Northern Minerals Ltd (ASX:NTU), a heavy rare earths producer, has enhanced its Board of Directors by appointing Adam Handley as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
Handley is the current national vice president & director of the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) and immediate past president of ACBC (Western Australia).
ACBC is the peak Australia-China bilateral, not for profit, trade and investment association in Australia.
Handley is also a Partner and China Markets Leader for MinterEllison, the largest law firm in Australia and widely regarded as one of the leading legal advisors to Chinese enterprises investing in Australia.
Wealth of experience
The new director specialises in advising North Asian investors and their Australian counterparts to build successful business relationships across a range of sectors including Energy & Resources, Mining and Project Development and others.
He brings a wealth of experience in acquisition and development of major projects in Western Australia, including in relation to negotiation of project development, joint venture and offtake arrangements.
Handley is also a member of the Murdoch University Vice Chancellor's Advisory Board and a board member of the World Services Group. He was previously an advisory board member of Chinese private equity mining fund, AMF1.