INTRODUCING
FORTUNA METALS
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Fortuna Metals (ASX.FUN) is a mineral exploration company with a focus on the discovery of critical minerals including Rutile, Graphite, Rare Earth Elements (REE’s) in Malawi, Africa and REE’s and base metals in Western Australia and South Australia.
These minerals are vital to high end advanced manufacturing and the future decarbonisation of the global economy as they enable new sustainable technologies.
MANAGEMENT
Thomas Langley
Chief Executive Officer
Tom’s experience ranges from early-stage exploration for rare earths, gold, copper, lithium, nickel and potash, through to near mine resource definition and open pit and underground mining. Tom has focussed on the identification of prospective ground and evaluation of projects that can lead to an economic discovery.
Tom led the identification and discovery of the high-grade rare earth bearing ironstones adjacent to the world class Hastings Technology Metals Yangibana deposit in the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia, resulting in a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for the Lyons REE Project of 0.99 million tonnes at 0.32% TREO (Total Rare Earth Oxides).
Tom has a Masters of Economic Geology from the University of Tasmania and a BSc Geology at University of Western Australia. Tom is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, AusIMM, and Institute of Company Directors.
OUR BOARD
Peter Pawlowitsch
Non-Executive Chairman
Peter Pawlowitsch is an experienced ASX company Director and qualified accountant (CPA) having served as a director of many companies over the past 20 years. He specialises in sourcing and evaluating businesses; ideas and projects; and developing solutions to enable growth. Skills include providing strategic direction, business structuring, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and funding (both debt and equity).
Peter has been a director of many companies involved in early stage exploration and project sourcing in multiple jurisdictions including Australia, Namibia, South Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Malawi and Indonesia.
Peter is also a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and holds a Master of Business Administration from Curtin University.
David Frances
Non-Executive Director
Mr Frances is an international executive of nearly 30 years with a track record of transacting, discovering, funding, developing and operating assets in Australia and Africa. He has been a key figure in the transformation of several companies.
Mr Frances has served as Chairman – both Executive and Non-Executive, President, Managing Director and Non-Executive Director for a variety of ASX and TSX listed and private Companies across a diverse range of business. He has dealt with multiple governments at all levels and specialises in the delivery of tough projects in complex jurisdictions.
He has been extensively involved in the early development of Green Hydrogen projects in Western Australia and is committed to seeing Companies move towards reporting of ESG metrics.
Brian Thomas
Technical Director
Brian brings 35 years of experience spanning exploration management, project development, and corporate advisory roles across both Australian and international projects. He served as Chairman of Azure Minerals, which was recently sold for approximately $1.7bn to SQM and Hancock Prospecting. His background includes oversight of technical programs and strategic support for companies progressing from exploration to advanced project stages.
Matthew Foy
Company Secretary
Matthew is a professional company secretary and active member of the WA State Governance Council of the Governance Institute Australia (GIA). He has spent twelve years facilitating the listing and compliance of ASX companies and possess core competencies in publicly listed company secretarial, operational and governance disciplines.
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