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Drawing on a wealth of experience and expertise, our directors shape the unique position that Sino Gold has attained.
Mr James (Jim) Askew
Chairman |
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Mr Askew is a mining engineer with broad international experience as chief executive officer for a wide range of Australian and international publicly listed mining, mining finance and other mining-related companies.
In a 20-year tenure as chief executive officer (of which 15 has been in the gold sector) he has been instrumental in founding and growing several companies and overseeing subsequent mergers and acquisitions.
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Mr Askew’s most recent full time roles have been as president and chief executive officer of North American listed Golden Star Resources (1999) and Rayrock Resources (1998-1999), which merged with Glamis Gold in 1999 and president and managing director of Golden Shamrock Mines Ltd (1986-1996), which merged with Ashanti Goldfields in 1996.
He is currently chairman of International Mining and Finance Corporation, a Denver-based venture capital group targeting gold and base metal opportunities.
Mr Askew has served on a multitude of resource company Boards in his career and is currently a non-executive director of Golden Star Resources Inc. and Ausdrill Ltd, plus non-executive Chairman of Oceana Gold Ltd. and Asian Mineral Resources Inc.
Mr Jacob (Jake) Klein
President and CEO |
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Mr Klein was appointed President and CEO of the Company at the time of its formation in June 2000. In this time he has overseen the development of the Company from a single project company into a one that holds interests in a number of projects in China including Jinfeng.
He has over 16 years experience in senior finance and managerial positions in both South Africa and Australia. He joined Macquarie Bank in 1991 and in 1995, as an associate director at Macquarie, he participated in the formation of Asia Resource Capital Limited, a joint venture between Macquarie Bank and CNNC. |
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From 1996 to June 2000 he worked for Sino Mining International. During this time he served as a member of Sino Mining International’s executive committee and was its executive vice president for the period 1999 to June 2000. Mr Klein is a non-executive director of Lynas Corporation Ltd and director of the Australia China Business Council and member of the NSW Asia Council.
Mr Xu Hanjing
Executive Director China Business Development |
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Mr Xu has been involved in the non-ferrous metal industry for more than 18 years and has extensive experience in trading commercial negotiations and management.
He co-founded Sino Mining International while president of CNIEC. Prior to his three-year presidency of CNIEC, he was a vice president from 1994 to 1996 and its Australian representative from 1989 to 1994. From 1984 to 1989 he was with the Foreign Affairs Bureau of CNNC. |
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His understanding of the impact of the economic changes taking place in China, and his communication and negotiating skills, have been instrumental in getting agreements which work for both Chinese owners and Western investors and developers; as well as in orienting Chinese staff and managers toward the requirements of the market economy.
Mr Xu heads up the group’s Business Development unit, which has been instrumental in securing all of Sino Gold’s joint venture agreements and positioning the Company for the acquisition of new projects.
Dr Peter Cassidy
Non-Executive Director |
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Dr Cassidy is an experienced and successful senior mining executive with over 37 years involvement in the international minerals industry, including more than 15 years in the gold industry.
Dr Cassidy’s most recent executive role was as Chief Executive Officer of Goldfields Limited from 1995 to 2002, during which time he grew the company from its listing on the ASX in 1995 to become Australia’s second largest gold producer. |
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Following the merger of Goldfields and Delta Gold Limited to form AurionGold Limited, he stepped down as Chief Executive Officer but remained a director of the AurionGold until he resigned following its acquisition by Placer Dome.
He is also a non-executive director of Lihir Gold Limited, Energy Developments Limited and Zinifex Limited. Previous major board positions include Oxiana Limited, Goldfields Kalgoorlie Limited (previously Pancontinental Mining Limited) and RGC Limited.
Mr Brian Davidson
Non-Executive Director |
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Mr Davidson was the senior partner of Deacons, a major national law firm, with over 37 years experience in corporate and commercial law, particularly in the natural resources industry. During this time his work included acting for many companies involved in public market takeovers and advising on numerous capital raisings and project financing transactions.
Over the last 30 years Mr Davidson has served on the board of directors of 12 publicly listed companies, including five as chairman. |
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Most of these companies were involved in the natural resources industries, including gold mining. Currently, he is a director of a number of large private companies and of the Pain Management Research Institute Ltd, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney.
Mr Thomas (Tommy) David McKeith
Non-Executive Director |
Mr. McKeith is a geologist with over 20 years experience in the mining industry. Tommy is currently Executive Vice-President Exploration and Business Development for Gold Fields Limited and is based in Perth, Western Australia.
He rejoined Gold Fields in October 2007 after a period as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Troy Resources, an junior gold producer listed on the ASX. Before joining Troy Resources, Mr. McKeith worked for over 15 years with Gold Fields and its predecessors in various mine geology, exploration and business development positions.
Gold Fields Limited is a substantial shareholder of Sino Gold Mining Limited.
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Mr Peter Housden
Non-Executive Director |
Mr Housden has over 36 years experience in the accounting / finance / commercial fields crossing a number of industries including, manufacturing, resources, chemicals and professional services.
During his 14 years as an executive in the resources sector, he was involved with petroleum, gold, coal, base metals, tin and mineral sands. |
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Mr Housden has also led strategy reviews, managed business units and had responsibility for human resources and information technology. In addition he has a continuing interest in corporate reporting and governance through membership of the AICD Reporting Committee.
Executive board experience includes; Director, Australian Chemicals Limited; Finance Director, RGC Limited , MIA Group Limited. Peter is currently a non-executive director of Design and Manufacture Limited and Advanced Surgical.
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