Dr Parker is a geologist, geophysicist and manager with local and international experience and knowledge of the geology, mineral deposits and mineralizing systems in the Precambrian. He was formerly Chief Geologist with the mapping branch of the South Australian Geological Survey and in the late 1980's he initiated the first geological mapping GIS in Australia, a system that has subsequently been developed to become the global leading GIS, SARIG. He was formerly Managing Director of Lincoln Minerals Limited and is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a member of the Group's Risk Management Committee.