KSN Board
Our Board of Directors
The Board of Directors provides strategic leadership and oversight, guiding the Company’s long‑term vision, performance and corporate governance.
Mr Mick Wilkes
Chairman
Mr Wilkes is a mining engineer with over 35 years of broad international experience with a strong emphasis on operations management and new mine development, predominantly in precious and base metals across Asia and Australia. In the past 20 years he has been responsible for the successful greenfield development of four major gold and copper mines, each creating substantial value for shareholders, local communities and Governments with aggregate annual production of over 600koz of gold and 200kt of copper.
Most recently Mr Wilkes was the President and CEO of Canadian and Australian listed OceanaGold Corporation. He was recently a member of the Board Administration Committee for the World Gold Council and is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering from the University of Queensland and an MBA from Deakin University.
Mr Anthony Wehby
Non-Executive Director
Mr Wehby is a highly experienced board member and chairman. He is a Director of Ensurance Ltd (ASX:ENA) and Chairman of Variscan Mines Limited (ASX:VAR). He was previously Chairman of Tellus Resources Limited and Chairman of Aurelia Metals Limited. Since 2001, Mr Wehby has maintained a financial consulting practice, focusing on strategic advice to companies including investments, divestments and capital raisings. Prior to 2001, Mr Wehby was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (Coopers & Lybrand) for 19 years. Mr Wehby is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Stuart Rechner
Non-Executive Director
Mr Rechner is an experienced company director and geologist with a proven track record in project generation, acquisition, exploration, funding and development in Australia and overseas. Mr Rechner holds degrees in both geology and law and is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. For over ten years Mr Rechner was an Australian diplomat with postings to Beijing and Jakarta. Mr Rechner has been a Director of Strategic Energy Limited (ASX:SER) since 12 September 2014.
Mr Andrew Corbett
Managing Director
Mr Corbett is Managing Director and CEO of the Company. Mr Corbett is a highly experienced mining engineer, having operated in the mining industry for over 25 years. Mr Corbett has senior corporate, operational and mine management experience combined with an in-depth understanding of global equity markets, business development and corporate strategy within the mining sector.
His prior roles include General Manager at Orica Mining Services based in Germany and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Global Resource Fund at Perpetual Investments as well as mine management and operations roles with contractor and owner-mining operations. Mr Corbett has a Bachelor of Engineering Mining (Honours) from Western Australian School of Mines, a Masters of Business Administration from Newcastle University and a First Class Mine Managers Certificate.