Board of Directors

Craig Leslie Readhead

B.Juris., LL.B.
Appointed 3 September 2001
Position: Chairman (Non-Executive)

Craig Readhead is a Lawyer with over 30 years legal and corporate advisory experience with specialisation in the resources sector, including the implementation of large scale mining projects both in Australia and overseas. Mr Readhead is a former president of the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association and is the Managing Partner of specialist mining and corporate law firm Allion Legal.

Jonathan Nicolas Shellabear

BSc (Hons), MBA
Appointed 1 August 2011
Position: Managing Director and CEO

Jonathan Shellabear is a senior executive with extensive experience in the Australian and international mining industries having held senior corporate and investment banking roles with NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Limited and Deutsche Bank. Most recently he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Mining Limited, a position he held until February 2011 following the completion of the agreed takeover of Dominion by Kingsgate Consolidated Limited.

Ian James Buchhorn

BSc (Hons), Dip Geosci (Min Econ), MAusIMM
Appointed 17 February 1995
Position: Director (Executive)

Ian Buchhorn is a Mineral Economist and Geologist with over 30 years experience. Prior to listing Heron in 1996 as founding Managing Director, Mr Buchhorn worked with Anglo American Corporation in southern Africa, and Comalco, Shell/Billiton and Elders Resources in Australia, as well as setting up and managing Australia's first specialist mining grade control consultancy. Mr Buchhorn has worked on feasibility studies, bauxite and industrial mineral mining and exploration, gold and base metal project generation, and in corporate evaluations. For the last 20 years Mr Buchhorn has acquired and developed mining projects throughout the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia and operated as a Registered Mine Manager.

Stephen Bruce Dennis

BCom, BLLB, GDipAppFin(Finsia), CFTP
Appointed 6 December 2006
Position: Director (Non-Executive)

Stephen Dennis has been actively involved in the mining industry for over 25 years. He spent 14 years in senior management roles at MIM Holdings Limited, was Group General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Minara Resources Limited until late 2005 and was Regional Director of the minerals transportation and logistics business of Brambles Australia Limited in Western Australia until late 2006. Mr Dennis is currently the CEO and Managing Director of CBH Resources Limited, a Sydney based resources company.

Kenneth John Hellsten

BSc (Hons), FAusIMM
Appointed 19 December 2006
Position: Director (Non-Executive)

Kenneth Hellsten is a Geologist who has worked continuously in the resources industry for over 25 years. He has been employed in senior executive roles ranging from exploration to development and operations in both large and small organisations. During the past 15 years Mr Hellsten has led teams responsible for the completion of feasibility studies, project development of Cawse and Ravensthorpe HPAL nickel laterite projects. Mr Hellsten went on to commission and ramp-up the Cawse Nickel Operation which achieved design autoclave throughput within 21 months, the best performance of the WA HPAL projects. He held senior executive roles with BHP Billiton, Centaur Mining and Billiton Australia, including President of the Ravensthorpe Nickel Project.

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Bryan Horan

FCCA
Appointed February 2008
Company Secretary and Financial Controller

Bryan Horan's career includes 10 years working in various accounting positions in London in industries such as media, warehousing and distribution and pharmaceutical. Since living in Perth Mr Horan has also held accounting positions with Australian Mines Ltd and Perilya Ltd. Mr Horan joined the Company in March 2007 as management accountant and assumed the role of Company Secretary in November 2010.