Mr Howard was appointed to the position in 2016 and brings 35 years' operations and project experience and corporate experience as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of unlisted public companies and an ASX-listed gold company. He managed the early 2000's Telfer Gold Mine (Newcrest) mineral resource inventory expansion to >30MOz >1Mt Cu, held significant senior management functions including Boddington Gold Mine (Newcrest) and Silangan Au/Cu Project (Philex/Silangan) and has managed numerous Definitive Feasibility Studies. Other Current Directorships/ Appointments include NED of VPM Limited. He is Member of the Operations, Safety and ESG Committee.