Directors & Management

Sir Sam Jonah is non-executive Chairman of Range Resources Limited, and non-executive President of Anglo Gold Ashanti Limited, a NYSE-listed company which is one of the world’s largest gold companies and the largest African-based gold producer. He was appointed to the position of chief executive officer of Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited in 1986 and oversaw its growth and listing as the first operating sub-Saharan African company on the NYSE. He became President of AngloGold Ashanti in May 2004, when AngloGold Limited acquired Ashanti. Sir Sam Jonah has been decorated with many awards and honours (including an honorary Doctor of Science) and, in 2003, was conferred with an Honorary Knighthood. In addition, he has received the prestigious Star of Ghana from the Ghanaian Government.

He is a member of numerous advisory committees including President Thabo Mbeki’s International Investment Advisory Council of South Africa, President Kufuor’s Ghana Investors’ Advisory Council, and the United Nations Secretary General’s Global Compact Advisory Council. He is currently a director on a number of public and private company boards including AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, Anglo American Platinum Corporation Ltd. (Amplats), Titanium Resources Group Ltd., and Standard Bank Group. He is also an advisor to four Presidents in Africa - President Kufuor of Ghana, President Obasanjo of Nigeria, President Mbeki of South Africa and President Hersi of Puntland.

Mr. Povey is a Mining Engineer with 28 years experience in the mining and explosives industry. Previous experience has been gained in Southern Africa, North America and Australia and has included senior management positions with Rio Tinto Ltd ICI Explosives and the Anglo American Group of Companies.

In addition, Mr Povey has a strong commercial and technical background in the explosives industry gained as a senior technical engineer the North American explosives company MSI International based in Salt Lake City and was the manager of the former ICI Explosives Group’s commercial and production operations in North-West Australia.

Mr Povey is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, an Associate of the Camborne School of Mines and holds a number of Certificates of Competency in the mining industry including an Unrestricted West Australian Mine Managers Certificate.

Mr. Povey has consulted widely to various exploration and mining companies and has held previous Board positions for several Australian public listed companies.

Mr Povey is currently a director of International Goldfields Limited.

Mr Landau is a corporate lawyer and corporate advisor having previously worked with Grange Consulting Group, Clayton Utz and as general counsel at Co-operative Bulk Handling.  Peter is responsible for providing general corporate, capital raising, transaction and strategic advice to numerous ASX listed and unlisted companies. Mr Landau has project managed a significant number of mining exploration and development transactions including capital raisings, M &A, joint ventures and financings. Mr Landau is a Director of a number of ASX listed companies with particular focus on mining, oil and gas exploration and development in Australia and Africa. Companies include NKWE Platinum Limited, View Resources Limited, Cape Lambert Iron Ore Limited and Continental Goldfields Limited.

Mr Bogor is an economist with post graduate qualifications in IT management with international experience in project management.  Liban has previously held various executive positions in IT and financial services with CIBC Bank, Scotia Bank and Qwest Communications. Liban is currently Senior Economic Advisor to the President of Puntland and was instrumental in finalising the deal between Consort Pvt Ltd and subsequently Range Resources and the State of Puntland.

Mr Edwards-Jones is currently Managing Director (and Co-founder) of Lloyd Edwards-Jones S.A.S, a finance boutique specialising in selling European equities to institutional clients and introducing resources companies to an extensive institutional client base in the UK, Europe and Asia/Middle East. Mr Edwards-Jones has previously held senior positions with Bank Julius Baer Paris, (European equities) and UK/Continental European equity sales at Credit Lyonnais Securities. In addition, Marcus has significant experience in world wide institutional capital raisings for large resource projects in Africa which will be of immense assistance to Range as it seeks to complete a major equity raising for the 100% acquisition of the Puntland rights and to undertake major exploration for both minerals and hydrocarbons in Puntland.