Cliff Metals Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Roderick McIllree as Executive Chairman of the Company, effectively immediately. Over the last 20 years, Rod has both founded and held senior positions with international mining companies such as Medusa Mining (Co-O Gold mine, Philippines), Anvil Mining (Dikulushi Copper mine, Congo) Kingsrose Mining (Way Lingo Gold mine, Sumatra) as well as international exploration companies such as Greenland Minerals and Energy Ltd, Bluejay Mining Plc (Greenland), and Elemental Minerals (Africa). All these companies reached market capitalisations well in excess of AUD 100 million during his involvement, with three nearing market capitalisations of AUD 1 billion during their evolution. Mr. McIllree, 49, based in London UK, is a geology graduate from Curtin University with a Graduate Diploma in Mineral Economics from Kalgoorlie School of Mines. Previous to his management career, from 2000 to 2005 Mr. McIllree worked as a Mining Analyst at William Noall Ltd. and a stockbroker at Patersons Securities and Kirke Securities. He brings a deep understanding of global finance, M&A, project acquisition and management, international logistics as well as both precious and base metal production. In addition to the appointment of Rod as Executive Chairman, existing Director Ed Mead will transition to the role of Executive Director, Exploration and Business Development. Ed and Rod will work closely optimising the current portfolio, building a global development business of critical metals in low-risk jurisdictions, thereby enhancing shareholder wealth.
Mr. Edward Mead has been promoted to Executive Director, with a special focus on the Company's extensive exploration and business development programs.