People: Galaxy Resources Ltd (GALXF.PK)

GALXF.PK on OTC Markets Group

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20 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Craig Readhead

58 1999 Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Kim-Seng Tan

2008 Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Executive Director

John Sobolewski

2009 Chief Financial Officer

Allen Qian

2011 Managing Director - Chemicals Division (China)

Jingyuan Liu

2011 General Manager - Development

Terry Stark

2011 General Manager - Operations

Anthony Tse

2010 Executive Director

Charles Bernard Whitfield

2010 Executive Director

Anand Sheth

General Manager - Marketing & Business Development

Daniel Chavez Diaz

2012 Site Director

Philip Tornatora

Exploration & Geology Manager

Andrew Meloncelli

2009 Company Secretary

Xiaojian Ren

56 2010 Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Shaoqing Wu

2011 Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Yuewen Zheng

51 2010 Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Kai Cheong Kwan

62 2010 Independent Non-Executive Director

Robert Wanless

65 1996 Independent Non-Executive Director

Biographies

Name Description

Craig Readhead

Mr. Craig Leslie Readhead, Juris, LLB, FAICD, is Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Galaxy Resources Ltd. He joined the Company on April 27, 1999 and has been a Director and the Chairman of the Board of the Company since then. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the mining industry. Mr. Readhead acts as a Director of a number of ASX-listed companies. Mr. Readhead received Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws from University of Western Australia in 1976 and 1977 respectively. He is a barrister and solicitor and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1977. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD). He was the President of Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association Ltd. He is also Director of Frankland River Olive Company Limited, General Mining Corporation Ltd,Heron Resources Ltd, India Resources Ltd and Beadell Resources Ltd and was Director of Mt. Gibson Iron Ltd. He is the Chairman and Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and Member of Audit and Risk Management Committees.

Kim-Seng Tan

Mr. Kim-Seng Ignatius (Iggy) Tan, BSc, MBA, GAICD, has been Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Executive Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd since November 11, 2011. He is an experienced operations executive with over 25 years’ experience in the mining and chemical industry. He has a proven background in both marketing and business development. Mr. Tan is experienced in the general management of operations as well as commissioning and start up of projects. He joined the Company on September 18, 2008 and has been a Director since then. He was appointed as the Managing Director on November 11, 2008, and is in charge of the overall development of the Company’s business from mining through to processing and marketing. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Tan was the Managing Director of Nickelore Ltd, an ASX-listed nickel company, between July 12, 2007 and September 30, 2009. Mr. Tan received his Bachelor of Science from University of Western Australia in 1984, his Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Cross in 1999, and his Graduate Diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2010.

John Sobolewski

Allen Qian

Mr. Allen Qian serves as Managing Director of Chemical Division of China of Galaxy Resources Ltd since December 2, 2011. He has a Bachelor of Business/Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he was a Tao Scholar. His previous role was Managing Director of KNT Chemical Co Ltd. Prior to that, he was managing Director of Tonglin Casting Industrial Co Ltd. He has worked for Johnson Electric Capital, General Motors, Shanghai and Ssangyong Corporation Shanghai. He has managed GM’s general assembly operation in Shanghai. In 1998, while working for GM, he was nominated and joined GM’s Global Leadership Development Program at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan – USA.

Jingyuan Liu

Terry Stark

Anthony Tse

Mr. Anthony Peter Tse has been Executive Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd since October 13, 2010. He is reponsible for managing the Company’s office in Hong Kong, compliance matters, investor and public relations. He was previously chief executive officer, from August 2008 to July 2010, and director, from January 2009 to July 2010, of CSN Corporation, a home shopping television channel in the PRC. Prior to this, he worked for TOM Group from 2000 to 2008 and served in various positions, including president of China Entertainment Television Broadcast Ltd, director of corporate development of the TOM Group and deputy general manager of online operations. Mr. Tse is a former board director and member of the Council of Governors for The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia. He was a member of Digital Information & Telecommunications Committee for the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He is an advisory board member for Music Matters, a music and entertainment industry event in Asia.

Charles Bernard Whitfield

Mr. Charles Bernard Francis Whitfield, BEc, MBA, has been Executive Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd since October 13, 2010. He is responsible for corporate finance, merger and acquisition activities and treasury. He has been a director and a chief investment officer of Drumrock Capital since March 2008. He was formerly a managing director with Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited from June 5, 2006 to March 30, 2008. Prior to this, he worked for Deutsche Bank Group, where his last position was director of the Structured Equity Transaction Division, from October 1, 2000 to May 31, 2006. Mr. Whitfield received his Masters in Business Administration from Columbia Business School (New York) in 1998 and his Bachelor of Economics from The University of Exeter (U.K.) in 1992.

Anand Sheth

Daniel Chavez Diaz

Mr. Daniel Chavez Diaz is Site Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd for the Sal de Vida lithium and potash brine project. Mr. Chavez Diaz is a chemical engineer and an experienced management executive who has spent the last 20 years working for lithium giant FMC Corporation (FMC). Since 2007, Mr. Chavez Diaz has been President of FMC subsidiary Minera del Altiplano S.A., and has been responsible for overseeing FMC’s lithium production facilities in Argentina. Since 2007, he has also been General Manager of FMC’s for Fenix lithium operation in the Salar del Hombre Muerto.

Philip Tornatora

Andrew Meloncelli

Mr. Andrew Leslie Meloncelli, BCom, CA, FCIS, F.Fin, has been Company Secretary of Galaxy Resources Ltd since November 23, 2009. He has more than ten years experience in the mining industry. He has over seven years’ experience working as a company secretary for resources companies listed on AIM, ASX and TSX in the areas of corporate compliance/governance, finance, investor relations, prospectus fundraisings, systems implementation and taxation. Mr. Meloncelli received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia in 1996. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a Fellow of Chartered Secretaries Australia, Taxation Institute of Australia and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Mr. Meloncelli also acts as a Director and Company Secretary for a number of wholly owned subsidiaries in the Group.

Xiaojian Ren

Mr. Xiaojian Ren, MBA, has been Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd since October 13, 2010. He has seven years of experience in performing managerial and advisory roles in the mineral resources industry. He has been the chief executive officer of Creat Group since 2002 and has been a director of Creat Group since 1992. He has been a director of CRHL since 2008. Mr. Ren has been a director of Beijing Keruicheng Mining Investment Co Ltd and Beijing Keruicheng Jinchuan Mining Investment Co Ltd since 2006 and 2007 respectively. He was a non-executive director of Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd from November 16, 2000 to May 18, 2007. He has been a director of Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co., Ltd since June 16, 2004. Mr. Ren was appointed as Non-executive Director on October 13, 2010. He is also Director of Creat Resources Holdings Limited. Mr. Ren received his Master of Business Administration from La Trobe University in Australia in 2001 and a Bachelors degree from the same academic institution.

Shaoqing Wu

Mr. Shaoqing Wu, BE, has been Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd since February 24, 2011. He has 17 years’ experience in the steel raw materials trading and processing, overseas shipping and port logistics industries. Mr. Wu has been employed by Fengli Group since July 1993. He was a vice general manager of Jiangsu Yongheng Furnace Material Industrial Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fengli Group, from July 1993 to October 1997 and was responsible for the sales of raw steel scrap and boiler materials. He was vice general manager of Jiangsu Fengli International Trade Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Fengli Group, from October 1997 to April 2004 and was responsible for the export and re-export of raw steel scrap and metal scrap. Mr. Wu was then vice general manager of Fengli Group from April 2004 to January 2011 and was responsible for the international trade businesses and general management of VIP customers. Mr. Wu was appointed as the general manager of Fengli Group in January 2011 and is responsible for all the senior management and daily activities of Fengli Group. Mr. Wu has been chairman of Good Credit International Trade Co., Ltd. since June 23, 2010. Mr. Wu received his Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Shazhou Vocational Institute of Technology in 1992.

Yuewen Zheng

Dr. Yuewen Zheng, BEc, MBA, Ph.D., has been Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd since January 7, 2010. He has six years’ experience in assuming managerial and advisory roles in the mineral resources industry. He was the chief executive officer of Creat Group from 1992 to 2002 and has been the Chairman since 2002. Creat Group is the substantial interest holder of CRHL, a mining resources company listed on AIM. He has also been a non-executive chairman of CRHL since March 16, 2008 and has been the managing director and chief executive officer of CRHL since June 24, 2010. Dr. Zheng has been a director of Beijing Keruicheng Mining Investment Co Ltd and Beijing Keruicheng Jinchuan Mining Investment Co Ltd since 2006 and 2007 respectively. From November 16, 2000 to June 22, 2009, he was the chairman and an executive director of Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd, which is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Since June 16, 2004, Dr. Zheng has also been chairman of Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co., Ltd, a company listed on the Shenzen Stock Exchange specialising in the research, manufacture and sale of plasma derived medical products. Dr. Zheng received his Doctor of Philosophy in Finance from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in the PRC in 1999 after receiving his Master of Business Administration from Asia International Open University (Macau) earlier that year and Bachelor of Economics from Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics in the PRC in 1985. He is the vice president of the Non- Governmental Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Association, and was the vice president of the All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce. He is also Director of Creat Resources Holdings Limited. He is Chairman and Member of the Risk Management Committee and Member of Audit and Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Kai Cheong Kwan

Mr. Kai Cheong Kwan has been Independent Non-Executive Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd since October 13, 2010. He graduated from the University of Singapore (since renamed as the National University of Singapore) in 1973 with a degree in Accountancy. Mr Kwan qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Australia in 1979 and has been a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1982. He completed the Stanford Executive Program in 1992. Mr. Kwan was appointed as Independent Non-executive Director on October 13, 2010. In addition to the above mentioned positions, Mr. Kwan acts as a Director for a number of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. He is also Director of JF Household Furnishings Ltd, China Properties Group Ltd, SPG Land (Holdings) Ltd, Win Hanverky Holdings Ltd, Henderson Sunlight Asset Management Limited and Hutchison Harbour Ring Ltd. He served as Director of Soundwill Holdings Ltd and Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. He is Chairman and Member of the Audit Committee and Member of Remuneration and Nomination and Risk Management Committees.

Robert Wanless

Mr. Robert (Bob) James Wanless has been Independent Non-Executive Director of Galaxy Resources Ltd since January 15, 1996. He has negotiated mining-related sale and joint venture agreements with several international and Australian mining companies involving gold, base metals and industrial mineral properties. Mr. Wanless is a prospector and mining investor with more than 14 years’ experience in the mineral resources industry. He has been a director of General Mining Corporation Ltd, an ASX-listed mining resource company, since May 2007. He was a director of Greenstone Resources NL (now Red 5), an ASX-listed mining resource company, from September 1996 to November 1998. He is also Director of General Mining Corporation Ltd. He is Member of Audit, Remuneration and Nomination and Risk Management Committees.

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