Directors and Key Personnel

Our vision is to discover high value, long life, economic mineral deposits.

Graeme Gribbin

Managing Director

Mr Gribbin is a highly experienced geologist with an extensive exploration, mining and management background spanning over 25 years, across both gold and nickel projects, from greenfields exploration through to resource, project development and mining.

He has extensive knowledge of gold exploration across a diverse range of projects throughout the WA Goldfields.

Mr Gribbin held senior management positions within the North American base metals division of Vale and was responsible for leading an exploration team that contributed to a significant expansion of resource inventories within the Thompson Nickel Belt in Canada.

More recently, he was General Manager (Exploration) for formerly ASX listed Western Areas Limited. Graeme was engaged as Managing Director of Lefroy’s wholly owned subsidiary Hampton Metals Ltd in October 2022 and later identified and negotiated the successful acquisition of the Location 45 asset for the Company.

David Kelly

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr David Kelly was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman on 1 June 2024. Mr Kelly has been involved with the Company as independent Non-Executive Chair of Lefroy’s wholly owned subsidiary Hampton Metals Ltd since July 2022 and was appointed to the Lefroy Board earlier this year on 1 January 2024.

Mr Kelly is a highly qualified geologist and mining executive with extensive gold and nickel experience across the entire value chain from exploration to development.

He has served in various senior executive roles in the resources sector for the last 30 years including as an investment banker and corporate advisor.

In addition, Mr Kelly has previously served as a director of ASX-listed companies Turaco Gold Limited, Predictive Discovery Limited, Ridge Resources Limited, Renaissance Minerals Limited and Pacific Ore Limited and is currently a Non-executive Director of Westgold Resources Ltd (ASX:WGX).

Michael Davies

Non-Executive Director

Michael is a specialist in resource financing, with over 20 years’ experience in investment banking (Barclays, BZW and ABN AMRO) originating, structuring and arranging debt and providing corporate advice to natural resources companies internationally.

Michael also has had extensive commercial experience in the mining industry having been involved in the negotiation of joint venture agreements, participating on joint venture committees and negotiating the acquisition and sale of mining tenements. Michael is also a founding Principal and Director of Taurus Funds Management Pty Ltd and a Director of NuCoal Resources Ltd and Realm Resources Ltd.

Tara French

Non-Executive Director

Tara is a geologist with 25 years’ mining and exploration experience, predominantly in Western Australia. Tara is currently Managing Director and CEO at Cazaly Resources Ltd and prior to this was General Manager of Exploration for Regis Resources Limited where she was employed for 14 years and played a key role in the transition and growth of Regis over that time.

Tara has also held positions with Nickel Australia (now Azure Minerals), WMC (Central Norseman Gold Mines), and Placer Dome and has experience in project evaluation, resource estimation, open cut and underground mining across multiple commodities including, gold, nickel, and copper. Tara holds an honours degree in Economic Metalliferous Geology and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

James Knowles

Non-executive Director

Mr Knowles is a geologist with over 27 years' experience across the mining industry, including roles in technical strategy, exploration, resource evaluation, Mineral Resource estimation, project development, operational geology, technical and financial due diligence and mineral asset valuation. He has worked across a broad range of commodities, including gold, copper, iron ore, coal, lithium, battery metals and critical minerals, throughout Australia and internationally.

His expertise spans project development and evaluation, technical and financial due diligence, mineral asset valuation and strategic advisory, supporting projects from early-stage exploration and discovery through to resource definition, project development, operations and transactions.

Mr Knowles is a founder and Technical Director of Measured Group, a mining consultancy providing technical, advisory and public reporting services. He is also Executive Chairman of High Peak Royalties Limited (ASX:HPR) and a Non-Executive Director of Emu NL (ASX:EMU). He holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from the University of Sydney and is a Competent Person under the JORC Code.

Susan Park

Company Secretary

Ms Park is a well credentialed and highly experienced governance professional with over 25 years’ experience in the corporate finance industry and extensive experience in Company Secretary and Non-Executive Director roles in ASX, AIM and TSX listed companies.

Ms Park holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, is a Member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Graduate Member of the Governance Institute of Australia.

She is currently Company Secretary of several ASX listed companies.

Kristel Sarak

Office Administration Manager

Since joining Lefroy Exploration in 2020, Kristel has progressed from a Field Assistant to Office Administration Manager, bringing valuable experience from both field and corporate operations. Mainly based in our Perth office, she oversees the day-to-day administration of the business, supporting executive management, corporate governance, finance, human resources, and office operations. Her previous field experience includes preparing drill programs, processing core samples, and assisting with exploration activities, providing her with a practical understanding of the company's operations. Kristel's proactive approach, strong organisational skills, and commitment to operational excellence help ensure the business runs efficiently while supporting our exploration teams both in the office and in the field.

Braden Hill

Field Logistics Supervisor

With over 18 years of experience in mineral exploration, Braden Hill is an integral member of the Lefroy Exploration team as Field Logistics Supervisor. His career began in 2006 at Newexco, progressing through roles including Field Assistant and Senior Field Assistant before gaining extensive experience with Western Areas and IGO. Braden has a comprehensive understanding of exploration logistics and field operations, coordinating activities across all types of drilling programs. He also oversees tenement access and landholder liaison, supports heritage and environmental compliance, manages contractors and field crews, and ensures the efficient mobilisation of personnel and equipment. His practical experience, strong organisational skills, and hands-on approach are instrumental in delivering safe and successful exploration programs across our projects.