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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Mining space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Albert Gourley
Non-Executive Chairman and Director of Diamond Fields International
Albert Gourley is the Regional Managing Partner of Fasken Martineau LLP in London. He is a globally recognized resource lawyer, having led many United Kingdom and Canadian initial public offerings, secondary and alternative finance transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions in the resource sector, particularly cross-border transactions involving Europe, Africa, Australia and Canada. Al is also currently the Chairman of the World Initiative of Mining Lawyers based in Europe.
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About Diamond Fields International: Diamond Fields International Ltd. is a mining company with marine and land based exploration and mining licenses.
Burim Bivolaku
Senior Director, Information Security of IntercontinentalExchange
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About IntercontinentalExchange: Intercontinental Exchange is an operator of regulated exchanges and clearing houses serving the risk management needs of global markets.
Paul Swann
President and Managing Director of IntercontinentalExchange
Paul Swann is the President & Managing Director, ICE Clear Europe, the wholly-owned European clearing house of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE). Swann was named to his post at ICE in July 2007 and was instrumental in the launch of ICE Clear Europe in November 2008. In his role, Swann oversees all technology, operations and financial functions at the London-based clearing house. Swann has over 20 years experience in European derivatives and equities clearing, and prior to joining ICE, he was most recently Managing Director, Group Risk and Managing Director, Change for LCH.Clearnet Ltd. During his tenure at LCH.Clearnet Ltd., Swann held various leadership positions in technology, operations, and risk management. In those roles, Swann worked closely with ICE on its energy futures and over-the-counter (OTC) clearing business.
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About IntercontinentalExchange: Intercontinental Exchange is an operator of regulated exchanges and clearing houses serving the risk management needs of global markets.
Ian Mellor
Managing Director of Metalysis
Ian joined Metalysis in September 2004. Prior to this Ian was a Project Manager at Morgan Fuel Cell, a subsidiary of the Morgan Crucible Company plc Ian has a background in physical chemistry, he has over ten years industrial experience leading teams, developing new products and commercialising technologies, primarily in the alternative energy and metals industries. Since joining Metalysis, Ian has developed and led the Technology team to improve the chemistry and morphology of the products, primarily for tantalum and titanium. He has also provided support to the Engineering team for the scale-up of the process. Ian was awarded a PhD in Heterogeneous Catalysis from the Nottingham Trent University.
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About Metalysis: Metalysis, a manufacturer of metals and alloys, offers both economic and environmental benefits over traditional metal production methods.
Simon Evans
Director, Digital Engineering of SNC Lavalin
Simon Evans is the Director, Digital Engineering at SNC-Lavalin.
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About SNC Lavalin: SNC-Lavalin is an engineering and construction group.
Raymond Milchovich
Board Of Director of Nucor Corporation
Raymond J. Milchovich was elected to the Dow Board of Directors in January 2015 and currently serves on the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee. Raymond Milchovich has served as the Lead Director of Nucor since September 2013. Raymond Milchovich served as non-executive Chairman of the board of directors of, and a consultant to, Foster Wheeler AG, a Switzerland-based global engineering and construction company serving primarily the energy infrastructure markets, from 2010 until his retirement in 2011. Previously, Raymond Milchovich served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler from 2001 to 2010 and as President from 2001 to 2007. Prior to that, Raymond Milchovich served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, a producer and marketer of alumina, aluminum and aluminum fabricated products, from 1999 to 2001, and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999. Raymond Milchovich began his career in the steel industry, holding a variety of operating management positions for Wisconsin Steel Corporation and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. From 2002 to 2007, Raymond Milchovich served as a director of Nucor and voluntarily resigned from such position to devote more time to his position as Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler. Raymond Milchovich was also a director of Delphi Corporation from 2005 through 2009. In serving as Chief Executive Officer of two different companies for more than ten years, Raymond Milchovich developed strong leadership and strategic management skills. Raymond Milchovich has more than 30 years of experience in the metals industry. At Nucor, Raymond Milchovich is the Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation & Executive Development Committee. Raymond Milchovich holds a Bachelor of Science from the California University of Pennsylvania and Advanced Management Program from Harvard University.
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About : Nucor Corporation is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. The Company operates in two business segments: steel
Peter Landau
Executive Director of Makomo Diamonds Limited
Mr Peter Landau is the founding director of Okap Ventures Pty Ltd and Komodo Capital Pty Ltd. Mr Landau is a former corporate lawyer and corporate advisor and has over 17 years’ experience in providing general corporate, capital raising, transaction and strategic advice to numerous ASX and AIM listed and unlisted companies. Mr Landau has project managed a significant number of oil and gas and mining and exploration and development transactions around the world including capital raisings, M&A, joint ventures and finance structures. Mr Landau is an Executive Director of various ASX and AIM listed resource companies including Range Resources Limited, Nkwe Platinum Limited, Black Mountain Resources Limited, Kaboko Mining Limited and Makomo Diamonds Limited.
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About Australian American Mining Corporation, Hipo Resources, Makomo Diamonds Limited, NKwe Platinum Limited: Makomo Diamonds Limited provides coal based energy solutions.
Shah J. Rahman
Regional Director – Middle East, Africa & APAC of Silobreaker
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About Silobreaker: Silobreaker builds intelligence technology that makes sense of unstructured data on the web.
Mark Wilkinson
Managing Director, EMEA & APAC of Profitero
Mark leads Profitero’s EMEA sales team, partnering with consumer brands and retailers to improve their eCommerce performance. Mark joins Profitero following his 18-year tenure at IRI. Most recently, he was Sales Director in the Technology Solutions group where he helped major FMCG organizations get the most from a diverse range of data to improve their key business processes. Mark has worked with Kellogg’s, Danone, Nestle, Mars and Heineken, helping these companies improve global business performance, in store execution, on shelf availability and multi-channel retailing (including eCommerce). Mark studied business at the University of Sheffield and is based in London.
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About Profitero: Profitero is the eCommerce performance analytics platform of choice for leading brands around the world.
Patrick Sheridan
Founder and Executive Chairman, Director of Guyana Goldfields
Mr. Sheridan has a depth of experience, working in the mining industry for more than 30 years. He has been actively exploring Guyana since 1996 and is the founder of the Company. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.
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About Guyana Goldfields: Guyana Goldfields is focused primarily on the exploration and development of gold deposits in the Guiana Shield of South America.
Jeremy J. Martin
Founder and Director of Medgold Resources
Mr. Martin holds a degree in mining geology from the Camborne School of Mines, and a MSc. in mineral exploration from the University of Leicester. He has worked in South America and in Central America and Europe, where he was responsible for grassroots regional metalliferous exploration programmes through to resources definition and mine development. Jeremy has been involved in the formation of two AIM traded companies and has completed a number of high value mineral project transactions. He has served on the board of Ovoca Gold Plc and is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists and the Institute of Mining Analysts.
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About Horizonte Minerals, Medgold Resources: Medgold is a Mediterranean-focused TSX-V listed gold exploration and development company.
Daniel P. James
President and Director of Medgold Resources
Mr. James started his exploration career in 1997 working as an exploration geologist in Tanzania with Ashanti Goldfields. He spent 5 years working in London for Bloomberg and Yahoo on various debt and equity roadshows. In 2005 joined ACA Howe and consulted on various exploration projects across Africa, Europe and Asia. He joined Stratex International in 2007 managing exploration on the Inlice gold deposit in Turkey before establishing operations and exploration projects in Ethiopia, leading teams to the discovery of the Afar Epithermal Province, which is now under a JV agreement with Thani Ashanti (a JV company of Anglo Ashanti). Dan is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists and a fellow of the Geological Society of London.
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About Medgold Resources: Medgold is a Mediterranean-focused TSX-V listed gold exploration and development company.
Rosalind Kainyah
Non Executive Director of Gem Diamonds Limited
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About Gem Diamonds Limited, Kina Advisory Limited: Gem Diamonds Limited is a diamond producer with diamond mining operations in Lesotho and Botswana.
Richard Gilliam
Director and Majority Shareholder of Discovery Harbour Resources
Mr. Gilliam is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, has spent 30 years building and operating coal mining companies. He is the past president and founder of Cumberland Resources Corporation, which was one of the largest privately-owned coal mining companies in the United States. In March 2010, Massey Energy purchased Cumberland for US$960 million in cash and shares. Richard brings to the board a fundamental understanding of building and operating a new resource company.
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About Discovery Harbour Resources: Discovery Harbour Resources is focused on sourcing, exploring and developing mineral properties.
Frank Jackel
Managing Director and Co-Founder of Metalshub
Senior Ferroalloys Marketing Executive with previous roles as Head of Niobium Sales team at China Moly, Head of Ferroalloys Sales at Anglo American and Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. Frank holds a Dipl.-Ing. and a PhD in Metallurgy from RWTH Aachen University. Frank is married and has three daughters, loves triathlon and tennis, fancies road bikes and supports Schalke 04.
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About Metalshub: Metalshub is the leading metals trading and price intelligence platform.
Steve Gatley
Director Technical Services of Lundin Mining Corporation
Gatley is a mining engineer with over 25 years experience in the base metals field. He has considerable experience in the management of mine operations and mine development projects, and international experience in Europe, Africa and South America. In his current role with Lundin Mining, MGatley provides corporate level technical support and project evaluation services. Gatley is a director of Lundin Mining UK Ltd. and Union Resources Ltd.
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About Lundin Mining Corporation: Lundin Mining Corporation is a diversified base metals mining company with operations in Portugal, Sweden and Spain, producing copper,
Ronald Renne
Director of Ashanti Sankofa
Ronald Renne was appointed to the board in November 2017 and has over 10 years of experience in the banking sector and managing information technology resources. Mr. Renne has strong African and European ties that have contributed to his excellent understanding of business, culture and language in West Africa – his skill set brings a significant asset to the company. He has worked at HFC bank in London and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Mr. Renne graduated from the Manchester Metropolitan University in 2000, with a BA Hons. He is also qualified in all aspects of retail banking, which allowed him to practice banking services in the United Kingdom. Mr Renne has also held the position of Chairman of the Board at Blox, Inc. since February 2014.
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About Ashanti Sankofa: Ashanti Sankofa is a publicly traded Vancouver, British Columbia based exploration and development stage company.
Marzia Zafar
Director, Issues Monitor & Innovation of World Energy Council
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About World Energy Council: World Energy Council is a UN-accredited global energy body dedicated to delivering a sustainable energy system worldwide.
Tim Livesey
Director & Group Chief Executive Officer of Oriole Resources
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About MINEXIA, Oriole Resources, Ormonde Mining plc, Strategia Worldwide: Oriole Resources PLC is an AIM-listed exploration company, operating in Africa and Europe.
