Board &
Management

Michael will join as Lotus COO at the end of the May. His previous roles include leading Murray & Roberts global mining engineering and construction business as CEO. Prior to that Michael was Executive Vice President at Lonmin Plc and a member of the Executive Committee looking after technical services and projects. Michael also has significant operational experience, including managing Lonmin’s Karee Operations, and project execution experience through management roles at two of Anglo Platinum’s projects – Twickenham and Modikwa. Michael has a Mining Engineering degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and an MBA from Wits Business School. Michael will be responsible for project delivery at Kayelekera with a primary focus on operational readiness on site and at the corporate level to facilitate the transition of the Company from an explorer/developer to a fully-fledged operating company. Michael’s role will also incorporate oversight of the Letlhakane Project, ensuring the study work fits in with the Company’s strategy and growth plans moving forward.

Michael is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia with over 20 years experience in finance roles, including the last 10 years as Chief Financial Officer for ASX listed resource companies.

He brings significant operational experience, including project development through construction and into production, in addition to significant capital markets experience, being involved in leading and managing several project financings. He also has considerable expertise in feasibility study preparation, operational optimisation, commodity and currency risk management and contract tendering.

Gregory has been appointed in an advisory role to assist the Company in relation to future project financing needs including debt and capital raising considerations. Greg will also use his extensive experience in investor relations, restructuring and mergers & acquisitions to assist the Company with developing its strategies moving forward. Gregory has held a variety of senior executive, advisory and board positions across investment banking, metals and mining and energy companies. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Horizon Oil (ASX: HZN) and Non-Executive Chairman of Brightstar Resources (ASX: BTR). Gregory has a Law degree (LLB) from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Finance from London Business School.

Ms Sullivan has almost 20 years’ experience in the mining industry across Australia, holding executive roles in approvals, environment, community and government relations. Whilst working with VHM Limited, Amy led the Approvals and Growth Team for the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project and played a key role in establishing relationships with government, local councils, and the community, as well as managing the State and Commonwealth approvals strategy, including obtaining Major Project Status. More recently, she has practiced as a Sustainability and ESG Consultant working with companies to implement ESG and sustainability strategies. Ms Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Environmental Management with Honours from the University of Notre Dame.

Catherine Anderson (B Juris (Hons), LLB (UWA)) is a legal practitioner admitted in Western Australia and Victoria with over 30 years’ experience in both high-level private practice and in-house roles, particularly in the area of capital raisings, corporate acquisitions, structuring and regulatory compliance. Catherine has advised on all aspects of corporate and commercial law and brings extensive experience over a range of industries, in particular the mining and IT/cyber security sectors.

Catherine is an experienced company secretary for both listed and unlisted public companies, and has served as a director of an ASX listed junior explorer. She has provided consultancy services to entities wishing to proceed to IPO and ASX listing, and has twice been nominated for the Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award.

Robert is based in the United States and has over 30 years’ experience working as a Nuclear Fuel Consultant. During this time, he has advised a number of major US utilities in the procurement of nuclear fuels and worked with a wide range of producers in securing offtake agreements. During his career, Robert has overseen the sale of over 60Mlbs of uranium from producers and been responsible for the purchase of over US$100M annually of U3O8, conversion and enrichment for utiltities. Robert received his PhD and Masters in Geology from Harvard University before becoming a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for the US Department of Energy (previously ERDA) also at Harvard University.