Directors

Kim Robinson - Chairman

BSc (Geology)

Mr Kim Robinson is the Non-Executive Chairman of Apex Minerals. He is a founding Director and is also currently Executive Chairman of Kagara Zinc Limited. He graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1973 with a degree in Geology and has 29 years experience in the minerals exploration and mining industries.

In addition to the successful development of Kagara Zinc's Mt Garnet operations, Kim has been involved in a number of successful mine developments in Western Australia including the Bounty Gold Mine, the Mt McClure Gold Mine, the Cosmos Nickel Mine and the discovery of the Emily Ann and Maggie Hays Nickel deposits.

Mark Ashley - CEO and Managing Director

FCMA

Mark Ashley is the Managing Director 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. Mark is a Member of Council at the Curtin University of Technology and is a member of the university's Finance Committee. He has also served as Chairman of the Major Gifts Committee for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and is currently one of its Non-Executive Directors. He has also acted as Director of the Australian Gold Council.

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

Dr Mark Bennett - Exploration Director

BSc PhD MAusIMM FGS

Dr Mark Bennett is a geologist with over 21 years' experience, predominantly in gold, nickel and base metal exploration and mining. He holds a BSc in Mining Geology from the University of Leicester and a PhD from the University of Leeds and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and an elected Fellow of the Geological Society of London.

Mark has worked in Europe, West Africa, and Australia during his career spent predominantly working for WMC Resources and LionOre Mining International's Australian operations. His previous positions include Exploration Manager and Chief Geologist, including periods at WMC's Kambalda Nickel Operations, Gold Fields' St.Ives Gold Mines, Forrestania Gold's Bounty Gold Mine, and WMC's Melbourne Head Office.

In 2002, Mark received the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) Prospector of the Year Award in recognition of his contribution to the discovery of the Thunderbox Gold Mine and the Waterloo nickel deposit.

Glenn Jardine - Director Operations

BEng FAusIMM

Mr Glenn Jardine has over 20 years experience in the mining industry and was most recently succeeded Mark Ashley as Managing Director of LionOre Mining International's Australian operations, where he also held roles including Chief Operating Officer and prior to that, General Manager, New Business and Project Manager. During his time with LionOre Australia, Mr Jardine oversaw the successful development of the Emily Ann, Maggie Hays and Waterloo nickel mines, leading teams whose work was subsequently recognised by the achievement of two separate major environmental awards.

Glenn graduated with a BE Mining from the University of Queensland in 1984 and is a member of the Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Aus IMM.

Stephen Lowe - Non-Executive Director

B Bus (ECU), Grad Dip Adv Tax (UNSW), MTax (UNSW), FTIA, MAICD

Mr Stephen Lowe is a taxation specialist with over 15 years experience consulting to a wide range of corporate and private clients on a broad range of taxation issues including mining and international matters, GST and CGT. He is a director of the Perth based specialist taxation firm MKT - Taxation Advisors and has been a director of several other public unlisted companies. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Business, Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced Taxation and a Master of Taxation from the University of New South Wales. Steve is a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Graham Anderson - Company Secretary

B.Bus, CA

Mr Graham Anderson has a Bachelor of Business Degree and is a Chartered Accountant with experience in mining and exploration companies. Graham runs his own accounting practice in West Perth providing clients with tax, accounting, audit and financial planning services.