Directors and Management
Christopher (Chris) Catlow B.Sc CA
Non-Executive Chairman
Chris Catlow is a highly experienced executive in the international resources industry, having worked on the development and operations of sand mining, hard rock and oil and gas projects over a 25 year career. He played a central role in the formation of Iluka Resources Limited and most recently was a senior executive of the ASX-listed iron ore mining company Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG), since shortly after its formation in 2003. During his seven years at Fortescue, initially as its inaugural Chief Financial Officer and then as its Investment and Business Development Director, the company financed and brought into production its major iron ore mining, processing and port facility in Western Australia’s Pilbara region which today produces over 100,000 tonnes of iron ore a day. The development established Fortescue as Australia's third largest iron ore producer behind Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton
Chris Catlow has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Durham University in the United Kingdom, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Mr Catlow was appointed a Director of Indo Mines Limited on 25 May 2010.
Martin Hacon
Managing Director and CEO
Martin Hacon joined the Company as Managing Director and CEO in August 2010. He has had distinguished career spanning 32 years in the steel industry including the past 23 with New Zealand Steel Ltd, a dedicated steel producer which mines ironsands from its 2 coastal mines as its raw material. It is also a significant exporter of ironsands, largely into the China market.
Mr Hacon has had an immediate impact in redefining the Company’s strategy including the potential generation of early cash flow, with a materially reduced capex, from the Jogjakarta Iron Project through the production of iron concentrate.
Darryl Harris B.Sc. MAusIMM
Non-Executive Director
Darryl Harris is an engineering metallurgist with over 20 years experience in the design and commissioning of mineral processing plants. Mr Harris has had a long association with engineering companies including Nedpac and Signet Engineering and was involved in the development of various projects, including project co-ordinator for the An Feng-Kingstream Steel Project and other Australian ferrous projects.
Mr Harris was appointed a Director of Indo Mines Limited on 16 June 1987.
Derek Fisher PhD
Non-Executive Director
Dr Fisher has more than 35 years of worldwide experience in the resource industry. He has been the principal in listing a number of companies, both in Australia and Canada, and has more than 20 years' experience as a manager of publicly listed companies. Dr Fisher began his career with the New South Wales Geological Survey in 1966 and, following graduation from the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, moved into the mineral exploration and mining industry. During the 1970s he undertook doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, Canada, gaining his PhD in 1979. Dr Fisher is an honorary life member of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC), having spent 13 years on the council of AMEC.
Dr Fisher was appointed a Director of Indo Mines Limited on 25 May 2010.
Paul Kopejtka B.Eng (Chemical)
Non-Executive Director
Mr Kopejtka is a founding director of Murchison Metals Limited (ASX: MMX). He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) degree from Curtin University, specialising in the mineral resources sector. Mr Kopejtka has 20 years experience in the mining industry as an engineer and consultant in the areas of green and brown fields project evaluation and feasibility study management, plant design and engineering and commissioning. This experience extends to both the Australian and overseas mining industry. Throughout the 1990s he held tenure as a technical consultant with the Minproc and Bateman engineering groups before branching out in a similar capacity working with a number of major publicly listed companies.
Mr Kopejtka was appointed a Director of Indo Mines Limited on 25 May 2010.
Zhang Xiangqing
Non-Executive Director
Mr Zhang has extensive operational and management experience in the iron and steel industry, and is the founder, owner and current chairman of Rockcheck Steel Group Co., Ltd (Rockcheck). Rockcheck, located in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, is a major shareholder of Indo Mines with a current shareholding of 14.3%.
Mr Zhang has been presented with several prestigious awards during his career including the "Outstanding Science & Technology Private Entrepreneurs Award" and the "Excellent Entrepreneur Award" in 2004 and the "Tianjin Excellence Entrepreneur Award" in 2005 by the Tianjin People's Government.
Mr Zhang was appointed a Director of Indo Mines Limited on 23 January 2012.
Hendra Surja
Non-Executive Director
Mr Surja joined the Rajawali Group in 2005 and is currently the Deputy Managing Director - Mining and Resources. Prior to his role with the Rajawali Group, Mr Surja spent eight years as a Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was involved with a number of government related projects and a wide number of privatisations and major project financings. He holds a Masters Degree in International Business from the American Graduate School of International Management in Arizona.
Mr Surja was appointed a Director of Indo Mines Limited on 6 February 2012.
Stacey Apostolou B Bus, CPA
Company Secretary
Ms Apostolou has previously acted as Finance Director to an ASX/AIM listed company, has held company secretarial roles for publicly listed companies within the mining and exploration industry and has over 20 years relevant industry experience. Ms Apostolou has been responsible for the corporate, treasury, finance, accounting and administration functions for these companies.