Thematics and Sectors team, a range of natural resources and thematic funds. • Portfolio Manager. Integral member of mining team and co-manager of gold funds which generated a 45% return over 5 years through challenging markets. Dealt with all aspects of fund management, client marketing and trading, plus complex corporate actions. • Senior Analyst. Top-down and bottom-up, in-depth research into companies, sectors and commodities. Created an array of standardised research tools, including investment screens, commodity and valuation models. Generated investment ideas and stock picks, finding quality companies with quality management and assets, which provided strong returns. • Head of Research. Team oversight of compliance and regulation. Created new investment and research processes, plus enhanced business proposal guides. Continuous improvement and innovation in all areas of research, which led to better performance outcomes.• Head of Mining. Founded and lead a mining industry group of 70 investment professionals, fostering and optimising collaboration across product groups globally within BlackRock. • Industry Champion. Strived to shape a more economically robust, investible and sustainable mining industry. Dealt with M&A and corporate activity. First class C-suite and industry connections following prolific company meetings, industry conferences and site visits.• ESG Advocate. Collaborated with Investment Stewardship and Sustainable Investing teams to shape best corporate ESG practise. Embedded ESG and sustainability into team investment process and spearheaded the global tailings review.• Cultural Leader. Recruiter, manager, mentor, trainer and EMEA lead with strong DEI mindset. Brand Ambassador, plus health and wellness contributor. Awarded ‘Heart of BlackRock’.

Top Ranked: #1 Extel analyst, #3 Starmine stock picker, #1 Metal Bulletin commodity forecaster.• Senior Analyst. Global equity mining research, renowned for bottom-up technical and insightful analysis. Established a well-respected product with a distribution of +2000. Featured regularly in the press and at industry conferences.• Team Leader. Created and lead a new £3m pa mining franchise, profitable in year one. • Corporate Finance. Instrumental in client and deal origination, IPOs and secondary finance. Onboarded 15 new corporate clients, comprising high quality companies and projects. • Investor Marketing. Continuous marketing to specialist / generalist investors globally.

Owner of retail business with sales of £0.6m pa and 50 staff. Entire business management with improved accounts, branding, financing, staffing and public relations. Established second outlet and new business lines. Increased sales by 57%, reduced costs by 15% and moved business to profit.

Project manager of four assets in Tanzania with 60 employees. Designed and implemented effective exploration programmes on limited resources, leading to significant mineral discoveries and increased company valuation. Established Golden Pride, the country’s first gold mine.