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Kenneth Williams

Non Executive Chairman

Ken has more than 30 years’ corporate experience and over 20 years’ experience as a resource exploration company Director, including 9 years as Director and Chair of AWE Limited (ASX:AWE). From 1999 to 2003 Ken was the Group Treasurer, then CFO, and then Group Finance Executive for Normandy Mining (subsequently Newmont Australia).  He is currently Chair of Statewide Super, a non-executive director of Archer Materials Ltd (ASX:AXE) and a member of Council of the University of Adelaide.

Ken is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (BSc Economics Honours) and Macquarie University (MApplFin), is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and is a member of the Council of the University of Adelaide.

Alexander Scanlon

Managing Director & CEO

Alex is the founder of Barton Gold and a financial economist with ~20 years’ experience in financial analysis, consulting, structured finance and mining advisory, investment and management. He was previously Managing Director of PARQ Capital Management and a Director with Lusona Capital where he focused on corporate advisory and principal investments in the natural resources sector, and before that an Executive in the Principal Investments Area of Barclays Capital.

Alex is a graduate of Santa Clara University (BSc Finance Honours & BSc Economics Honours), the University of Oxford (MSc Financial Economics) and the University of Cambridge (MPhil Management).

Christian Paech

Non Executive Director

Christian is a lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience including senior roles with ASX-listed Santos Ltd as General Counsel (2010-19) and Company Secretary (2017-19) where he was a key advisor to the Board on matters including M&A, litigation, risk management and ASX disclosure obligations. He was previously a Partner at Piper Alderman and a lawyer with Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst.

Christian is a graduate of the University of Adelaide (BCom Accounting and Bachelor of Laws (Honours)), and is a member and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Graham Arvidson

Non Executive Director

Graham is a mechanical engineer with more than 15 years’ industry experience in key leadership roles including project studies, design, construction, commissioning and operations management. He is the CEO of Australian Vanadium Ltd, and was previously General Manager of Operations and Maintenance for Primero Group Ltd where he specialised in project development, operational turnarounds, and optimisation of mineral processing operations with complex metallurgy.

Graham is a graduate of University of Alberta (BSc Mechanical Engineering) and Curtin University (MBA and MSc Mineral Economics), a CPEng, CPMet, a graduate of the AICD’s Company Directors course, and is a longstanding member of AusIMM.