AUREKA

Leadership

Board & Management

Graeme Hunt

Non-Executive Chairman

James Gurry

Managing Director

Angela Lorrigan

Non-Executive Director -
Technical Director

Richard Taylor

Non-Executive Director

Kenneth Bush

Exploration Strategy /
Technical Advisor

Peter de Vries

Exploration Manager /
Geologist & Engineer
Leadership

Board & Management

Graeme Hunt

Non-Executive Chairman

Biography

Mr Hunt commenced his 34-year mining career with BHP at the Port Kembla steel works, before holding extensive General Management and Corporate Strategy roles within BHP. Between 1999 to 2005, he was President BHP Iron Ore.

Mr Hunt served as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lihir Gold Ltd during which time he managed the company’s takeover by Newcrest Mining for A$9.5 billion after multiple bids. During his career he has had responsibility for many mine developments, exploration projects and portfolio optimisation programs.

More recently, he has held MD and CEO positions with both Broadspectrum (formerly Transfield Services), and Chairman then MD and CEO of AGL Energy Ltd.

James Gurry

Managing Director

Biography

Mr Gurry is a leading stockbroker analyst with extensive research experience including covering gold equities. He is currently a Director and Senior Analyst at PAC Partners Securities specialising in small resource companies and is a non-executive director of ASX-listed Flinders Mines (ASX: FMS). Previous roles include Director and Head of Natural Resources Equity Research at Deutsche Bank Equities Australia and similar roles over 11 years at Credit Suisse Equities in Sydney and London. He started his career in the Transaction Advisory Services Division of Ernst & Young, Melbourne. Mr Gurry holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

Angela Lorrigan

Non-Executive Director - Technical Director

Biography

Ms Lorrigan brings extensive geological experience to the role, educated at the University of Melbourne, she returned to work in Victoria 4 years ago, working on a number of local gold projects. This includes a strong association with Southern Cross Gold's (SXG) Sunday Creek, Redcastle and Whroo Projects in Victoria over the past 3 years. Prior to this, Ms Lorrigan's career highlights include extension of the K Lens Resource at Rosebery Mine in Tasmania, discovery of the Hera Deposit in Nymagree in NSW and General Manager, Geology in the PYBAR Group which drove the re-opening of the Henty Gold Mine in Tasmania.
Ms Lorrigan is a current member of the Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council (TMEC) - Land Management Committee, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course, and in 2023 was awarded the Twelvetrees Medal for outstanding contributions to Tasmanian Geology.

Richard Taylor

Non-Executive Director

Biography

Mr Taylor has held senior executive roles in the resource sector for more than 15 years. He is currently the CEO and Executive Director of Premier1 Lithium (ASX:PLC), prior to that he was CEO of Terramin Australia Ltd (ASX:TZN) and held senior roles with Mineral Deposits Limited, PanAust, MMG Ltd and Oxiana Ltd specialising in business development, strategy and governance. Mr Taylor is a qualified lawyer. He holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge and a Master degree in Law from ANU.

Kenneth Bush

Exploration Strategy / Technical Advisor

Biography

Mr Bush has worked extensively within Victoria on some of the highest-grade gold mines and exploration projects in the world, including the Costerfield Mine, Fosterville Mine, and most recently, Southern Cross Gold Sunday Creek Project.Kenneth is an experienced exploration and mine geologist specialising in high-grade gold deposits with a Masters in Economic Geology from CODES, UTAS.

Peter de Vries

Exploration Manager / Geologist & Engineer

Biography

Mr. de Vries has significant experience in underground and open-pit operations, previous roles include: Operations Manager at E79 Resources overseeing drill contract development, government relations + the discovery of a significant gold deposit at the Happy Valley Project; Geology Manager/Acting CEO, AuStarGold Ltd, leading the discovery of two new gold-bearing reefs; and Manager of Geology, Centennial Mining Ltd bringing the A1 Gold Mine into production.