CHAIRMAN B.COM. FCA

Richard Hudson

Richard is experienced in strong corporate governance and internal controls, resolving shareholder disputes, and advising on business sales, acquisitions and mergers. He is currently Chairman of a private Contract Research Organisation in Animal Health in Australia and New Zealand and the Company Secretary of a group of Emergency Veterinary Practices operating throughout Australia. He also was the Chairman for many years of a manufacturing business operating in the marine industry in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/DEPUTY CHAIRMAN B.A., J.D

Sten L Gustafson

Sten is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: PHYT), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on companies that provide products, services, equipment and technologies that support a variety of energy transition solutions. Sten is a highly experienced energy service industry executive, investment banker and corporate securities attorney. With over 25 years of experience in the global energy sector, Sten has advised on more than 100 corporate transactions worldwide for over US$100b of transaction value.

CEO and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Chris Gibbs

Chris has over 29 years of experience in the resource sector within Australia, Canada, the US, South America, Africa and Europe. He is an innovative leader with a proven track record for implementing organisational change and delivering business results. Before joining American Rare Earths,  he was Vice President and General Manager for Argonaut Gold’s Canada business and led the development of the Magino Gold Project. He has also held various leadership roles with Centerra Gold and Thompson Creek Metals, including VP of Operations, VP of Operational Excellence and VP of General Manager of the Langeloth Metallurgical Company in Pittsburgh and VP General Manager of the Endako Mine in British Columbia. Chris has also held various leadership roles with Barrick Gold, Placer Dome and Millennium Chemicals.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Project Management and a Bachelor of Business from Curtin University of Western Australia.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR B.EC., BA ENGLISH LITERATURE, MBA, PROFESSOR, THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT

Melissa ‘Mel’ Sanderson

Mel’s International career has spanned diplomacy and mining for more than 30 years. Mel is adept at cross-cultural communication and brings exceptional leadership experience in inclusivity and diversity issues. At global mining leader Freeport-McMoRan, Mel sited, staffed and ran a corporate office focused on government and public relations and social responsibility programs. She has also served as a senior diplomat in the US Department of State.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LLB

Hugh Keller

Hugh had a successful 34 year career as a partner at the law firm Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) until retirement from full time legal practice in 2010. During this time, Hugh served as joint national managing partner, Sydney office managing partner, chairman of the staff superannuation fund, one of the practice leaders and as a board member.

Hugh was a non-executive director of ASX listed Thakral Holdings Limited and a member of its Audit Committee until the company was acquired in a public takeover by Brookfield and was a non-executive director of LJ Hooker Limited and a member of its audit committee. He has also served as chairman of a large private investment company, several small investment companies and a private small exploration company. Hugh is currently a non-executive director and chairman of the Cobalt Blue Holdings Limited audit committee, provides consulting services to several companies and is, and has been for over 10years, a non-executive director of a charity and chairman of its audit committee.

Hugh has extensive legal experience and expertise of commercial contracts and arrangements, and public company audit committee procedures and requirements. Hugh has led large teams of professionals and successfully managed people and resources in large projects.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Brian Arkell

Mr. Brian Arkell brings over 35 years of global experience in mineral exploration, mine development, and operations, with a proven track record advancing world-class gold and copper-gold projects across the Americas and Southeast Asia. His career highlights include key roles in the development of the Yanacocha (Peru), Batu Hijau (Indonesia), Merian (Suriname), and Magino (Canada) mines.

From 2018 to 2023, he served as Vice President of Exploration and Mine Technical Services at Argonaut Gold, managing exploration, mine planning, geology, and corporate reserves across five producing mines and multiple development assets. He has also held senior positions as CEO of Caza Gold, SVP at Rio Novo Gold, and spent over 20 years with Newmont Mining, where he rose to Director of Geology and Exploration for South America.

Mr. Arkell holds a B.S. in Geology and Engineering from the University of Maryland and an M.S. in Geology from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He is a Registered Member of the SME, a Fellow of both AusIMM and the Society of Economic Geologists, and is recognised as a Qualified Person (NI 43-101) and Competent Person (JORC).