Senior Management

Pete Gardner CFO Pete is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a breadth of experience in financial management and corporate finance in the natural resources sector. He was the Finance Director of Amara Mining plc from October 2009 managing the corporate and financial development of the company culminating in its acquisition by Perseus Mining, and former Chief Finance Officer for Piran Resources, Chaarat Gold Holdings and Alexander Mining plc.
Dave Dodd Technical Director Dave has 45 years of extractive metallurgy experience covering research and development, technical sales and predominantly metallurgical project development and execution. He was Technical Director and co-founder of MDM Engineering between 1987-2014. Dave has designed and commissioned plants across Africa and the rest of the world, covering minerals from rare earths to gold, platinum, diamonds, copper, zinc, phosphate, cobalt and many others. He is a Fellow of the Southern Africa Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Brent Holme Environmental, Social and Sustainability Manager Brent brings nearly two decades of experience in environmental, social and sustainability management, with a strong track record advising mining, industrial and renewable energy companies across Africa and internationally. Most recently he was at Hatch, where he served as Environment and Sustainability Lead for Africa, leading a multidisciplinary team and supporting major mining and infrastructure projects. Prior to this, Brent held senior environmental leadership roles at Marsh Advisory and founded his own environmental consultancy. Brent holds a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Sciences from the University of Johannesburg.