Mr Reed has 50 years of operational experience with Australian and African gold and copper mining companies. Mr Reed has held senior leadership and technical roles with ASX and TSX listed mining companies including Sandfire Resources, Saracen Mineral Holdings, Endeavour Mining Corporation, St Barbara and Toro Gold where he had a role in building and operating new mines including DeGrussa, Gwalia Deeps Gold Mine, Bronzewing, Jundee and the Mako Gold Mine. Mr Reed has been part of strategies of companies such as Saracen (merged with Northern Star (ASX:NST) in 2021); with Toro Gold (merged with Resolute Mining Limited (ASX:RSG) in 2019) and with Adamus Resources Limited (merged with Endeavour (LSE/TSX:EDV) in 2011). Through his career, Mr Reed has managed development projects, overseeing capital investments of up to $500M with a focus on project delivery ahead of time and within budget. He has knowledge of building and operating gold mines.