Corporate

Board of Directors

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr David Wheeler

Mr Wheeler has more than 30 years of Executive Management, Directorship, and Corporate Advisory experience.  He is a foundation Director and Partner of Pathways Corporate a boutique Corporate Advisory firm that undertakes assignments on behalf of family offices, private clients, and ASX listed companies.

David has successfully engaged in business projects in the USA, UK, Europe, NZ, China, Malaysia, Singapore and the Middle East.  David is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and serves on public and private company boards currently holding a number of Directorships and Advisory positions in Australian ASX listed companies. 

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Non-Executive Director

Mr David Deloub

Mr Deloub has over 30 years experience in the finance and corporate sectors and has a Bachelors degree in economics with honors and post graduate qualifications in Banking and Finance.

David has held a number of executive positions including Chief Financial Officer at the ASX listed Neptune Marine Services and Executive Director at Patersons Capital Partners, a Perth based boutique advisory firm providing strategic and financial advice to ASX listed companies.

David has considerable corporate finance, business development and financial market experience both in Australia the United States and Africa where he has held senior management positions at Alinta Energy Limited , Neptune Marine Services and Alcoa Inc in the US.

David currently holds executive Board positions on the ASX listed Stonehorse Energy Limited and Avira Resources Limited. He has previously held a number of non-executive board positions including; Neptune Marine Services Limited, Merah Resources and Minquest Limited.

Executive Director

Mr James Robinson

Mr Robinson has extensive capital markets and advisory experience developed during over 20 years with some of Australia’s leading funds management, corporate advisory and stockbroking firms. He has previously served as a director of multiple ASX listed companies and currently serves as Managing Director of Singapore based investment firm Cicero International. He has deeply established relationships with banking, private equity and family offices which underpin both listed and private enterprises with which he is involved.

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Andrew van Bentum

Andrew van Bentum is an accomplished resources professional with more than 25 years of experience in the Australian minerals sector, specialising in mineral exploration, resource development, and project evaluation across gold, nickel, lithium, and base metals. He has held senior leadership positions at prominent ASX-listed companies including IGO Limited and Western Areas Limited, and is principal of GeoSuite Consulting, where he provides strategic geological and exploration services to the resources sector.
 
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Geology – Honours) from the University of Technology Sydney and postgraduate certification in Mineral and Energy Economics from Curtin University Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Andrew joined Avira Resources Limited as Consulting Chief Operating Officer in 2025, bringing extensive knowledge of Western Australian exploration approvals and stakeholder engagement to support the Company’s growth strategy.

Company Secretary

Mr Rhys Waldon

Mr Waldon holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia and has experience as a lawyer having worked in private practice since 2005. He has assisted a diverse range of companies with corporate transactions, including capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and backdoor listings, due diligence investigations and Corporations Act and ASX listing rules compliance.