Board & Management

Simon Kidston

Non-Executive Chair | B.Com, GradDipAppFin

Simon Kidston is an experienced company director with a track record of building successful companies in mining and renewable energy.  Simon was the founding director of Genex Power Limited (ASX: GNX), one of the leading renewable energy companies listed on the ASX with more than $1 billion of assets in operation and construction. He is also a non-executive director of QC Copper and Gold Inc (TSXV: QCCU), Lithium Plus Minerals Limited (ASX: LPM) and Permagen Limited. 

Prior to Genex Power Limited, Simon successfully established three ASX listed mining companies, Endocoal Limited (delisted following acquisition), Carabella Resources Limited (delisted following acquisition) and Estrella Resources Limited (ASX: ESR). Simon has an investment banking background with almost 30 years global experience with groups such as Macquarie Bank, HSBC and Helmsec Global Capital Limited. During this period, he assisted companies grow by accessing capital, negotiating strategic relationships and acquisitions. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Griffith University, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Daniel Mamadou

Managing Director | MSc (Inter. Sec. & Bank), BA (Bus. Man.)

Daniel Mamadou is the founder of Welsbach Holdings Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based company which specialises in the financing and development of technology metals supply chains. He founded and was Managing Director of Talaxis Ltd (Noble Group’s technology metals division, in Hong Kong) from 2015 until 2020. During this period, he drove the development and growth acceleration of technology metals supply chains, gaining expertise across rare earths, lithium, cobalt, and graphite along with a range of other critical materials. He is also a Non-Executive Director of TSX-listed Medallion Resources Limited.

Prior to that, Daniel held various senior positions with Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Nomura, with more than two decades across EMEA and Asia-Pacific. He has established and nurtured relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers across the specialty metals sector. His global network includes upstream companies in Europe, America’s, Asia and Africa, and midstream in China, South Korea and Japan.

Sara Kelly

Executive Director | LLB, BComm (Finance and Marketing)

Sara Kelly has over 20 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer and extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance and risk management. She has been involved in a broad range of cross-border and domestic transactions including capital raisings, asset acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and corporate restructures.

Sara is a Partner at Edwards Mac Scovell, boutique litigation, insolvency and corporate firm based in Perth, Western Australia. She is also a Non-Executive Chair of Midas Minerals Limited.

Mark Saxon

Non-Executive Director | BSc Geo (Hons), GDAFI, AusIMM, AIG

Mark has over 25 years of industry experience with a strong geological and technical background. He is an Honours BSc graduate in Geology from the University of Melbourne and received a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment through the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. He is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

Mark is presently CEO of Canadian-listed Medallion Resources Ltd, focused on the development of REE processing technologies; he is the CEO of Aguila Copper Corp a Canadian public company dedicated to copper exploration in North America. He is part time Executive Director of ACDC Metals Ltd (an unlisted mineral sands company) and Non-Executive Director of NorTech Strategic Minerals Ltd (an unlisted company).

Aris Stamoulis

Non-Executive Director | BAdmin (International Relations), BAdmin (Hon)(Economics)

Aris Stamoulis has has gained close to three decades of broad experience across corporate and structured finance, investment banking, consulting, risk management, resources, and energy. He has worked and built relationships in multiple jurisdictions in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He served as an Executive Director for Hastings Technology Metals Ltd, an ASX-listed rare earth developer company. More recently as a Managing Director at AWR Lloyd, a boutique consulting firm based across Southeast Asia, Aris and his team identified, researched and advised several clients on potential critical mineral acquisition targets. 

Aris was previously at Deutsche Bank in London and Singapore deployed in various roles, from fixed-income analyst, global markets risk manager and culminating in him heading up the structured credit trading desk responsible for pricing, risk management and trade execution in non-Japan Asia and Australia. 

Amy Jiang

Non-Executive Director | JD, BA, GAICD, FGIA

Ms Jiang has more than 18 years’ experience in the mining and resources sector. 

Ms Jiang is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary of OCJ Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd.

Ms Jiang served as a Non-Executive Director of Red Hawk Mining Ltd (ASX: RHK) from March 2021 to February 2025. During Ms Jiang’s time on the RHK Board, the company focused on the development of its iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia, before being acquired for $254 million by a subsidiary of Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG) in early 2025. Ms Jiang was also a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Nominations & Remuneration Committee.

Ms Jiang is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor, both from The University of Sydney.

Stuart Ausmeier

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Ausmeier is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst with over 23 years’ experience. He was previously the CFO of ASX-listed iron ore producer Fenix Resources Limited, which underwent a phase of rapid growth during his tenure. Prior to that, he held multiple finance and treasury roles at an ASX-listed engineering company and worked at global investment bank NM Rothschild & Sons, where he focused on strategic advisory mandates as well as global debt and equity capital market transactions across the mining industry.

Ryan Sebbes

Financial Controller and Joint Company Secretary

Mr Sebbes is a Chartered Accountant, with over 15 years’ experience across a range of sectors, including public practice, family office, property and mining. While working with Belltree Corporate, Mr Sebbes consulted to several ASX-listed junior exploration companies and remains Joint Company Secretary of Midas Minerals Ltd (ASX:MM1).