Directors
Peter Thompson
Executive Director/ Chairman
Mr Thompson is a CPA qualified accountant and Fellow of Chartered Secretaries Australia. He has over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry in Australia, UK and South America. He has held senior roles with several major companies including Mt Edon Gold Mines, MIM Holdings Ltd and Xstrata Plc.
Since 2000, Mr Thompson has been involved in the development of various infrastructure projects, including mine and refinery expansions and establishment of infrastructure including roads, rail, port and power utilities.
Mr Thompson was previously a director of Western Australian iron ore producer Golden West Resources Limited and Queensland based mining and civil contractor JJ McDonald & Sons Group.
Neil Norris
Exploration Director - Executive
Mr Norris is a geologist with over 25 years experience gained in Australia and overseas. Recently he was Group Exploration Manager for Perseverance Corporation Limited and spent over ten year with Newmont Australia Limited holding senior positions in both mining and exploration areas. A key achievement was his development of the geological models which contributed to the discovery of the Phoenix ore body at Fosterville. Mr Norris was also involved in the discovery of the world class Cadia and Ridgeway deposits. Mr Norris has a track record inthe successful identification of mineral deposits and his experience will greatly advance GBM's exploration efforts.
Mr Norris has held no other directorships of listed companies in the last 3 years.
Cameron Switzer
Non Executive Director
Mr Switzer is a geologist with over 20 years of experience gained in 11 countries. He has held senior positions with a number of major mining companies including Senior Project Geologist at Newcrest Mining Ltd’s Telfer gold mine in Western Australia and Geology Manager at Acacia Resources Ltd’s Union Reef Gold Mine in the Northern Territory. Mr Switzer was also Principal Geologist with MIM Exploration Ltd for seven years during which time he gained broad experience with a range of deposits and geological and operating environments.
Mr Switzer has a track record in the successful identification of mineral deposits, project generation, exploration management, validation of resources and the subsequent commercialisation of resources. Mr Switzer is a geological consultant based in Queensland.