Antony Goldfinch
Chairman
Antony Goldfinch was appointed as a director and chairman of the Board on 21 November 2007. He graduated with a LL.B degree from University of Auckland and a LL.M degree from University of Western Australia.
He is a lawyer by profession and has had many years experience in litigation matters and experience in most areas of commercial and business disputes. He has practiced in mining law in Western Australia (both litigious and non-litigious). He now practices primarily in the commercial area.
Dato’ A. Ramiah
Deputy Chairman
Dato’ Ramiah was appointed as a director of the Board on 21 November 2007. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
He is a lawyer by profession. He obtained his first degree in Applied Science from Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia in 1985, proceeded to do a business course in the same university and obtained a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration in 1998. He then obtained a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from University of East London in the United Kingdom in 1992 and another bachelor’s degree in law from Bond University in Queensland. Studying part-time while practising law he completed the Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of Southern Queensland.
Garry Hodges
Executive Director
Garry Hodges was appointed as a director of the Board on 17 December 2007.
Garry Hodges completed a five year Mechanical Apprenticeship with Rotorua Engineering in New Zealand gaining a Grade A Mechanical Certificate in heavy Diesel Equipment. Later he graduated with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Seddon Memorial Technical College New Zealand.
Garry Hodges has held senior management positions associated with the mining, construction and infrastructure in Australia, Africa, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia over a thirty year period. Twenty of those years were on Indonesian projects throughout the archipelago. They include Billiton Minerals Gold mining project Sumatra, Pt Inco Nickel South Sulawesi, Arco Atlantic Richfield JV PT Petrosea Pagerungan Island Gas project East Java and the Government owned PT Krakatau Steel facility West Java.
He received the Pengusaha Terladan award (Businessman of the year award) from the Governor of Bengkulu for his work with the local communities associated with the mining industry in the remote Barison Mountain region of the province of Bengkulu Sumatra.
He is an Associate Fellow of the Australia Institute of Management AFAIM. In Surabaya he held the position of Secretary General for the IABC the Indonesian Australian Business Council to promote trade relations between Surabaya and its sister city Perth.
Mohammad As’ad
Non Executive Director
Mohammad As’ad was appointed as a director of the Board on 5 February 2008.
Mr As’ad is an engineer by profession. He obtained his degree in Chemical Engineer from Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia in 1983. He has over 15 years in product development and over 20 years in chemical industry. He was also involved in planning and evaluated oil wells production around Indonesia. Presently he is also a director of Drilchem Pty Ltd which provides technical support to oil companies and markets drilling equipment fluid additives.
