Stephen Bartrop

Dr Bartrop's professional experience spans more than 30 years covering periods in the mining industry and financial sector. With a geology background, Steve has worked in exploration, feasibility and evaluation studies and mining in a range of commodities and in different parts of the world. In the financial sector, Dr Bartrop has been involved in research, corporate transactions and IPOs spanning a period of more than 20 years, including senior roles at JPMorgan, Bankers Trust and Macquarie Equities. Dr Bartrop is also a director of Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Ltd, a company developing a bauxite project in the Solomon Islands, the Chairman of Breakaway Research Pty Ltd and a director of Queensland Strategic Metals Pty Ltd - an unlisted exploration entity. He is Member of the Risk Committee.