Directorate Change
February 08 2007 - 3:57AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:9233Q
GVM Metals Ltd
08 February 2007
GVM METALS LIMITED
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS
Following the placement to Global Coal Management plc ('Global Coal', formerly
Asia Energy plc) as notified on 21 December, the Company is pleased to advise
that Mr Stephen (Steve) Bywater and Mr Graham Taggart have been appointed as
Non-Executive Directors of the Company effective immediately.
Steve Bywater
Mr Bywater has a distinguished career in the resources industry, developing and
operating a total of 14 large-scale open pit mining operations. Before joining
Global Coal in January 2006, he was chief operating officer for Rio Tinto Coal
Australia. In this position Steve oversaw seven mining operations, producing 60
million tonnes of saleable coal a year.
He was previously general manager operations for Robe River Mining, a subsidiary
of North Limited which subsequently became a subsidiary of Rio Tinto in 2000.
He was also general manager, mine operations, for Hamersley Iron Limited and
general manager at Mount Isa Mines in both mining and metallurgical operations.
His position at Robe River Mining included management of both the port and rail
facilities.
Born in Britain and now an Australian, Steve has a B.Sc. in Engineering Geology
and Geotechnics from Portsmouth University and a M.Sc. in Rock Mechanics and
Excavation Engineering from Newcastle-upon-Tyne University. He is a Fellow of
both the AUSIMM (Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) and the AIM
(Australian Institute of Management).
Graham Taggart
Mr Taggart, an Australian, is a qualified Chartered Accountant with 25 years
experience in the resources industry with Rio Tinto. Prior to joining Global
Coal, Graham was chief financial officer and company secretary for Rio Tinto
Coal Australia, where he was responsible for a group producing some 60 million
tonnes per annum of thermal and coking coal. He was previously general manager
commercial and chief financial officer for PT Kaltim Prima Coal (producing some
20 million tonnes of thermal coal per annum), and before that he was director
finance for PT Kelian Equatorial Mining (producing some 500,000 oz of gold per
annum), both Indonesian based.
For more information contact:
Simon Farrell, Managing Director GVM +61 417 985 383 or +61 8 9322 6776
Leesa Peters / Jos Simson Conduit PR +44(0) 20 7429 6606
Olly Cairns / Romil Patel Corporate Synergy Plc +44(0) 20 7448 4400
www.gvm.com.au
Notes to editors
Steve and Graham are directors of Global Coal which holds an interest in
16,200,000 ordinary shares of the Company representing 17.32 per cent. of the
issued share capital of the Company.
Steve Bywater (55) is currently, or has been in the past five years, a director
of the following companies:
Current: Past:
Global Coal Management plc Blair Athol coal Pty Limited
Asia Energy Corporation Pty Ltd Mount Thorley Operations Pty Limited
Asia Energy Corporation (Bangladesh) Pty Ltd Warkworth Coal Sales Limited
Asia Energy (Bangladesh) Private Limited Warkworth Mining Limited
Asia Mining (Bangladesh) Private Limited Warkworth Pastoral Co Pty Limited
Asia Energy Holdings Pte Ltd Warkworth Tailings, Treatment Pty Limited
Bangladesh Telecommunications Limited
South African Coal Limited
Graham John Taggart (49) is currently, or has been in the past five years, a
director of the following companies:
Current: Past:
Global Coal Management plc Australian Coal Resources Limited
Asia Energy Corporation Pty Ltd Blair Athol Pty Limited
Asia Energy Corporation (Bangladesh) Pty Ltd CAN Bengalla Investments Pty Limited
Asia Energy (Bangladesh) Private Limited CAN Warkworth Australasia Pty Limited
Asia Mining (Bangladesh) Private Limited Clermont Coal Mines Limited
Asia Energy Holdings Pte Ltd CNA Bengalla Pty Limited
Bangladesh Telecommunications Limited CNA Investments (UK) Pty Limited
South African Coal Limited CNA Resource Holdings Pty Limited
CNA Resources Limited
CNA Staff Retirement Fund Pty Limited
CNA Sub Holdings Pty Limited
Coal & Alliance Finance Limited
Coal & Allied Operations Pty Limited
Coal & Allied Mining Services Pty Limited
Coal & Allied Sales Pty Limited
Coal & Allied Superannuation Pty Limited
Coal Marketing Services Pty Limited
Dolphin Property Pty Limited
Hail Creek Coal Pty Limited
Hail Creek Marketing Pty Limited
HC Developments Pty Limited
HC Expansion Pty Limited
Hexham Engineering Pty Limited
Howick Coal Sales Pty Limited
Hunter Valley Coal Pty Limited
Kalamah Pty Limited
Kembla Coal & Coke Pty Limited
Kestrol Coal Pty Limited
Kestrol Coal Sales Pty Limited
Lemington Coal Mines Pty Limited
Miller Pohang Coal Co Pty Limited
Millfield Coal Mining Co Pty Limited
Mount Thorley Coal Loading Limited
Mount Thorley Operations Pty Limited
Moura Coal Investments Pty Limited
Namoi Valley Coal Pty Limited
Northern (Rhondda) Collieries Pty Limited
Novacoal Australia Nominees Pty Limited
Novacoal Australia Pensions Pty Limited
Novacoal Australia Pty Limited
Oaklands Coal Pty Limited
Port Hunter Coal Management Pty Limited
Queensland Coal Pty Limited
Ravensworth Pastoral Company Pty Limited
Rio Tinto Coal (NSW) Pty Limited
Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Limited
Rio Tinto Energy Marketing Services Pty Limited
RW Miller (Holdings) Limited
The Energy Group Australia Pty Limited
Vale Engineering Pty Limited
Warkworth Coal Sales Limited
Warkworth Mining Limited
Warkworth Pastoral Co Pty Limited
Warkworth Tailings, Treatment Pty Limited
Western Main Collieries Pty Limited
Winchester South Development Company Proprietary
Limited
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