Directors and Management
Chesser Resources Limited is managed by an energetic board and management team possessing a broad range of technical, commercial, legal and financial skills with significant experience in the Australian resources industry. Profiles are as follows:Richard Valenta BSc, PhD, P.Geo (ON,NL), FAUSIMM
Managing Director
Dr Rick Valenta has a wealth of experience in the resources sector having spent the last 25 years employed in various roles in North America, Central America and Australia. Most recently Dr Valenta joined the board of Bondi Mining Ltd and prior to this he played a key role with the highly successful Canadian based, Fronteer Group, where he was Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Exploration of Fronteer Development Group (“Fronteer”) and Chief Geoscientist of Aurora Energy Resources Inc (“Aurora”). During that time the approximate market capitalisations of these companies increased from CDN$11 million to CDN$980 million and CDN$216 million to CDN$1 billion respectively. This reflected the success of Dr Valenta's team in making significant new discoveries and increasing resources – from no resources to 2.1 million ounces of gold (Fronteer) and 96 million pounds of uranium (Aurora).
Over the past 10 years, he has directed exploration expenditure of US$40 million, resulting in the discovery of resources with a total in-ground value of US$8 billion. He has carried out successful regional selection and project generation on six continents, seeking a range of base metal, gold and uranium target styles and environments. He led the Central American exploration of a major Australian mining company (Mount Isa Mines), resulting in two important mineral discoveries. He has developed strong and productive relationships with community and indigenous stakeholders in Canada, Mexico and Australia leading to increased exploration access.
Dr Valenta is also the Managing Director of Bondi Mining Ltd.
Stephen W.J. Evans BA(Acc) FAICD
Non Executive Chairman
Stephen Evans is the Managing Director of a leading Adelaide based accounting firm, RJC Evans & Co which was established in 1920. Stephen has over 25 years experience in advising small, medium and large corporations in relation to tax, accounting, financial and business related matters. He is a member of the Taxation Institute of Australia, National Institute of Accountants and a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors. He brings to the Board a wealth of experience in the accounting, financial and taxation fields. Stephen is a non-executive director of WCP Resources Ltd, Uranoz Ltd, Newport Mining Ltd, Innovance Ltd and Panax Geothermal Ltd. Mr Evans is also a member of the Chesser Resources Ltd audit committee.Simon T. O’Loughlin BA(Acc)
Non Executive Director
Simon O’Loughlin is the founding member of O’Loughlins Lawyers, an Adelaide based medium sized specialist commercial law firm. For many years he has practiced, both in Sydney and Adelaide, in the corporate and commercial fields with, in more recent times, a particular focus on the resources sector. He also holds accounting qualifications. He is currently Chairman of Living Cell Technologies Ltd, WCP Resources Ltd and Bondi Mining Ltd and a director of Petratherm Ltd, Probiomics Ltd and Aura Energy Ltd. He has extensive experience and involvement with companies in the small industrial and resources sectors. He has also been involved in the listing and back-door listing of numerous companies on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and National Stock Exchange (NSX). He is a former Chairman of the Taxation Institute of Australia (SA Division) and Save the Children Fund (SA Division). Mr O'Loughlin is also a member of the Chesser Resources Ltd audit committee.Simon J.R. Taylor BSc (Geology), MAIG, GCertAppFin (Finsia)
Non-Executive Director
Simon Taylor is a geologist with 17 years experience throughout Australia in gold, base metals and nickel, having held senior geologist and exploration manager positions for numerous ASX listed resource companies. He has gained considerable experience in exploration, project assessment and joint venture negotiations. He is a founding non-executive Director of Bondi Mining Ltd, Newport Mining Ltd and ProbiomicsLtd,and the founding Director of Geeland Pty Ltd providing consulting services to resource companies and financial corporations as a resource analyst.Simon’s corporate experience includes project appraisal, advice on placements and fund raising. Simon is a member of the Australian Institute of Geologists.