20+ years' mining and commercial experience having undertaken Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) , Company Secretarial and commercial roles in both major (BHP Billiton) and junior companies in property development and biotechnology sectors. Interests in Information Technology with cloud based businesses such as Software as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service providers. Have been a consulting Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary since June 2011.Chief Financial officer for ASX, TSX and AIM listed entities managing merger and acquisition, due diligence activities, statutory and management reporting, capital raising and debt raising activities, IT, Investor Relations, Tax and corporate governance.Lead numerous finance teams (up to 10 direct reports) focused on aligning the finance function with the strategic objectives of a business which have included implementing SAP/ERP and other finance systems.Strong commercial background having negotiated numerous, joint ventures, takeovers, scheme of arrangements, farm-ins, IP agreement, offtake agreements and lead due diligence function on numerous acquisitions.ASX, TSX and AIM experience and have lead capital raisings in the order of US$40M.Lead numerous project financial studies (business cases) looking at various alternatives to maximise the value of an asset taking into account practical constraints such as environment, operations, safety and community aspects.Broad commodity and international experience in metals and mining having had exposure to nickel, chrome, gold, copper, iron ore, mineral sands and coal commodities in numerous jurisdiction's such as Indonesia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Canada, United States, Columbia, Australia, South Africa and China. Corporate Governance specialist having advised boards on adhering to ASX, TSX, and AIM capital market rules.