
Mr Allchurch is a Geologist with more than 40 years experience in mineral exploration, mining and petroleum exploration, development and production. Mr Allchurch has been an executive director of a number of listed Australian mining and oil and gas companies since 1980 and has considerable experience in corporate management.
Mr Allchurch was appointed as a Director on 21 June 2000.
Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Member of Audit & Risk Committee
Member of Remuneration Committee
Contact Peter Allchurch peterallchurch@iinet.net.au

Mr John Lewins joined Platinum Australia in October 2000 and was appointed as a Director on 3 May 2001.
Special Responsibilities
Managing Director
Member of Nomination Committee
Contact John Lewins jlewins@platinumaus.com
Mr Michael Gerrard Blakiston
Non-Executive Director
B.Juris.LL.B.
Mr Blakiston is a Partner in the legal firm Gilbert + Tobin. For some years he has practised extensively in the field of corporate and resource law and has had considerable experience in commercial and corporate management. Mr Blakiston is a Director of Sundance Resources Ltd (since 2010) and Axiom Properties Ltd (since 2006).
Mr Michael Blakiston was appointed as a Director on 21 June 2000.
Special Responsibilities
Chairman of Remuneration Committee
Member of Audit & Risk Committee
Member of Nomination Committee
Contact Michael Blakiston pla@platinumaus.com
Mr William Alexander (Lex) Hansen
Non-Executive Director
BSc (Geology and Metallurgy), MBA, FAusIMM, FAICD.
Mr Hansen has more than 35 years experience in senior positions in the mining industry. His career has spanned exploration, mine operations and development, corporate finance, stockbroking and investment. His most recent position was Executive Director of Corporate Finance (Mining) at HSBC Bank Australia with regional responsibility for resources debt and equity investment appraisals and underwriting transactions. He has also been a director of a public listed gold exploration and development company. Mr Hansen is a director of Heemskirk Consolidated Limited, Core Resources Pty Ltd and Endocoal Limited.
Mr Alexander Hansen was appointed as a Director on 21 January 2004.
Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Contact Lex Hansen pla@platinumaus.com

Mr Neill is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience in both the accounting profession and corporate sectors. For over the last decade he has worked in the resource sector with substantial experience in evaluations, feasibility studies, project and corporate finance.
Mr David Neill was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in May 2006.
Contact David Neill dneill@platinumaus.com
Mr Gavin Jeffrey Ferguson
Chief Operating Officer
B Tech (Mining Engineering), Grad Dip Mining, DPLR
Mr Ferguson is a Mining Engineer with more than 23 years experience in the South African and Australian mining industry having commenced his career with Anglo American Corporation. He has held senior operational and project management roles with a number of major mining and contracting companies with experience in project feasibility, development and execution. He joins PLA from Newmont Asia Pacific. His previous experience includes 5 years with Anglo Platinum in South Africa in various executive roles.
Mr Ferguson was appointed as Chief Operating Officer on 27 June 2011.
Contact Gavin Ferguson gferguson@platinumaus.com
Ms Gillian Swaby
Company Secretary
FCIS, FAICD
Ms Swaby has been involved in financial and corporate administration for listed companies, as both Director and Company Secretary covering a broad range of industry sectors, for over 25 years. Ms Swaby has extensive experience in the area of secretarial practice, management accounting and corporate and financial management and sits on a number of advisory committees. Ms Swaby is the principal of a coporate consulting company.
Ms Gillian Swaby joined Platinum Australia in April 2003.
Contact Gillian Swaby gswaby@platinumaus.com

Mr Wallis is a Mining Engineer with over 20 years experience in senior mine management positions in numerous operations in Southern Africa and the former Soviet Union. Mr Wallis's primary experience has been in the management of underground gold and base metal mines, although he has also managed open cut opeatoins and feasibility studies into the development of new mining operations.
Mr Richard Wallis joined Platinum Australia in November 2004
Contact Richard Wallis rwallis@platinumaus.com


Mr Gordon Ramsay
General Manager, Projects & Metallurgy
B.Sc. (Hons) Chemical Engineering
Mr Ramsay has almost 30 years experience in the Platinum industry in South Africa working in various technical, senior and executive management roles. This included 16 years with Anglo Platinum until 1997 and 11 years with Aquarius Platinum where he worked on the development of the Kroondal, Marikana and Everest Projects as Projects Director.
Mr Gordon Ramsay joined Platinum Australia in June 2000

Dr Steven Hunns
General Manager, Exploration
Ph.D and B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
Dr Steven Hunns has over 25 years international experience both as a mineral exploration and mine geologist. Dr Hunns has worked in both technical and management roles in eastern and northern Australia, the Middle East, western and central Asia and Southern Africa. Dr Hunns experience ranges from greenfields exploration through to advanced resource definition projects. Dr Hunns has a wide range of expertise including polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits, epithermal gold deposits, copper-gold porphyry-style deposits, intrustion-related gold deposits, iron-ore deposits and Archaean greenstone and Bushveld style PGE deposits.
Dr Steven Hunns joined Platinum Australia in June 2009

Mr John Dawson
General Manager, Finance
CA (SA) Member, SAICA
Mr Dawson started his career in the gold mining industry with JCI as Mine Accountant in 1992. In 1995 he joined Xstrata Coal as a Cost Accountant moving to Management Accountant. Mr Dawson then joined Price Waterhouse Coopers from 2005 o 2007 following which he spent 3 years at the Katanga Mining in the copper industry as Senior Accountant.
Mr John Dawson joined Platinum Australia in September 2010

Mr Modikana Macmillan Motimele
Manager, Stakeholder Relations
B.A. Degree (Social Sciences)
Mr Macmillan has 9 years experience in working with Stakeholders in different Exploration and Mining companies in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces. Mr Macmillan served in management roles with extensive experience engaging with Municipalities, Traditional Leaders and Community Forums.
Annual General Meeting - 22nd Nov 2011
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