KGL Resources Ltd (ASX:KGL) has enhanced the skillset of its board through the appointment of experienced resources industry executive Jeff Gerard as an independent non-executive director.
Gerard has more than 40 years of experience in the resources industry, domestically and abroad, in various technical, operational, commercial and executive management roles.
His appointment will take effect from June 1, 2022, and he will assume roles on the company’s Audit and Risk and Remuneration committees.
Extensive experience
In announcing the appointment, KGL chairman Peter Hay said that he could not think of a person with a more appropriate skill set to join KGL’s existing board members than Jeff.
“His extensive experience will assist the board and management in finalising the feasibility study and taking the Jervois project through to production.”
Previous work
An extensive and wide-ranging career, some of the work Gerard has undertaken includes:
- Chief operating officer for Xstrata Coal South Africa;
- Co-ordination of Xstrata’s greenfield and brownfield project developments, managing the feasibility studies, approvals and construction of more than 30 million tonnes per annum capacity, delivering a broad range of projects safely, on time and within budget;
- Team leader for the $1 billion acquisition of Rio Tinto’s Clermont mine;
- Operational integrity and performance reviews for MacArthur River Zinc (Australia), Katanga and Mutanda Copper Assets (DRC) and Kazzinc (Kazakhstan); and
- Development of the Glencore performance improvement process and lead the reviews of the coal assets that delivered in excess of $600 million of benefits over the three-year program and at completion, more than $350 million of annual recurring benefits.
Gerard retired from Glencore in 2020 and established a management/consulting business providing services to domestic and international companies in the areas of business strategy, technical evaluations, funding, investment and divestments.
He also currently serves on the board of Atrum Coal Limited and Australia Future Energy, a private renewable energy/ammonia company.