Directors and Management

The names and details of the current directors and management are outlined below.

Mark S. Savage

Chairman

Mr Savage was born and educated in the United States of America ("US") where he received a business degree from the University of Colorado and was a senior executive for a number of US banks. He then joined an Australian based merchant bank and completed the Securities Institute of Australia course.

Mr Savage has gained experience in the debt and equity markets as well as in the corporate advisory area. He has held a directorship positions with Global Petroleum Limited since 1999, Tower Resources Plc since January 2006 and Ratel Gold Limited. Mr Savage was appointed a director of the Company on 17 April 2000.

Michael J. Carrick

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr Michael Carrick is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years experience in the resources sector. He was previously Executive Chairman of AGR and Chief Executive Officer of Australian listed Company, Resolute Limited. Prior to joining Resolute, Mr Carrick was a partner of Arthur Andersen.

Mr Carrick holds degrees majoring in economics, law, business administration and accounting and has been responsible for the acquisition, development, and operation of a number of major gold projects, both in Australia and internationally.

Mr Carrick was appointed a director of the company on the 6 January 2004.

Justine A. Magee

Director

Ms Magee is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in the resource sector having headed the corporate and finance areas for Resolute Limited for 6 years. She was formerly with Arthur Andersen and a director of AGR Limited. Ms Magee's principal responsibilities are the arranging of debt and equity issues and negotiation and execution of mergers and acquisitions in the resources sector. Ms Magee holds a Commerce Degree from the University of Western Australia.

Ms Magee was appointed a director of the Company on 23 November 2004.

Robert N. Scott

Non-Executive Director

 

Mr Scott is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia with over 35 years experience as a corporate advisor. Mr Scott is a former senior partner of the international accounting firms of KPMG and Arthur Andersen. Mr Scott currently holds directorships on Sandfire Resources NL, Amadeus Energy Limited, Neptune Marine Services Limited and Homeloans Limited.

 

Mr Scott is the chair of the CGA Mining Limited Audit Committee and the Disclosure Committee. He was also appointed as chair of the Nomination and member of the Remuneration Committees on 13 November 2009

 

Phil C. Lockyer

Non-Executive Director

Mr Lockyer is a Mining Engineer and Metallurgist with more than 40 years experience in the mining industry, with an emphasis on gold and nickel, in both underground and open pit mining operations.

Mr Lockyer was employed by WMC Resources for 20 years reaching the position of General Manager of Western Australia responsible for that company’s gold and nickel divisions. At that time WMC employed 4,000 people and produced 750,000 ounces of gold and 57,000t of nickel metal annually.

Mr Lockyer was appointed a director of the Company on 9 January 2009.

David A. Cruse

Non-Executive Director

Mr Cruse has extensive experience in both the mining industry in the Philippines and also equity capital markets having held senior management positions in a number of leading broking and investment houses including HSBC and Citigroup.

Mr Cruse was appointed a director of the Company on 13 November 2009.

Geoff G. Jones

General Manager – Technical

Mr Jones is a Mining Engineer with 34 years experience in the resources sector in Australia, Africa, Indonesia and Central Asia. During the last decade he has been responsible for the identification, acquisition and development of 6 major gold mining projects in Australia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and the Philippines. Mr Jones' principal responsibilities include preparation of feasibility studies and identification, review and acquisition of new gold development opportunities.

Mark Turner

Chief Operating Officer

Mr Turner is a highly experienced Mining Engineer who holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) with Honours from the University of New South Wales, in Sydney and is also a Chartered Professional (Management) accredited by the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Turner was appointed as Chief Operating Officer with CGA on 15 October 2008 having previously been with Resolute Limited for over 16 years, with the last 9 years as General Manager Operations. Prior to that Mr Turner held operational positions at Newcrest Mining and Hamersley Iron (Mt. Tom Price).