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Geoffrey Guild Hill BEcon (Syd); MBA (NSW); FFIN; FCPA; FAICD
Chairman and Non-executive Director
Geoffrey Hill is a merchant banker based in Hong Kong and is currently Chairman of Pitt Capital Asia Limited. He has over 30 years experience in the Merchant Banking Industry. Career highlights include the formation of Bancorp Holdings, appointment to the board of Morgan Grenfell and Co Plc and the merger of his merchant banking business to form Pitt Capital Partners, with W H Soul Pattinson Partners in 2002.
Professional directorships include Hills Industries Limited, Brickworks Investments Limited, Huntley Investment Company Limited, Undercover wear Limited, International Pacific Securities Limited, SoCo. Limited and Metals Finance Limited
Mr. Hill has served as a Director of Heritage Gold for 8 years being appointed on 28 July 1999.
James Murray McKee BA (Hons)
Deputy Chairman and Non-executive (Independent) Director
Murray McKee practices as a public policy and risk management adviser in Wellington. He previously held operations management positions with a US offshore oil and gas exploration company (1975 -1987) and senior management positions with Coal Corporation of New Zealand Limited (1987-1995). He was Chairman of the Coal Research Association of New Zealand (1995) and a councillor on the New Zealand Minerals Industry Association (1993-95).
He was a ministerial appointee to the New Zealand Conservation Authority for two terms and has served on both the West Coast and Tongariro/Taupo Conservation Boards.
Mr. McKee has served as a Director of Heritage Gold for 11 years, being appointed a Director on 16 March 1996.
Peter Robert Atkinson B.Sc, FAusIMM
Non-Executive Director
Peter Atkinson is a geologist with over 40 years of broad experience in the Australasian mining industry in Australasia. He has listed exploration companies in both Australia and New Zealand and served on the boards of a number of listed companies in these countries. His experience includes: corporate planning, raising risk capital in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and managing the listing of an e-commerce company in New Zealand.
Mr. Atkinson has served on government advisory committees in New Zealand and Australia, and is a past President of the New Zealand Minerals Industry Association.
Mr. Atkinson has served as a Director of Heritage Gold since 23 August 1985.
Matthew Geoffrey Hill MBA, MAICD
Non-executive Director
Matthew Hill is an investment banker at Pitt Capital Partners Limited based in Melbourne. Mr Hill advises clients in the Mining and resources sector and has been involved in a number of high profile media companies.
Mr. Hill was previously Business Manager at Private Equity at Pitt Capital Partners Limited ( the in-house merchant bank for WH Soul Pattison) and was responsible for the evaluation of private equity investments for Souls Private Equity Limited. Souls Private Equity Limited is a listed private equity fund with over AU$160million in assets under management.
Mr. Hill was appointed as Alternate Director to Geoffrey Hill on 1 December 1999, and was appointed a Director on 10 October 2006.
Warwick Robert Grigor B.Econ, LLB, MAusIMM, FAICD
Non-executive (Independent) Director
Warwick Grigor is a graduate of the Australian National University having completed degrees in law and economics. He went straight from university to Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd in Perth before being employed as a senior mining analyst and research partner with stockbroking firms in Sydney. Warwick retired from County Natwest Securities Australia in 1991 to found Far East Capital Limited ("FEC"), a specialist research-based mining company financier and corporate adviser. More recently FEC has been concentrating on the publication of independent mining research and portfolio management activities. Warwick has two non-executive board positions; Chairman of Monaro Mining NL and Director of First Australian Resources Ltd. He is an Executive Director of Peninsular Minerals Ltd. In 2002, Warwick was an inaugural inductee to the ANU Economics and Commerce Department Hall of Fame.
Mr. Grigor was appointed a Director on 19 April 2007.
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