Senior Management

Mr Zolezzi was previously employed as Director of Technical Services for Barrick’s Australia Pacific Region. Prior to that, Mr. Zolezzi held a number of senior project roles in the industry, including five years with Newcrest Mining where he was General Manager at the Telfer Mine, taking it from the project stage through to full production, as well as 13 years with WMC Resources in a number of senior operational and technical roles. In total, Mr Zolezzi has over 30 years of experience in complex open pit and underground operations in Australia and South Africa with a variety of operational, technical and project management roles. In addition to Diplomas in Mining and Mechanical Engineering from Witwatersrand Institute of Technology in South Africa, Mr. Zolezzi holds Bachelor Degrees in Applied Science, Mechanical from the New South Wales Institute of Technology and in Applied Science, Mining from the Western Australian Institute of Technology.

Mr Mwanyika was previously employed by Barrick which he joined in 1999 as a Legal Consultant and where he occupied various managerial positions over the last 12 years, culminating in his appointment in 2008 as Executive General Manager, Tanzania. Mr Mwanyika holds a Bachelor of Law Degree with Honours from the University of Dar es Salaam and a Masters in Law from the University of Cambridge. Mr Mwanyika is a member of the Tanganyika Law Society and the East African Law Society.

Mr Spora was previously employed by Barrick, where he served as Principal Geologist, Africa, from 2006 to 2008 and Exploration Manager, Africa, from 2008 to 2010. Mr Spora has over 18 years of experience as a geologist in Australia and Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geology Degree from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), a member of the Tanzanian Chamber of Minerals and Energy, and is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Ms White was previously employed by Barrick, where she served as Regional General Counsel and Company Secretary for Barrick Australia Africa, subsequently Barrick Australia Pacific from 2005 to 2010. Prior to joining Barrick, Ms White was employed as a senior associate at Hunt & Humphry in Australia. Ms White has an Honours Degree in Law from the University of Western Australia. She is admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor in Western Australia, the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia.

Mr Wray was previously employed by JP Morgan Cazenove where he was a Director in the Corporate Finance team. Mr Wray has over 14 years of experience in advising a range of mining and other companies in their capital-raising activities and in other strategic objectives. Prior to joining JP Morgan, Mr. Wray worked for the Kuwait Investment Office in London, dealing with their portfolio of investments in Spain. Mr Wray holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Modern Languages from University College London.

Mr Geleta has extensive experience on the African continent, having worked across a number of African countries in various operational and corporate roles. He joined Barrick in 2007, holding a number of roles across the organisation, including Organisational Effectiveness Director for Barrick Africa, Human Resources Director for the Australia Pacific Region and General Manager for Barrick’s Cowal Gold Mine in New South Wales. Before joining Barrick, Mr Geleta worked for AngloGold Ashanti for 25 years, where he held a number of roles including Head of Human Resources and Sustainability for AngloGold Ashanti’s Africa Operations and General Manager of the Navachab Mine in Namibia. Mr Geleta holds an Executive MBA qualification from the University of Cape Town.

Jaco Maritz is the acting CFO of the ABG Group. He was previously employed as Vice President, Finance of ABG and before that served as the ABG Group Treasurer. Mr Maritz also held the position of Director, Planning & Corporate Finance at Barrick Gold in Toronto and has more than 12 years experience in the mining industry. Mr Maritz holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Science with Honours, from the University of Pretoria.  He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.