Qualifications - B.Sc. MAusIMM
Darryl Harris is an engineering metallurgist with over 20 years experience in the design and commissioning of mineral processing plants, in particular diamonds. 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 is currently Australian Project Development Manager of the large international engineering firm Outokumpu Australasia Pty Ltd.
Qualifications - B.ASc. (Mining Eng), MAusIMM
Philip Welten is a mining engineer with over 28 years experience in a range of commodities including iron ore, gold, copper and uranium. During his extensive career in the resources sector Mr Welten has primarily worked for major mining companies including the Rio Tinto Group, North Limited, WMC, Barrick and Newmont. His background is in Operations Management, Project Feasibility and Resource Development both in Australia and overseas. Mr Welten held the position of Operations Manager at Robe River Mining's Pannawonica Mesa J mine and also worked on the feasibility studies for the Angeles Iron Ore Project. Prior to joining the board of Indo Mines he held a senior management position at the Barrick / Newmont Joint Venture owned Superpit in Kalgoorlie.
Mr Middlemas is a Chartered Accountant, a member of the Securities Institute of Australia and Holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He worked for a large international Chartered Accounting firm before joining the Normandy Mining Group where he was a senior group executive for approximately 10 years. He has had extensive corporate and management experience, and is currently a director of a number of publicly listed companies in the resource sector.
Mr Rimes is a mining engineer with over thirty years experience in a range of commodities including gold, copper, nickel and iron ore. He was with North Ltd from 1989, and then subsequently with the Rio Tinto group since the take over of North Ltd in 2000. Mr Rimes is also currently the Managing Director of Iron Ore Holdings Ltd.
Over the last ten years he has been with Robe River, and has held senior operational positions at both of Robe's operations at Pannawonica and West Angelas. Prior to joining the Board of Echelon he was Executive Manager-Resource Development, where he was responsible for directing Robe's exploration activities and strategic planning and he was on the board of Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd. He brings a wide range of experience in operations, feasibility studies and acquisitions to the board, together with a broad knowledge of the iron ore sector.
Qualifications - FCCA, MCT, MBA
Mr. Brooks has 30 years international experience spanning the energy, mining and finance sectors. Since 2002 Keith has been involved in projects and venture capital for start-up companies involved in the North American, European and Asia capital markets that has enabled these companies to grow substantially in value. Prior to 2002, Keith held positions in Accounting, Treasury and Project Management in the UK for Atlantic Richfield Company before moving to ARCO’s Power Group as Chief Financial Officer for Great Yarmouth Power Ltd set up by Amoco and ARCO (later taken over by BP). As CFO for Great Yarmouth Power Ltd., Keith assisted in the negotiation of the £237m project finance with a banking consortium led by Societe Generale.
Mr Pearce is a Charted Accountant and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries . Mr Pearce is currently a director of several publicly listed companies that operate in the resource and/or industrial sector. Prior to this he was the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary for the publicly listed national manufacturer and has worked for several large international Charted Accounting firms.