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Gavin Rezos<\/strong><\/span>
\n(Non-Executive Chairperson)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gavin has held Chairman, Board and CEO positions of companies in the resources, materials and technology sectors in Australia, Europe, the UK, the US and Singapore and was formerly Chairman of Vulcan Energy Resources Limited, an Investment Banking Director at HSBC Group PLC and a non-executive director of Iluka Resources Limited, and of Rowing Australia, the peak Olympics sports body for rowing in Australia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Troy Whittaker<\/strong><\/span>
\n(Managing Director)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Troy is an executive with more than 20 years of experience, spanning successful international project evaluation, development and the operation of multi-billion-dollar assets globally across a broad range of commodities, including iron ore. He has a proven track record of leadership,. Mr Whittaker has held senior roles with major global mining companies Fortescue Metals Group Ltd and Anglo American UK and who\u2019s post graduate qualifications include Mineral & Energy Economics and Logistics & Supply Chain Management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Eric Sondergaard<\/strong><\/span>
\n(Executive Director)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eric is a registered Professional Geoscientist and a graduate of the University of Calgary in Canada. Eric brings over 20 years of operational experience in the mining industry, including significant expertise in frontier exploration and project\u00a0management.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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John Hancock<\/strong><\/span>
\n(Non-Executive\u00a0Director)<\/strong><\/p>\n

John has over 25 years experience in financial markets, commodities, public relations, crisis management, fund raising and philanthropy and is currently Chair of his family office Astrotricha Capital SEZC. Mr Hancock has assisted global funds raising and deploying over $1b in investments, throughout Australia and Canada. Academic qualifications include a Masters of Business Administration, International Directors Course at Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Graduate Certificate of Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Nicholas Ong<\/strong><\/span>
\n(Company Secretary)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicholas brings over 20 years of experience in listing rules compliance and corporate governance. He is a non-executive director and company secretary of several ASX listed companies, and has extensive experience in mining project financing as well as mining and offtake contract negotiations. Nicholas is a fellow member of the Governance Institute of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western\u00a0Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sara Kelly<\/strong><\/span>
\n(Non-Executive Director)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sara has over 20 years\u2019 experience as a corporate lawyer, with deep expertise in corporate governance, compliance and risk management. She has advised on a wide range of domestic and cross\u2011border transactions, including capital raisings, asset acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and corporate restructures. Sara has been a Partner at Edwards Mac Scovell, a boutique litigation, insolvency and corporate firm based in Perth, Western Australia. She currently serves as Non\u2011Executive Chair of Midas Minerals Limited and as Executive Director of Energy Transition Minerals<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Additional external technical consultants will be engaged as and when appropriate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1431","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nDirectors and Management - White Cliff Minerals Ltd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Directors and Management - White Cliff Minerals Ltd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wcminerals.com.au\/wcminerals\/directors-and-management\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"White Cliff Minerals Ltd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-24T23:54:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wcminerals.com.au\\\/wcminerals\\\/directors-and-management\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wcminerals.com.au\\\/wcminerals\\\/directors-and-management\\\/\",\"name\":\"Directors and Management - 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