The Directors have expertise across the full cycle of mining projects, from exploration, to development and mine construction. The Director’s believe their combined experience in managing exploration and development projects in Africa, in particular in Liberia and the wider West African region and driving operational improvements will benefit the Group and create value for Shareholders.

Amara KAMARA – Executive Chairman

Mr. KAMARA is a business entrepreneur in Liberia. He is founder and CEO of both Hamak Mining Company, which holds a number of gold and diamond MELs in Liberia, and Hamak Gems Company, which is a diamond buying and exporting company and also based in Liberia.

Amara KAMARA holds a Diploma in IT and has been a certified rough diamond expert for over 15 years. He is also President of The Liberia Chamber of Mines.

Nicholas Karl Smithson – Executive Director

With over 30 years’ experience in the resources sector in Africa, Mr. Smithson has held senior management positions at De Beers, SouthernEra Resources, Mano River Resources, Stellar Diamonds and Newfield Resources. He was formerly CEO of Stellar Diamonds and drove the acquisition in 2018 of Stellar by ASX listed Newfield Resources. He is currently executive director of Newfield Resources and CEO of subsidiary company Sierra Diamonds and is leading the construction and development of the underground Tongo Diamond Mine in Sierra Leone.

Karl has in-depth knowledge of exploration, evaluation and production of diamond and other mineral resources. Throughout Karl’s career, he has established strong government and local stakeholder relationships in numerous African countries and has successfully secured a number of joint venture agreements with both major and junior resource companies.

Karl holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology (Honours) from Kingston University, London, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Cape Town and is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Samuel Julius Baiden, Age 39 – Non-Executive Director

Mr. Baiden is currently finance manager for FG Gold Limited and has held this position since 2022. Prior to this he was group finance manager for Newfield Resources Limited commencing in 2015. He was also a management accountant with Endeavour Mining Corporation in Ghana from March 2010. He has 12 years financial accounting experience on both exploration projects and establish mines, reporting to chief executive officers and boards. Samuel holds a B.com in Accounting (Honours) from University of Cape Coast, Ghana, a master’s in business administration from Cardiff Metropolitan University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (United Kingdom) and Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana).

Kenneth Niall Young– Non-Executive Director

Mr. Young is a mining executive with over 35 years in exploration, evaluation, R&D and mining. He spent 25 years with the Anglo American, Minorco and De Beers Group of companies in a range of commodities. He has worked on projects in Southern Africa, Canada, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and India.

Niall is a director of GemRock Company Limited, a private, coloured gemstone explorer and miner with interests in Colombia, Ethiopia and Mozambique. He is advising a private US incorporated explorer and developer on diamond projects in Angola. He is currently evaluating gold projects in West Africa, including Guinea and Liberia, and Sudan.

Niall holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Mining Exploitation from University College Cardiff and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London.

Martin Lampshire – Non-Executive Director

Mr Lampshire has over 30 years’ experience in Corporate Broking, assisting in a variety of equity raises including IPOs, secondary fundraisings, vendor and private placings across a variety of sectors. He has worked in various overseas financial centres including Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai.

Mr Lampshire is currently a Non-Executive Director of Boston International Holdings Plc, a Non-Executive Director of ValiRx Plc and an Executive Director of GRIT Investment Trust Plc.

Rowan Carr –  Chief Operating Officer

Rowan Carr is a mineral exploration geologist with 35 years in exploration, evaluation and mining. He spent 21 years with De Beers Group of companies prior to joining Stellar Diamonds in 2007 and more recently Newfield Resources. He has worked in 8 African countries and for the last 15 years has been based in West Africa with a particular focus on the Archaean and Birimian geology of Guinea, Sierra Leona and Liberia.Rowan started his career in gold exploration in Northern Ireland in 1983 with the then Ennex International on its Curraghinalt Project near Omagh (which ultimately proved a 5-million-ounce gold resource). Relocating to Southern Africa in 1986, Rowan continued with exploration holding increasingly senior management positions, exploring in eight African countries across the continent including tough jurisdictions such as Angola, DRC Congo and the Central African Republic. Rowan holds a B.Sc (Hons) degree and a M.Sc in Mineral Exploration from the Royal School Mines, Imperial Collage, London and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London as well as a Chartered Geologist from the same institution.

James Cable, Company Secretary

Chartered accountant with over 30 years of AIM, TSX and IPO experience, with extensive board and corporate skills.

Dr. Colin Andrew, Senior Technical Consultant

40 years resources experience with focus on gold and base metals.

Fode Camara, Senior Expat Geologist

30 years resource experience,previously worked for De Beers, Stellar Diamonds, Newfield Resources.

Janet Tarnue, Accountant and Monrovia Office Administrator

BSc. Economics and Accounting and previously Associate Auditor at Baker Tilly Liberia.