Team
Team
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DIDIER MURCIA
Independent Chairman
(Australia)
- Lawyer with over 35 years experience in the resources industry
- Chairman of Centaurus Metals Limited (ASX), previously COO of Aminex plc (LSE: Main Market)
- Past experience incubating and growing mining companies in Africa
- Honorary Consul for the United Republic of Tanzania in Australia
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KARL AKUESON
Founder, CEO and Director
(Côte d’Ivoire)
- Natural resources entrepreneur who is an Ivorian National and resides in Abidjan; 15 years in Mining Sector
- Co-founder of Awalé Resources (TSX)
- Former investment banker at BMO Capital Markets in London
- Imperial College (MSc. Metals and Energy Finance) and University of Manchester (M. Eng Chemical Engineering)
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ANDY YEO
CFO and Director
(United Kingdom)
- 20 years’ experience in multi-discipline corporate advisory services
- Operational and financial experience in Oil & Gas exploration and production activities
- Previously CEO of Baron Oil plc (LSE: AIM)
- Other experience includes Wessex Exploration PLC, UBS, ABN AMRO and Founder Member of Evolution Securities
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Mamadou Doumbia
Non-Executive Director
(Côte d’Ivoire)
- CEO of Africa Energy Transition Services & Board member of Ivorian Private Sector Group responsible for same
- Previous roles at Shell, PwC, Regional Bitumen company, National Cocoa Board
- CI Directorships in Industry and Banking
- Former CFO of National Cocoa-coffee trade organisation
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JOHN TREACY
Independent Non-Executive Director
(United Kingdom)
- Qualified as a solicitor in the London office of a major international law firm where he specialised in Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions
- Moved on to practice corporate finance in the advisory teams of several prominent UK brokerages where he acted as an adviser on numerous initial public offerings, acquisitions, debt restructurings and placings
- Experienced London-based financier who specializes in working with growing companies
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REMI BOSC & CHRISTOPHE BONNETTI
Technical Advisors
(France)
- Arethuse Geology
- Rémi is Ex-BRGM and Christophe is ex-AREVA
- Competent Persons
- Extensive West African experience
- Academic research partnerships
- Bilingual (French / English)
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EMIL BAGGE
Investor Relations
(United Kingdom)
- Investor relations professional focused on junior mining companies and speciality metals
- Focus on investor outreach, analysis, and capital raises
- Entrepreneurial experience as founder of Hesperian Metals, focused on tungsten and antimony exploration in the Iberian belt