Dr Cassidy has been an international private capital investor since the 1990s. He holds a degree in geology and a first class honours degree in chemistry from the University of Tasmania and a PhD in coal science from Monash University.
Mr Ellis has had a long and distinguished career in business, particularly in the resources sector. Mr Ellis’ career included three decades at BHP, chairing the company from 1997 to 1999. He also served on the boards of a number of listed companies and governing bodies including Newcrest Mining, Aurora Gold, the International Copper Association, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, the International Council on Metals and the Environment and the American Mining Congress.
Mr Ellis is the former Chairman of Alzheimers Australia (NSW), former Chancellor of Monash University, former President of the Minerals Council of Australia and former Chairman of the Australia-Japan Foundation and the Australian National Occupational Health and Safety Commission.
Mr Ian Hume's career in the resources industry stretches back several decades, primarily in the fields of managed fund investments, capital raising and project development. Mr Hume was a Founding Partner of The Sentient Group, a manager of closed end private equity funds specialising in global investments in the natural resource industries.
Prior to the founding of The Sentient Group, Mr Hume was a consultant to AMP’s Private Capital Division.
Mr Chipman has been engaged with Iron Road since 2013 across commercial, strategy, project optimisation, investor relations and capital raising. He was appointed Executive Director in November 2019 having joined the board as a Non-Executive Director in March 2018.
Mr Chipman has a chemical engineering background and 25 years of combined industry, mineral economics, sell-side research and investment management experience. His iron ore sector experience includes serving as a non-executive director of Brazilian high grade iron ore producer Ferrous Resources Limited from 2016 until its acquisition by Vale S.A in August 2019.
Mr Ingle was appointed CEO of Iron Road during November 2019 and has been with the Company since its inception in 2008. Mr Ingle graduated with a BSc (Hons) and MSc in geology from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business, Curtin University of Technology, Perth.
Larry has over thirty years’ experience in the mineral resources and engineering industry in southern Africa and Australia. His professional experience encompasses underground metalliferous mining, tunnelling, dimension stone quarrying, mineral exploration, project development and commercialisation, and business improvement. He has held positions with various global companies such as Gold Fields of South Africa, Lesotho Highlands Project Contractors (JV), Barrick Gold Corporation and Rio Tinto.
Mr Kopias is Certified Practising Accountant and Chartered Secretary with over 20 years’ industry experience in a wide range of financial and secretarial roles within the resources industry. As an accountant, Mr Kopias worked in numerous financial roles for companies, specialising in the resource sector – including 5 years at WMC Resources Limited’s Olympic Dam operations, 5 years at Newmont Mining Corporation - Australia’s corporate office and 5 years at oil and gas producer and explorer, Stuart Petroleum Limited (prior to its merger with Senex Energy Limited). He is currently the CFO and Company Secretary of numerous ASX listed entities and has other business interests with numerous unlisted entities.
Mr Scholz has been actively supporting farmers and rural communities for the last 35 years. He is a former President of the South Australian Farmers Federation and Vice-President of the National Farmers Federation, a former member of the Australian Landcare Council representing South Australia, a former Director of the South Australian Ports Corporation and was Mayor of the Wudinna District Council for ten years immediately prior to taking on the Stakeholder Engagement role at Iron Road, a position he has held since 2013.
Mr Scholz also has a keen interest in rural health and was one of the first Rural Counsellors in South Australia. He held the Chair of Mid-West Health and Aged Care Inc for ten years, the aged care provider across three local Government areas incorporating three hospitals and is currently Deputy Chair. Mr Scholz also manages the family farm, held in the same family since original land selection 105 years ago, located near Wudinna in South Australia.