Directors

Phil Edmonds, (MA Cantab) Chairman

Mr. Edmonds is a director of a number of public and private companies and has considerable experience in introducing start-up companies to AIM, including African Platinum Plc (formerly Southern African Resources Plc), Central African Mining & Exploration Company Plc, maize processing and cattle ranching company Agriterra Limited. Mr Edmonds is currently Chairman of Sable Mining and Agriterra Limited. He holds an honours degree in land economy from Cambridge University. He was born in Lusaka, Zambia, educated in Zambia and England and played cricket for England and Middlesex from 1974 to 1987.

Andrew Groves, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Groves has significant experience in operations management in southern and central Africa and is a director of numerous private companies, including companies in Zambia and Zimbabwe. In particular he has experience in introducing start-up companies to AIM, including African Platinum Plc (formerly Southern African Resources Plc), Sable Mining, AMS, maize processing and cattle ranching company Agriterra Limited and African Medical Investments Plc, which focuses on the provision of quality private healthcare across Africa.  Mr Groves' current directorships include Central African Mining & Exploration Company Plc, Central African Tantalum Limited and Agriterra Limited. He was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and educated in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Andrew Burns, Finance Director

Mr. Burns has over 20 years of financial experience working across various sectors in the corporate arena.  He previously held the position of Finance Director of Central African Mining & Exploration Company plc, and played a key role in the expansion of the business and its eventual sale to Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Plc for c. US$ 950 million.  Mr. Burns began his career by training as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, after which he held a number of director level appointments with private and public companies.  His previous directorships include his position as Chief Financial Officer of Empire Online Ltd and Finance Director Luminar plc.

Jeremy Sanford, Executive Director

Mr. Sanford was educated in Zimbabwe and South Africa at the University of Cape Town, where he graduated with a law degree and later studied accountancy through UNISA and completed articles with KPMG. He has spent his working life in Zimbabwe and has 27 years of experience in a general management capacity in the transport, manufacturing and mining sectors.

Mr Aboubacar Sampil, Non executive Director

Mr Aboubacar Sampil has over 20 years of experience in the West African financial and mining sectors and has held directorship positions in a number of exploration companies based in Guinea. As a French-Guinean national, Mr. Sampil has a valuable network of contacts in the country both in the mining sector and also in the financial industry following his previous experience at the Central Bank of Guinea.