LOTUS RESOURCES LIMITED - Key Persons


Amy Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
  • ESG Manager
Ms Sullivan has almost 20 years' experience in the mining industry across Australia, holding executive roles in approvals, environment, community and government relations. Whilst working with VHM Limited, Amy led the Approvals and Growth Team for the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project and played a key role in establishing relationships with government, local councils, and the community, as well as managing the State and Commonwealth approvals strategy, including obtaining Major Project Status. More recently, she has practiced as a Sustainability and ESG Consultant working with companies to implement ESG and sustainability strategies. Ms Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Environmental Management with Honours from the University of Notre Dame.

Catherine Anderson - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
Catherine Anderson (B Juris (Hons), LLB (UWA)) is a legal practitioner admitted in Western Australia and Victoria with over 30 years' experience in both high-level private practice and in-house roles, particularly in the area of capital raisings, corporate acquisitions, structuring and regulatory compliance. Catherine has advised on all aspects of corporate and commercial law and brings extensive experience over a range of industries, in particular the mining and IT/cyber security sectors. Catherine is an experienced company secretary for both listed and unlisted public companies, and has served as a director of an ASX listed junior explorer. She has provided consultancy services to entities wishing to proceed to IPO and ASX listing, and has twice been nominated for the Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award.

Copper Strike

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director of ASX Listed Company

Dixie Marshall

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
  • Deputy Chair of the WA Football Commission
Ms Marshall has 40 years' experience in strategic communications - including crisis communications, editorial media, advertising, marketing and government communications. Currently the Chief Growth Officer of Marketforce, WA's oldest advertising agency, Ms Marshall previously worked as the Western Australian Government Director of Strategic Communications, as well as for the Nine Network as a senior news anchor. Ms Marshall is the Deputy Chair of the WA Football Commission and a Commissioner of The Australian Sports Commission, and is also a Director of ASX listed Frontier Energy Limited.

Dr Grain Malunga

Job Titles:
  • Country Manager
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
Dr Malunga's has extensive experience in mineral resource development/evaluation, strategic environmental management, investment analysis and government business. Grain served as a Member of Parliament for Chikwawa North Constituency between May 2009 and May 2014 and as Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment in Malawi from June 2009 to August 2011. He was Principal Secretary for Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development, from August 2005 to January 2007, after serving as Secretary for Industry Science and Technology from August 2004 to August 2005. He is a member of several professional bodies including; a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Member of the National Geographic Society, United States and is a founding member of Geological Society of Malawi where he served as Secretary General from 1999 to 2001 and Vice President from 2001 to 2003. In the cabinet, he served as chairperson for Cabinet Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Environment and a member of Cabinet Committees on "Economy and Public Sector Reforms", "Local Government and Rural Transformation" and "Agriculture and Food Security". In the Parliament, he served as Chairperson for Commerce, Industry and Tourism and member of parliamentary committees on "Transport and Public Works" and "Defence and Security". Grain has written two books entitled "Earth Science and Human Geography for Malawi" in 2013 and "An Analysis of Mineral Resources of Malawi" in 2014.

Dr. Robert Rich

Job Titles:
  • Sales and Marketing Executive
Robert is based in the United States and has over 30 years' experience working as a Nuclear Fuel Consultant. During this time, he has advised a number of major US utilities in the procurement of nuclear fuels and worked with a wide range of producers in securing offtake agreements. During his career, Robert has overseen the sale of over 60Mlbs of uranium from producers and been responsible for the purchase of over US$100M annually of U3O8, conversion and enrichment for utiltities. Robert received his PhD and Masters in Geology from Harvard University before becoming a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for the US Department of Energy (previously ERDA) also at Harvard University.

Grant Davey

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Mr Davey is an entrepreneur with 30 years of senior management and operational experience in the development, construction and operation of global Mining & Energy projects. He is the Chairman of Frontier Energy Limited (ASX: FHE), Director of Lotus Resources Limited (ASX: LOT) and Cradle Resources Limited (ASX: CXX) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

John Mwenelupembe

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
  • Technical Supervisor
John Mwenelupembe is a Geologist with over 25 years of experience in exploration and geo-environment work. John has been involved in the design and execution of numerous uranium exploration programs at the Kayelekera Mine since 2004. He played a key role in the exploration and feasibility studies carried out by Paladin for Kayelekera and continued this work to later include extensions of the existing ore body. John has also worked on Greenfield uranium and rare earth elements exploration projects in North Malawi. He was previously he was involved in gold, coal and industrial minerals exploration across Malawi.

Kobie Cilliers

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
  • Commercial & Project Administrator
Kobie is an management account and experienced commercial and administration professional with 38 years of experience in the mining and metals industry. He has worked for various mining companies in South Africa and was one of the first permanent employees of Paladin (Africa) Ltd back in 2008. Kobie has been vital in ensuring Lotus Resources maintains the necessary commercial contacts in country to support the current initiatives.

Mark Hanlon

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Mr Hanlon has over 25 years of experience in the resources and resource services sector, as well as in commercial and merchant banking. He has a broad background of senior executive experience across a wide range of industries including mining and mining services. Mr Hanlon is currently a Non-Executive Director with ASX listed company Red River Resources Limited where he also chairs the audit and risk committee. He is also Non-Executive Chair of ASX listed company, Copper Strike Limited.

Martin Stulpner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
  • Corporate Development Manager
  • Director at Macquarie
Martin Stulpner, CFA, MAICD has over 20 years' experience in the mining and financial services industries, including in corporate development, M&A, strategic planning, and equity research (sell side). Martin's previous senior leadership positions include GM at Aquila Resources, where Martin had accountability for Aquila's stake in the West Pilbara Iron Ore Project (now under construction as the $3bn Onslow Iron Project), and for Aquila's South African business. As Director at Macquarie, Martin provided equity research of Western Australian metals and mining companies to institutional investors in Australia and globally. At Anglo American Ferrous Metals (FTSE 100), as VP of Strategy, Martin developed and led a global strategic planning team to facilitate informed strategic decision making by the Executive.

Michael Ball - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
Michael is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia with over 20 years experience in finance roles, including the last 10 years as Chief Financial Officer for ASX listed resource companies. He brings significant operational experience, including project development through construction and into production, in addition to significant capital markets experience, being involved in leading and managing several project financings. He also has considerable expertise in feasibility study preparation, operational optimisation, commodity and currency risk management and contract tendering.

Michael Bowen - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Chairman
  • Partner of the National Law
Mr Bowen is a partner of the national law firm Thomson Geer. He practices primarily corporate, commercial and securities law with over 40 years of experience and emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, capital raisings and resources. Mr Bowen holds a Bachelor of Laws, Jurisprudence and Commerce from the University of Western Australia. He has been admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia since 1979 and is also admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Australia. He is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the Australian Society of Accountants. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Emerald Resources NL (ASX:EMR) and Non-Executive Director Genesis Minerals limited (ASX.GMD).

Mr. Keith Bowes - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
  • Process Engineer
  • Mining Executive
Mr Bowes is a process engineer with 28 years' experience in metallurgy, mining operations and project development. He worked in Africa, South America and Australia for some of the world's major mining houses Mr. Keith Bowes is a highly regarded mining executive with over 20 years of experience working on project development and operations in Africa, South America and Australia across a range of commodities and processes. Keith project managed the Boss Resources' redevelopment program for the Honeymoon Uranium Mine including all study phases and commercial trials of the new processing technology. As part of the study he led the development in the application of two new technologies that have redefined the Honeymoon opportunity (leach chemistry and IX resins).

Ronarld Kapira

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Security Manager
Ronarld Kapira is a highly regarded Corporate Security Manager with over 19 years of professional experience. He previously worked for G4S in Malawi in various security supervisory and managerial positions. Over the past 11 years Ronarld has been instrumental in the establishment of a formidable and skilled security guard force at Kayelekera Mine that is successfully utilising various technologically advanced surveillance security systems. He has developed policies and procedures which were crucial in eradicating pilferage, theft and related crimes at site.

Theo Keyter

Job Titles:
  • General Manager
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT Team
Theo Keyter is a highly experienced Mine General Manager with 39 years of experience working on operations in South Africa, Sierra Leone, Malawi and Saudi Arabia across a range of commodities. Theo worked as the Project Manager on The Mponeng Deepening Project in South Africa, which is currently the deepest mining operation in the world. Theo has been the driver behind out recent cost improvement initiatives and has developed good working relations with government and other stakeholders.