Avoca Resources Limited

Board Profile

Robert G Reynolds

CA, MAIC, MAIMM
Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Reynolds was appointed Chairman of Avoca in 2002 and has over 30 years experience within the mining industry in administrative, corporate and financial roles. He is a Chartered Accountant and remained in the profession before entering the mining industry. He joined Delta Gold Limited in 1984 as its accountant and company secretary and became an executive director in 1988. He became a non-executive director in 1996 and remained as such until the merger with Goldfields Limited in late 2001. Mr Reynolds jointly oversaw the growth of Delta from a junior explorer to medium sized gold mining company. His role was corporate planning, capital raising, overseeing corporate governance and supervision of administration and financial management.
Mr Reynolds holds directorships in Global GeoScience Limited, Exeter Resource Corporation (a company listed on TSXV) and Carlyle Mining Corp. (a company listed on TSXV).

Rohan I Williams

BSc (Hons), MAIMM
Managing Director

Mr Williams is Avoca Resources' founding Managing Director. He is a geologist with over 18 years experience and was previously Chief Geologist of WMC Ltd's St Ives Gold operation. He has studied world-class nickel, copper and platinum group metal ore occurrences in detail. Mr Williams' previous exploration successes include the 1 million ounce Belleisle gold deposit at St Ives, the Daisy gold deposit at Central Norseman and the Coronet Nickel mine at Kambalda.

Stephanie J Unwin

LLB, B.Econ
Non-Executive Director

Ms Unwin is a commercial lawyer with a corporate/resources background. She is currently Legal Counsel and Company Secretary for Verve Energy. Ms Unwin commenced her career with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, then with Freehills. She then joined Craig and Readhead & Co and was made a partner of the boutique practice Pullinger Readhead Stewart. Ms Unwin subsequently joined Maxim Litigation Consultants as a Principal. Ms Unwin has had extensive experience in providing corporate advisory services to predominantly resource companies, including advising on takeovers, acquisitions, fundraising, initial public offerings and ASX and ASIC compliance matters as well as dispute resolution services.

David Quinlivan

FAusIMM, CPMin, FCMMC (WA)
Non-Executive Director

Mr Quinlivan is a mining engineer with extensive mining feasibility and project management experience in Western Australia. He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a Chartered Professional Mining Engineer and he holds a First Class Mine Managers (WA) certificate.

Jan Castro

JD, BA
Non-Executive Director

Mr. Castro is the Managing Director of Pala Investments AG, the exclusive advisor to Pala Investments Holdings Ltd., a US$ 1.0 billion investment company focused on the mining and natural resources sector. As a long-term partner, Pala leverages its extensive mining and natural resources sector experience to provide strategic advice and innovative financing solutions. Prior to founding Pala in July 2006, Mr. Castro was Senior Vice President of Investments and Corporate Affairs for Mechel OAO, a NYSE-listed company and one of Russia's largest mining and metals companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Castro currently serves on the Boards of Anatolia Minerals Development Ltd, Churchill Mining PLC, Gemcom Software International Inc., Norcast Castings Company Limited, Dumas Contracting Ltd and Coalcorp Mining Inc.

Kevin Hart

BComm, ACA
Company Secretary

Kevin has over 20 years experience in accounting and the management and administration of public listed entities in the mining and exploration industry including 7 years experience within the audit division of an international accounting firm in both Perth and San Francisco.

He is a Principal of Endeavour Corporate, a firm that provides company secretarial, accounting and administrative services to ASX listed entities in the resources sector. Kevin also acts for a number of unlisted public companies.