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Board of Directors
Roger Davey
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr. Davey has over forty years’ experience in the mining industry. Previous employment included Assistant Director and Senior Mining Engineer at NM Rothschild & Sons; Director, Vice President and General Manager of AngloGold’s subsidiaries in Argentina; Operations Director of Greenwich Resources Plc, London; Production Manager for Blue Circle Industries in Chile; and various production roles from Graduate Trainee to Mine Manager, in Gold Fields of South Africa (1971 to 1978). Mr. Davey is currently a director of Highfield Resources Ltd., Central Asia Metals plc and Tharisa plc.
Mr. Davey is a graduate of the Camborne School of Mines, England (1970), with a Master of Science degree in Mineral Production Management from Imperial College, London University, (1979) and a Master of Science degree from Bournemouth University (1994). He is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.), a European Engineer (Eur. Ing.) and a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (MIMMM).
Mr. Davey is the Chair of Atalaya’s Board of Directors, and member of the Physical Risk Committee and the Sustainability Committee.
Status:
Independent
Committees:
- Sustainability Committee (Member)
- Physical Risk Committee (Member)
Alberto Lavandeira
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mr. Lavandeira brings over forty years of experience operating and developing mining projects. He is a graduate of the University of Oviedo, Spain with a degree in Mining Engineering.
Formerly, he was President, CEO and COO of Rio Narcea Gold Mines which built three mines including Aguablanca and El Vallés-Boinas in Spain and Tasiast in Mauritania. He was also involved in the key stages of development of the Mutanda mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lavandeira worked within group companies of Anglo American, Rio Tinto and Cominco (now Teck).
Mr. Lavandeira joined Atalaya in 2014. He is currently a director of Black Dragon Gold Corp.
Status:
Executive Director
Dr Hussein Barma
Non-Executive Director
Dr. Barma is a chartered accountant and qualified lawyer by background with over 20 years’ experience in senior positions in the mining sector. He brings to Atalaya deep experience in accounting, internal control, governance, risk management, and compliance. He has significant FTSE-50 senior executive experience, gained over 15 years at Antofagasta plc, where he led its UK presence through a period of change and growth as the UK-based chief financial officer. He has also had earlier careers in professional services and academia. He is a non-executive Director of Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited. He is also a principal at Barma Advisory where he has worked on various assignments within the natural resources and other sectors and an independent Governor of the University of the Arts London.
Status:
Independent
Committees:
- Audit & Financial Risk Committee (Chair)
- Sustainability Committee (Member)
Jesús Fernández
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Fernandez is head of mergers and acquisitions for Trafigura. He joined Trafigura in 2004 and has significant experience in the mergers and acquisitions field and providing financing solutions for mining companies. He established the Trafigura Group’s mining investment arm in 2005. He also acts as principal for Galena Private Equity Resources Fund and is a Board member of a number of companies including Trafigura Group’s mining division and Bowie Resources Partners.
Prior to joining Trafigura he worked in the project finance team at International Power plc in London. Mr. Fernandez has a Master of Science degree (Finance and Investment) from the University of Exeter and a Licenciatura (Economics degree) from the Universidad de Cantabria, Spain.
Status:
Non-Independent
Committees:
Physical Risk Committee (Member)
Neil Gregson
SENIOR INDEPENDENT Director
Mr. Gregson has over 30 years’ experience of investing in mining and oil and gas companies. From 2010 to 2020 he was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management where, as a member of the equity team, he was a portfolio manager investing in mining and energy companies globally. Prior to that, from 1990 to 2009 he was Head of Emerging Markets and Related Sector Funds (including natural resource funds) at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Mr. Gregson previously held various positions at mining companies, including a role as a mining investment analyst at Gold Fields of South Africa.
Mr. Gregson has a BSc (Hons) Mining Engineering from Nottingham University. He became an associate of the Institute of Investment Management and Research of London in 1994. He holds a Diploma in Business Management from Damelin College, Johannesburg (1988) and a Mine Managers Certificate of Competency, South Africa (1985).
Status:
Independent
Committees:
- Remuneration Committee (Chair)
- Nomination & Governance Committee (Chair)
- Physical Risk Committee (Member)
- Audit Committee (Member)
Kate Harcourt
Non-Executive Director
Mrs. Harcourt has extensive experience as independent sustainability consultant, including ESG Officer and ESG Adviser, at a range of UK-linked mining companies, including Cornish Lithium and Adriatic Metals, and has participated in several due diligence projects for mining assets as part of a multidisciplinary team. Prior to 2010, was Director of Health, Safety, Environment, Communities and Securities at MagIndustries, Senior Environmental Scientist at Golder Associates (UK) Ltd, Senior Environmental Scientist at Wardell Armstrong and Environmental Scientist at SRK (UK) Ltd. Mrs. Harcourt also sits on the board of Fortuna Silver Mines and Orezone Gold Corporation.
Status:
Independent
Committees:
- Sustainability Committee (Chair)
- Remuneration Committee (Member)
- Nomination & Governance Committee (Member)
Stephen Scott
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Scott is President and CEO of Entree Resources Limited. Previously, he was president and CEO of Minenet advisors, advising on strategy, corporate development, business restructuring and project management. He held various global executive positions with the Rio Tinto Group (2000-2014). Mr. Scott is an experienced public company director.
Status:
Independent
Committees:
- Physical Risk Committee (Chair)
- Remuneration Committee (Member)
- Nomination & Governance Committee (Member)
- Audit Committee (Member)
Audit Committee (“AC”)
- Reviews and monitors financial statements.
- Reviews Company’s public disclosure of financial information.
- Reviews estimates and judgements that are material to reported financial information.
- Oversees the auditors’ arrangements and performance.
- Reviews internal and external risks of the Company.
- 3 Meetings per year (minimum)
- AC Terms of Reference
Dr. Hussein Barma
(Chair)
Mr. Stephen Scott
Mr. Neil Gregson
Nomination and Governance Committee (“NGC”)
- Succession planning for the Board and Management.
- Lead the process for Board appointments.
- 3 Meetings per year (minimum)
- NGC Terms of Reference
Mr. Neil Gregson
(Chair)
Mrs. Kate Harcourt
Mr. Stephen Scott
Physical Risk Committee (“PRC”)
- Oversees safety, health, environment and security matters of the Company.
- Oversees enterprise-wide physical risk management.
- Reviews compliance with legal and regulatory obligations relating to safety, health and the environment.
- 3 Meetings per year (minimum)
- PRC Terms of Reference
Mr. Stephen Scott
(Chair)
Mr. Neil Gregson
Mr. Jesús Fernandez
Mr. Roger Davey
Remuneration Committee (“RC”)
- Reviews Directors’ compensation and performance
- Compensation and performance of officers of Atalaya
- 3 Meetings per year (minimum)
- RC Terms of Reference
Mr. Neil Gregson
(Chair)
Mrs. Kate Harcourt
Mr. Stephen Scott
Sustainability Committee (“SC”)
- Oversees the strategy and activities related to sustainable development and social responsibility
- Develop and review regularly the policies, programmes, practices, targets and initiatives of the Group relating to Sustainability matters
- 3 Meetings per year (minimum)
- SC Terms of Reference
Mrs. Kate Harcourt
(Chair)
Dr. Hussein Barma
Mr. Roger Davey