knowledge and experience in agricultural pursuits in the Darling Range. He has ongoing farming interests and a detailed knowledge of the current private landholder access issues and challenges facing landowners throughout the Darling Range.
David Leslie McSweeney LLB, MAICD - Non Executive Director
David McSweeney is an experienced mining company executive who has worked in the resources sector for 20 years. His direct responsibilities have ranged from exploration to project management, project finance, commercial and legal structuring and corporate development. A founder of Gindalbie Metals Ltd, Mr McSweeney was the Managing Director from 1998 until December 2006. During his time at Gindalbie, he oversaw the discovery and commissioning of two successful gold production centres and the repositioning of the company as an emerging diversified Australian iron ore producer with a market capitalisation of ~A$340 million. Mr McSweeney is also the Executive Chairman of ASX-listed diversified exploration company, Avalon Minerals Ltd and Chairman of Engineering Services Company, McSweeney Partners Ltd.
Neil Alexander Lithgow MSc, F.Fin, M.AusIMM - Non Executive Director
Mr Lithgow is a geologist by profession with over 20 years’ experience in mineral exploration, economics and mining feasibility studies, covering base metals, coal, iron ore and gold. Mr Lithgow has previously worked for Aquila Resources Ltd, Eagle Mining Corporation and De Grey Mining Ltd and is presently self employed in the mineral exploration industry. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Financial Services Institute of Australia.
Robert John Nash B.Juris, LLB, Public Notary - Non Executive Director
Mr Nash is a lawyer by profession and currently practises as a barrister. He was a council member of the Law Society of Western Australia for 7 years, a Convenor of the Law Society Education Committee and a member of the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committees. Mr Nash has been a local government councillor and is a member of the West Australian Navy Legal Panel. Mr Nash has been a director of a number of companies involved in the areas of property development and intellectual property.
Paul Fromson B.Com, CPA, Dip CM ACIS – Company Secretary
Paul Fromson is a Certified Practising Accountant, Licensed Finance Broker and Chartered Company Secretary with a broad range of finance, accounting, taxation and commercial experience. Since 1986 he has held a number of senior finance roles including board positions and has over 12 years experience in ASX listed resource companies. Paul has had direct experience in bauxite, alumina and aluminium having previously worked for an International company that has part ownership of the Worsley Alumina Joint Venture in South Western Australia and the Boyne Aluminium Smelter in Queensland. In addition to this Paul started his own successful taxation practice which he operated for 6 years and sold earlier this year. Paul brings to the company direct hands on experience in a number of areas and is a welcome addition to the Bauxite Resources Team.