FAusIMM GAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIR

Mr Vassie is a mining engineer with 35 years multi-commodity and international experience. Mr Vassie spent 18 years with Rio Tinto in global mining and resource development executive roles followed by MD & CEO positions in Ivanhoe Australia and St Barbara Ltd with a focus on executive leadership, resource development and business development including M&A.

Mr Vassie served as a board member for the Minerals Council of Australia from 2014 to 2020 where he chaired the MCA Gold Forum and currently serves on the AusIMM Council for Diversity and Inclusion.

Mr Vassie was appointed Non-Executive Chair in January 2021.

BEng (Hons) Mining, MAusIMM, MAICD
MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mr Zeptner is a mining engineer and is the Managing Director.

He was educated at the Western Australian School of Mines in Kalgoorlie and has more than 30 years’ experience including senior operational and management positions with WMC and Gold Fields Limited at their gold and nickel assets in Australia and offshore.

He joined Ramelius as Chief Operating Officer in March 2012, took up the reins as Chief Executive Officer in June 2014 and was appointed Managing Director in July 2015.

B.Comm, CPA, MAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Southam is a Certified Practising Accountant with more than 25 years’ experience in accounting, capital markets and finance across the resources and industrial sectors. Mr Southam has been intimately involved in several large project financings in multiple jurisdictions and has completed significant capital market and M&A transactions.

Mr Southam was appointed Non-Executive Director in July 2018, and is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

MSc, PhD (Chem Eng), GAICD, MSME, MCIM.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Natalia Streltsova is a PhD qualified Chemical Engineer with + 25 years’ minerals industry experience, including over 10 years in senior technical and corporate roles with mining majors – WMC, BHP and Vale. She has a strong background in mineral processing and metallurgy with specific expertise in gold and base metals.

Dr Streltsova has considerable international experience covering project development and acquisitions in Africa, South America and in the countries of the Former Soviet Union.

Dr Streltsova was appointed Non-Executive Director in October 2019, and is Chair of the Risk & Sustainability Committee.

LLB (Hons) MBA GAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ms Murdoch is a lawyer and senior executive leader with over 30 years of commercial and operational experience in the resources and infrastructure sectors in Australia and internationally, including with MIM Holdings, Xstrata Queensland the AMCI Group.
She is a Non-Executive Director of listed resources companies NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX: NWH) and Metro Mining Ltd (ASX: MMI) and also serves on the Australian Premium Iron Joint Venture Committee for AMCI and POSCO.

Past directorships include infrastructure statutory body Building Queensland, KGL Resources Ltd (ASX: KGL) and metallurgical services and technology company Core Resources Pty Ltd.
Ms Murdoch was appointed Non-Executive Director in December 2021.

BSc (Hons) Geology/Geophysics, GAICD, GAMP183
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Moorhead is a geologist and very experienced resources executive having spent more than 20 years with Newcrest Mining, including 10 years on the executive committee responsible for global exploration and resource development.

Following this, he joined PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk as CEO, leading the very successful development of the Tujuh Bukit gold mine in Indonesia. He went on to become an Executive Director and later Non-Executive Director until June 2020.

Mr Moorhead is Executive Chairman of Sihayo Gold Limited (ASX:SIH), Executive Chairman of Xanadu Mines Limited (ASX:XAM) and a Non-Executive Director of Aeris Resources Limited (ASX:AIS). He is also a Non-Executive Director of Coda Minerals (ASX:COD)

Mr Moorhead was appointed Non-Executive Director in October 2022.

BEng (Hons) Mining, MAusIMM, MAICD
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Mr Coutts is a qualified mining engineer with more than 20 years resource industry experience. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mining Engineering from the Western Australian School of Mines in Kalgoorlie. Recently he has been providing technical and operational consulting services to iron ore and gold focused mining companies. Prior to this consulting work, Duncan was CEO of the privately owned iron ore producer Kimberley Metals Group, located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Mr Coutts has also held positions of General Manager – Development with ASX listed Galaxy Resources Ltd, Chief Development Officer with ASX listed Metals X Ltd, and Chief Operating Officer for Harmony Gold Australia where he was responsible for the management and project development of operations in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea.

BBus, CA, ICD.D
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Darren has over 25 years of experience in financial management, capital markets and the mining industry. Darren became part of Centerra Gold (TSX: CG / NYSE: CGAU) in 2013, initially taking on the role of Treasurer. He advanced to Vice President: Finance and Treasurer in January 2015, and subsequently assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer in April 2016. Prior to joining Centerra Gold, Darren was General Manager Finance and Company Secretary at Ivanhoe Australia from 2007 to 2012, where he gained valuable experience with listing Ivanhoe on both the ASX and TSX and led the Company’s financing activities. From 2000 to 2007 Darren worked with KPMG as a Senior Manager, in Canada, and held several other senior roles in Australia and the U.K., predominately working with mining and construction corporations.

Mr Millman is a Chartered Accountant (2003) and obtained ICD.D designation from Institute of Company Directors of Canada (2021). He holds a Bachelor of Business, Accounting from Victoria University (1999) and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance from the Institute of Chartered Company Secretaries of Australia (2010).

LLB, FINSIA (Grad Dip), BA (Hons) Pol Sci/Econs
COMPANY SECRETARY & EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER – LEGAL/HR/RISK & SUSTAINABILITY 

Mr Jones joined Ramelius in October 2018.  He has more than 20 years’ experience as a corporate commercial lawyer in both private and in-house capacities and across various industries. He has also served as company secretary for ASX listed and unlisted companies  in the mining sector.

MSc, BAppSc, BSc, MAusIMM
EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER – EXPLORATION

Mr Ruzicka is a Geologist with over 20 years experience in the mining industry, focussing on both Greenfields Exploration and Resource Development of near-mine areas.

Mr Ruzicka has extensive local and international experience. Peter has had geographic exposure to gold and/or base metal deposits throughout Australia (WA, Qld and NT), Asia (China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines), Africa (Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa), and the USA (Alaska). Within the Yilgarn Gold Province of WA, his experience includes exposure to gold operations at Kalgoorlie, Southern Cross, Leonora, Laverton and Meekatharra.