International Graphite Limited (ASX:IG6)

One of Australia’s leading metallurgists and an authority on graphite project development, Phil founded International Graphite in 2018 and continues to lead the company’s growth and development. An engineer with more than 40 years’ experience in diverse and challenging projects around the world, Phil’s extensive career has taken him from operational and technical roles at Broken Hill, Bougainville Copper, Queensland Nickel (QNI) and Gove Alumina, to senior executive and managerial positions in engineering and operating companies.

Phil is owner and Managing Director of Battery Limits, one of Australia’s leading graphite metallurgy and process engineering firms. The company has assisted many listed public companies to develop bankable feasibility studies for graphite mines and concentrators and generated significant downstream processing intellectual property and end use market knowledge.  Phil has a MBA from Hull University UK and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Primary Metallurgy from the University of SA. He is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Andrew has been a Director of International Graphite since 2019 and was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in January 2023. He has played a key role in the company’s establishment and is leading the business as it develops its mine-to-market capability, in Western Australia.

An experienced mining executive and ASX/TSX Director, Andrew’s career spans nearly 30 years in senior finance, corporate, project management and marketing roles in the Australian mining sector. He was formerly President, CEO and Corporate Secretary of Canadian company LeadFX Inc, which owns the Paroo Station Lead Mine in WA and the Bongara Zinc Mine in Peru.  He was also Chairman of ASX-listed Besra Gold Ltd until late 2022. 

Andrew has a Bachelor of Commerce, with a major in Finance and Marketing, is a qualified chartered company secretary and Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. His commodity experience includes exploration, development and operations in lead, zinc, nickel, cobalt, gold, iron ore, molybdenum, copper, and uranium.

David has played a key role in the technical development of International Graphite since the company’s inception. A metallurgist with 30 years experience in the mining industry, he brings to the company a mix of operational processing, process design, project, due diligence skills and management experience including mine operations experience with Barrick Gold.

David is Chief Executive Officer of Battery Limits and an acknowledged expert in graphite primary and downstream processing and has led several studies in graphite project development to definitive feasibility level. Previously, he worked with Moly Mines in a senior role where he managed the Spinifex Ridge molybdenum/copper and iron ore projects development. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy from Murdoch University and is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Matthew is a senior mineral industry executive and company director with 25 years’ experience in the mining, commodities, and automotive sectors.

He has held senior leadership roles in Australia, the USA and Asia, in both developed and emerging markets, from start-up companies through to MNC’s. He has served on the board of mining companies in Canada, Hong Kong and Australia, and is currently Managing Director of Comet Resources and a non-executive director of Azarga Uranium and Pursuit Minerals.

He has been a non-Executive Director of International Graphite since the company listed in April 2022.