Management Team
Mr. Maki Petkovski
Chief Executive Officer – B.App. Sc. (Geology)
Mr. Maki Petkovski is an Australian geologist and senior executive in the resource industry with extensive experience across the Australasian and Middle East North African (MENA) regions. Beginning his career in the gold sector with Central Norseman Gold Corporation in Western Australia, he has since developed a strong technical background as both a geologist and a geophysicist. His notable career spans over 35 years in the international upstream resources industry, where he has held various managerial and senior technical roles with companies such as BP, Ampolex Ltd, Oil Search Ltd, Petsec Energy Ltd, Nex Metals Explorations Ltd, and Petko Resources Pty Ltd.
Mr. Stephen Pearce
Chief Financial Officer – B. Law and B. Ec. (Hon)
Mr. Stephen Pearce has a law degree from the University of British Columbia and an honours degree in economics from York University with an emphasis on corporate finance. He focuses on corporate and securities work. Mr. Pearce has served as a director and officer of over 20 resource related public and private companies and has been involved with several underground mining operations including brief periods acting as Mine Manager. Mr. Pearce is active in his community and serves as President of Western Regional Advocacy Group Society, a non-profit organization which works in partnership with Sleep Country.
Mr. Jon Cole
Chief Geologist – B.Sc. Hons. Geology
Mr. Jon Cole is a British resources industry technical expert with over 40 years experience in the industry. Starting his career with the Les Mines Selbaie Copper/Gold Mine with BP Minerals in Canada. Followed by various projects globally, including the discovery, delineation and early development phases of resource projects. Jon has worked on various projects throughout the Middle East and North African (MENA) Region, Australasia, United Kingdom, PNG and South America. He has held various managerial and senior technical & commercial roles with companies such as BP, Ampolex Ltd and Oil Search Ltd.
Mr. Medhat Elassy
Engineering Manager – B. Min. Engineering
Mr. Medhat Elassy is an experienced mining engineer having spent his career working for a number of mining operators throughout Egypt. His most recent experience was as a mining engineer at the Eqat and Sukari Gold Mines. He has extensive experience in all aspects of evaluation, planning and operation of a gold mine in Egypt. He has a strong knowledge of mining engineering principles, including mine design, rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering. His ability to lead and motivate a team, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and present technical information clearly is an asset to the company.
Mr. Dean Graves
Operations Manager – B.Sc. Hons. MSc Pet. Engineering
Mr. Dean Graves is a senior Australian resource industry geologist and engineer having over 25 years’ professional experience. His career has encompassed projects in Australia and Papua New Guinea for Ampolex, Mobil and Santos with key operating experience gained with Burlington Resources in the UK & Algeria followed by 10 years with Oil Search Limited working Egypt, Yemen and PNG. He has additionally worked at remote operations hubs focusing on Performance and Innovation and on minerals and coal exploration and production projects in outback Australia.