Board of Directors
Non-Executive Chairman
Peter McCarthy
— BSc (Eng), MGeosc, FAusIMM, (CP), MAICD
Mr McCarthy has 40 years experience in the mining industry. He is the chairman of AMC Consultants, a prominent mining consultancy group in Australia, and a Director of Castlemaine Goldfields Limited. He was President of the AusIMM in 2007 and 2008. His principal expertise is in underground mining and project evaluation. He joined the Board in September 2004 and was appointed Chairman in January 2006.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Rod Hanson
— BE (Min) (Hons), MBA, FAusIMM
Mr Hanson is a mining engineer with more than 35 years experience in gold and base metals. Roles have included General Manager Operations with Plutonic Resources and General Manager with Sino Gold. He joined Bendigo Mining in January 2005 and was appointed to the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in January 2007.
Non-Executive Director
Ronnie Beevor
— BA(Hons)
Mr Beevor is an investment banker and is a Senior Advisor to Gryphon Partners. He was Head of Investment Banking at N M Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Limited between 1997 and 2002. He has had extensive involvement with the natural resources industry, both in Australia and overseas. He is chairman of EMED Mining Public Limited, and a director of New World Energy Limited, QMAG Limited, Talison Minerals Pty Ltd and Bannerman Resources Ltd. He joined the Board in November 2002.
Non-Executive Director
Richard Guy
— OAM, BAppSc, MSc
Mr Guy is chairman of Bendigo-based Crystal Industries Group, Chairman of the Food Bowl Modernisation Project, member of the Council of La Trobe University and has served on national and international boards in the cold storage industry and was a director of Girton Grammar School Limited until April 2006. He is an engineer by training and plays a prominent role in various community and charitable organisations. He chaired the Bendigo Bank through a period of rapid growth and development including the conversion to Bank status in 1995, a number of mergers, joint ventures and the introduction of the community banking concept. He vacated the chair of Bendigo Bank in March 2006 and retired from the Bendigo Bank Board in August 2006. Mr Guy joined the Board in January 2005.
Non-Executive Director
David Ransom
— BSc (Hons), PhD
Mr Ransom is a resource analyst and principal of Acorn Capital Limited, a Melbourne-based microcap investment manager. He is a geologist with a BSc from Sydney University and a PhD from the Australian National University, and has over 35 years experience in the minerals industry. David has held various long term directorships in the resources sector, including Triako Resources Limited and TSX Venture Exchange listed Solomon Resources Limited. Mr Ransom joined the Board in November 2007.
