David Sumich B.Bus(Hons); HKSFC
Non-Executive Director
David brings to Globe over 10 years experience in the investment banking and corporate finance fields. He worked for Merrill Lynch during the early 90’s where he worked in the International Private Banking division and assisted many small companies through the seed capital stage to ASX listing. More recently, David has worked in the Middle East, including HSBC, advising many resource and energy corporations throughout Middle East and Africa on project finance, mergers & acquisitions and financing solutions. David has also worked in Hong Kong for a venture capitalist and asset management firm and became a member of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Currently, David is the Executive Chairman of ASX Listed DMC Mining Limited (ASX: DMM) which is developing the Mayoko Iron Ore Project in the Republic of Congo.
Mark Sumich LLB (UWA); MBA (Lon); ASIA
Executive Chairman
Mark brings a wealth of managerial, financial and legal expertise to Globe, and he has also been a director and senior executive of a number of public and/or ASX-listed companies. Professional advisory experience includes corporate and securities law in the Perth office of Clayton Utz, one of Australia’s largest law firms, corporate finance with PricewaterhouseCoopers and more recently financial consulting to some of Australia’s largest financial services organisations, National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Julian Stephens Exploration PhD; BSc (Hons); MAIG
Executive Director
Julian has over 15 years of experience in the exploration
and mining sectors and economic-structural geology research fields. He began his
career in the Eastern Goldfields of WA, and between 1995 and 1999 worked as a
mine and exploration geologist at a number of operations. From 1999 to 2003
Julian completed his PhD on Canadian intrusion-related gold deposits at James
Cook University in Queensland and then worked as a consulting geologist in
western Canada between 2003 and 2004. He was employed as a senior
structural/economic geology consultant for mining consultancy RSG Global between
2004 and 2006. Julian has held the position of Exploration Manager and more
recently Exploration Director at Globe from mid 2006.
Lloyd Flint CA; MBA
Company Secretary
Mr. Flint has over 20 years experience in the corporate and financial services industry, including a number of management and senior administrative positions, as well as providing corporate advisory services as a consultant to corporate clients. He graduated with a Bachelor of Accounts in 1984 and later completed a Master of Business Administration from Manchester Business School. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Previous employers (in capacity as Company Secretary and/or Chief Financial Officer) include Zambezi Resources Limited, AusQuest Limited and Talisman Mining Limited.
William (Bill) Hayden BSc (Hons)
Non-Executive Director
Bill is a geologist with over 33 years experience in the mineral exploration industry, much of which has been in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Bill was the founder and President of Ivanhoe Nickel and Platinum (formerly African Minerals Ltd.), a Canadian company which has assembled extensive mineral holdings in South Africa, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since 1986 Bill has worked in a management capacity with several exploration and mining companies both in Australia and overseas. Bill is President of Ivanhoe Philippines, Inc. (an Ivanhoe Mines wholly owned subsidiary). He is also a director of Pan Palladium South Africa Ltd, GoviEx Niger Holdings Ltd., Ivanhoe Nickel and Platinum Ltd (and its Australian subsidiaries), and Ivanhoe Australia Ltd.