Mr Nicholls has over 16 years financial and technical experience in the resources industry. He formerly worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Transaction Services, focused on mergers and acquisitions with buy side and sell side due diligence across a range of industries. Mr Nicholls runs a private resource fund and has experience in analysing and investing in a wide selection of commodities across multiple jurisdictions, from early-stage exploration through to production. Mr Nicholls is skilled in project identification, and technical and economic evaluation. He is a Chairman of Risk and Sustainability Committee.