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The Board will establish an audit committee. The audit committee will meet at least twice each year and is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the financial information reported to shareholders and internal control systems. This committee, which includes John Watkins and Julian Lee, provides an opportunity for reporting by the Company’s auditors. The Company will ensure, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Rule 21 of the AIM Rules, that the Directors and applicable employees shall not deal in any of the Ordinary Shares during a close period (as defined in the AIM Rules) and will take all reasonable steps to ensure compliance by the Directors, and applicable employees with this Rule 21.
Andrew Bell, MA, LLB, FGS, Chairman
Andrew Bell began his career as a natural resources analyst at Morgan Grenfell & Co. in the 1970s. His business experience encompasses periods in fund management and advisory work at leading financial institutions, international corporate finance work, and private equity. Andrew Bell's listed company directorships are Regency Mines Plc (Chairman), Greatland Gold Plc (Chairman), Jupiter Mines Ltd (Director) and Resource Star Ltd (Director).
Julian Lee, MA, ACCA, Non-executive Director
Julian Lee qualified as an accountant with Deloitte & Touche in 1996. Subsequently he provided corporate advisory services to small companies for PBTCCF Ltd and worked as a venture capitalist for Elderstreet Investments Ltd and Fifth Avenue Capital Inc. He is the founder and Managing Director of Melee Venture Management Ltd, a private equity company investing principally in the technology sector, Managing Director of Wound Solutions Ltd, and a director of International Mining, Research and Development Ltd, MSL Medical Ltd, and Wavionix Ltd.
John Watkins, FCA, Non-executive Director John Watkins is a chartered accountant and a former partner of Ernst & Young and Neville Russell. He is a director of Starvest Plc, a substantial shareholder of Regency Mines Plc, of Red Rock Resources Plc and of Greatland Gold Plc, all listed on AIM. He is Chairman of Lisungwe Plc, a mineral exploration company and of Equity Resources Plc also a shareholder of Regency; both companies are listed on PLUS Markets.
Edmund Bugnosen, BSc, Director
Edmund Bugnosen gained a BSc in Mining Engineering from Adamson University in Manila in 1973, and was subsequently a lecturer and Head of the Mining Department at St Louis University, Manila. He is a Member of the Institution of Materials, Mineral and Mining, a Life Member of the Philippine Society of Mining Engineers and a Member of the Philippine Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Geological Engineers. After a period working for the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in the Philippines, Mr. Bugnosen has since 1989 worked out of the UK as a consultant for a variety of NGOs, aid/development agencies and governments, including the UN, UNIDO, the World Bank, the EU, the ILO, DFID, and the BGS, as well as for mining companies. In 1995-6 he served as Senior Mining Engineer in the Department of Mines and Petroleum, Papua New Guinea. He has published and given papers on mining laws and regulation, small scale gold mining and environmental, social and development issues.
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