Senior Management

Mark Ashley - CEO and Managing Director

FCMA

Mark Ashley is the Managing Director  and CEO of Apex Minerals NL. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has over 20 years experience in the resources industry.

In 1992, Mark joined Forrestania Gold – which was subsequently acquired by LionOre in 1994 and was with the company through its emergence as a growing international nickel producer up until 31st March, 2006. Mark who was a main board Director and CEO of its Australian operations, left LionOre at that time to run Apex Minerals.

Mark was the founding CEO of Kagara Limited (as a public listed company) and is currently one of its Non-Executive Directors. Mark is also a Non-Executive Director of Metallica Minerals Limited, an ASX listed company.  He is a Non-Executive Director of the Royal Flying Doctor (WA) and had previously served as its Chairman of the Major Gifts Committee.

Mark has international resource experience having worked in South America, Africa, the United Kingdom, Turkey, China and now Australia.

Allan King - Chief Operating Officer

Allan is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Apex Minerals NL and is currently based at Wiluna operations where he is also the mine’s General Manager. He is a Member of the Aus IMM and has over 30 years experience in the mining industry.  His experience has covered a wide range of commodities, including gold, nickel, copper and coal, both underground and open pit and from small, labour intensive mines through to managing the mining operations at KCGM (The Super Pit and Mt. Charlotte).  Allan has also had exposure internationally, with postings to various locations in Africa and China plus technical visits to North America. Prior to joining Apex, Allan was General Manager Operations for Resolute.