TIETTO - Key Persons

Francis Harper - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non - Executive Chairman

Fred Yao Nkanza

Job Titles:
  • COUNTRY MANAGER
  • Chartered Accountant, Economist and Project Developer
  • Founder of B & F Minerals Which Is Currently a Subsidiary of Tietto Minerals
Mr. Dapaah is a Mining Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the mining industry. He has worked in both mining operational and consultancy roles in Australia, Ghana and Burkina Faso. He worked as a consultant with AMC Consulting on a wide range of open pit projects in various countries. His expertise lies in mine planning and operations management, and he has deep knowledge in strategic planning and unlocking value in mining projects. Hesbon has more than 15 years' experience in mining construction and operations. He started his career in East Africa on construction projects in Kenya and Tanzania before moving to West Africa with Lycopodium working on the Bissa Gold Project for Nordgold and the Agbou project for Endeavour. He then moved to Nordgold for the Bouly Project and most recently was Commercial Manager at West African Resources' Sanbrado project.

Hanjing Xu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non - Executive Director
Mr Harper is chairman of Tietto. He has been a director of Blackwood Capital since 2002 and prior to that spent 15 years with NM Rothschild in the US, UK and Australia in M&A and resources finance. Blackwood Capital has raised over $1 billion for small caps since inception. Mr Harper (through Blackwood Capital) financed West African Resources (ASX: WAF) and was chairman from 2009 to 2015. Mr Wilcox is highly experienced in the gold mining industry in West Africa, overseeing construction of West African's (ASX: WAF) 300,000ozpa Sanbrado Gold Mine, completed in March 2020, ahead of schedule and under budget and having spent eight years working for Nord Gold, which operates nine gold mines globally, including three in Burkina Faso and one in Guinea. He was Project Director for the construction of Nord Gold's 4Mtpa Bissa Gold Project and 8Mtpa Bouly Gold Project, both in Burkina Faso, General Manager of the 6Mtpa LEFA Gold Project in Guinea, and Project Director for construction of the 12Mtpa Gross Gold Project in Siberia, Russia. Mr Xu has enjoyed a successful career in the natural resources industry over the last 25 years. Mr Xu led China and CNNC in its launch into the international resource industry with a number of first breakthroughs in Chinese mining industry, including first trade investment in alumina of Alcoa, first international project finance for mining in China and first international company mining in China. He was a keynote speaker at the opening session of PDAC 2010 in Canada. He is now actively involved in research on Chinese mining reform and regarded as a leading authority in this area.

Kwabena Dapaah

Job Titles:
  • Mining Engineer
  • TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER
Mr. Dapaah is a Mining Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the mining industry. He has worked in both mining operational and consultancy roles in Australia, Ghana and Burkina Faso. He worked as a consultant with AMC Consulting on a wide range of open pit projects in various countries. His expertise lies in mine planning and operations management, and he has deep knowledge in strategic planning and unlocking value in mining projects. Hesbon has more than 15 years' experience in mining construction and operations. He started his career in East Africa on construction projects in Kenya and Tanzania before moving to West Africa with Lycopodium working on the Bissa Gold Project for Nordgold and the Agbou project for Endeavour. He then moved to Nordgold for the Bouly Project and most recently was Commercial Manager at West African Resources' Sanbrado project.

Matthew Foy - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
Matthew is a professional company secretary and is a Fellow and active member of Governance Institute Australia (GIA). Mr. Foy was previously a senior adviser at the ASX and has 15 years' experience in facilitating the listing and compliance of companies on the ASX.

Matthew Wilcox - CEO, Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Management Team

Mr Adjetey Sowah

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Non - Executive Director
  • Vice President and Manager Director
Mr Adjetey Sowah is a chartered accountant and has more than 30 years' experience primarily in the mining industry. He has in-depth knowledge and experience in both surface and underground mining, metallurgical processes, and geology.

Nana Addo Owusu-Ansah

Job Titles:
  • GENERAL MANAGER
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Mining Engineer
Mr Wilcox is highly experienced in the gold mining industry in West Africa, overseeing construction of West African's (ASX: WAF) 300,000ozpa Sanbrado Gold Mine, completed in March 2020, ahead of schedule and under budget and having spent eight years working for Nord Gold, which operates nine gold mines globally, including three in Burkina Faso and one in Guinea. He was Project Director for the construction of Nord Gold's 4Mtpa Bissa Gold Project and 8Mtpa Bouly Gold Project, both in Burkina Faso, General Manager of the 6Mtpa LEFA Gold Project in Guinea, and Project Director for construction of the 12Mtpa Gross Gold Project in Siberia, Russia. Ms. Xu has been managing and controlling Tietto's corporate accounting and related compliance since joining the group in May 2021. She has been working on Tietto's day to day accounting functions as well as strategic financial planning. Ms. Xu brings critical expertise in international taxation to Tietto, which will be valuable as the company works to deliver capital returns and dividends as soon practicable following commencement of gold production at Abujar in 2022. Mr Owusu-Ansah is an accomplished Mining Engineer and Management professional with extensive experience in mine planning and mining operations. He has over 15 years of experience in technical, operational and management roles within the West African mining industry, having worked previously in Ghana, Guinea and Burkina Faso. He has proven ability to drive strategy, while also building highly technical and focused teams. Prior to joining Tietto, he was the General Manager of Nordgold's Bissa-Bouly Operations, a 12 Mtpa, multi-mine and multi plant CIL + Heap leach operation.

Paul Kitto

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director

Sabina Shugg

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
  • Mining Executive
Paul has more than thirty years experience within the mining industry serving on a number of Board of Directors and holding senior management positions in various countries around the world predominantly in Australasia and Africa. Paul has been Exploration Manager, West Africa for Newcrest Mining Ltd since 2015, and prior to that was CEO of Ampella Mining Ltd from 2008 until 2014 when Ampella was acquired by Centamin PLC. Paul led Ampella in discovering and growing the 3.25 million oz Konkera resource at the Batie West Project in Burkina Faso. Sabina is a Mining Executive with extensive experience in senior roles within some of the largest resource and consulting organisations in Australia. Her experience includes delivering technical mining projects from conceptual design to project handover as well as operations management experience at senior site level covering both underground and open pit environments. Sabina was named a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2015 for significant service to the mining industry through executive roles in the resources sector, and as a role model and mentor to women. Sabina currently serves on Mining and Petroleum Advisory Committee (MAPAC) for DMIRS and the Industry Expert Panel for the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Mining Industry Landmark Study.

Ting Xu - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
  • Member of the Management Team