Matthew Hogan

Mr Hogan until February 2010 was the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Minerals Corporation NL (UMC), which discovered the Railway direct shipping iron ore deposit in the Central Pilbara. In February 2010 UMC was acquired by BHP Billiton for $204m through a scheme of arrangement. Mr Hogan has over 25 years of experience in the stockbroking industry and was closely involved in bringing a number of company listings to the ASX, the underwriting of shareholder entitlement issues and corporate placements. Mr Hogan has previously worked in the business services division of international accounting firm Ernst & Young.