Critica Limited (ASX:CRI)

Tim is an experienced ASX board director and previous senior investment banker who brings a proven track record in resource company equity raising, project finance, debt and M&A. During his 25-year executive career, he held several senior and executive roles in both Australia and internationally, including Country Head (Australia) of Barclays Bank and a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley (Australia). Tim is currently a Non-Executive Director of Deep Yellow Ltd (ASX:DYL), Serendis Pty Ltd, and the Wayside Chapel. He was previously a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for Onsite Rentals Group Pty Ltd and Little Wings. Tim has a master’s degree in economics and finance, and a bachelor’s degree in history and economics, from the University of New South Wales. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA). Tim was also a Commissioned Officer graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon and currently holds a commercial pilot’s license (MEA CIR, FIR G2) and actively flies as a volunteer pilot for the community service aeromedical charity Angel Flight.

Philippa is a mineral industry executive with over 20 years of experience in advancing domestic and international projects along the value chain. She has served as an executive director and advisor to ASX-listed companies engaged in capital raising, exploration, development and project evaluation. Philippa has a track record of negotiating value accretive project acquisitions and effectively communicating an organisation’s competitive advantages to raise its profile. In addition to her advisory work, Philippa previously served in ASX-listed companies as CEO of Comet Resources, Executive Director of Geopacific Resources and Non-Executive Director of Kula Gold, and Ensurance Ltd. She is a non-executive director of Harena Resources, a private Australian company focused on developing a large Ionic Clay Rare Earths Project in Madagascar. Philippa holds bachelor degrees in Commerce (Financial Management) and Art (Jewellery and Gemmology). She is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Nick is a mining engineer with 40 years’ experience in the mining industry, spanning various commodities and operations in Australia and in multiple jurisdictions overseas, including Africa, South-East Asia, Mongolia and Saudi Arabia to state a few. Nick has held senior executive roles with extensive operational experience in both the public and private sectors of the mineral resources industry. More notable roles, include Director of Operations at Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, Chief Operating Officer at MacMahon Contracting, Director of Operations at Barrick Gold and CEO of GBF Underground Mining Company. More current is Nick’s career as a professional Non-Executive Director, for ASX 50, ASX 100 and ASX 300 listed companies. The current company portfolio includes established operations and grassroots developments for Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Gold and Lithium. Nick is a Non-Executive Director of Pilbara Minerals Limited and Northern Star Resources, and Non-Executive Chair of Panoramic Resources.

Jamie has over 18 years’ experience in corporate, financial, governance, audit and company secretarial roles. Jamie has held a number of senior financial positions including CFO and Company Secretary for a number of ASX listed and private companies and specialises in Financial Management, ASX and ASIC compliance and Corporate Governance of mineral and resource-focused public companies. He is also Company Secretary for Blackstone Minerals Limited and Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary of Codrus Minerals Limited.

Dr Stuart Owen is a Geologist with over 25 years of experience in mineral exploration. He has been instrumental in the discovery and development of multiple projects across four continents. Stuart’s technical leadership has seen the discovery of high-grade gold deposits in Australia, such as the Paulsens Deposit, as well as multi-million-ounce gold discoveries in Africa during his time as exploration manager for Adamus Resources. More recently Dr Owen has led the team defining a large nickel sulphide discovery in Vietnam and has been the driver behind in the greenfields discovery of Venture’s Jupiter Project. Dr Owen received a PhD in Geology from the University of Otago and possesses a depth of experience in both exploration and development, across precious and base metals, as well as a broad range of other commodities including uranium, iron ore and rare earths.

Natalee is a Geologist and Geometallurgist with over 15 years of experience in mineral exploration and geometallurgy. Her PhD was completed in 2012 as part of the AMIRA P843 project focusing on improving and predicting metallurgical performance through mineralogy and textural relationships. Natalee was most recently with Northern Star for seven years as a Senior Exploration Geologist for their Carbine project in Kalgoorlie, developing and delivering resources for the Paradigm, Phantom, Anthill and Carbine deposits prior to the sale of the project. Before that, Natalee worked as an Exploration Geologist and Geometallurgist for Independence Group at the Jaguar project where she was part of the discovery team of the Triumph VHMS deposit. Natalee has been with Venture Minerals since March as a Senior Exploration Geologist.

Dr. Thi Thu Hien Dinh is a Senior Metallurgist with over 20 years of experience in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy research and project management. She earned her PhD in Metallurgy from Albert-Ludwig University Freiburg in Germany in 2015 and has expertise across a range of commodities, including iron, copper, lithium, rare earths and gold. Before joining Venture Minerals in June 2024, Dr. Dinh led the Mined and Processed Materials team at VinFast and worked as a Senior Metallurgist at Vietnam’s largest nickel mine. She has also held key research roles at leading geological and metallurgical institutes in Vietnam.