Board of Directors
Mr Barry Samuels MBA (Executive Chairman)
Mr Samuels has been a director of Metavone Limited since 2002.
Mr Samuels has been managing director of Money Resources Pty Ltd since 1987 which is a private boutique lending company. He is also chairman of Manganese Holding Pte Ltd, a Hong Kong commodity trading company.
Mr Samuels was a non-executive director of Jetsettravelworld Limited (now Helloworld Limited) from April 2002 until the merger with Qantas Holidays in September 2007. He was also managing director of Financial Resources Limited from December 1994 until March 2006.
Mr Samuels has an MBA from Monash University.
Dr Michael Ruane (Director)
Dr Ruane holds a PhD in Chemistry and has over 40 years’ experience as a Technical Consultant in the chemical and metallurgical fields.
Directorships held in other listed companies in the past 3 years:
– Intermin Resources Limited, Executive Director, Appointed 29 May 1998, Resigned 31 May 2016
– Reward Minerals Limited, Managing Director, Appointed 2 December 2004
– Metaliko Resources Limited, Executive Director, Appointed 28 June 2012
Mrs Bianca Taveira (Company Secretary)
Mrs Taveira was appointed to the role of Company Secretary on 27 January 2011. She also currently serves as Company Secretary of ASX listed companies Intermin Resources Limited, Metaliko Resources Limited and Reward Minerals Ltd.
Dr Stuart Gunzburg (Scientific Consultant)
Dr Gunzburg has an extensive background in medical research having completed his PhD at The University of Western Australia and subsequently holding positions at Cornell University in New York and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Dr Gunzburg completed his MBA at The University of Western Australia majoring in finance. He has worked in the capital markets as a health and biotechnology analyst and investment advisor. He has been involved in a number of start up ventures covering a diverse range of applications including anti-cancer drug development, renewable fuel production, waste management system developments and technology applications in the explosives industry.