Hummingbird Resources Plc
HUM:LN
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Founded in 2005, Hummingbird Resources Plc (AIM: HUM) listed on the London AIM exchange in December 2010. The Company is a leading multi-asset, multi-jurisdiction gold production, development and exploration company and member of the World Gold Council (‘WGC’). Our vision is to continue to grow our asset base, producing highly profitable ounces, while central to all we do being our Environmental, Social & Governance (‘ESG’) policies and practices.
The Company currently has two core gold projects, the Yanfolila Gold Mine in Mali, and the Kouroussa Gold Project in Guinea. Further, the Company has a 51% controlling interest in the Dugbe Gold Project in Liberia with joint venture partners Pasofino Gold Limited (TSX: VEIN).
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Board of Directors
Daniel Betts
Interim Executive Chairman and CEO
Dan founded Hummingbird in November 2005. After graduating from Nottingham University he worked for Accenture Management Consultants until he joined the Betts family business in 2000. Founded in 1760, the family business is the oldest privately-owned gold bullion smelters and refiners in the country. The company has a long history of trading across the world and in dealing in all areas of the precious metal industry. Since founding Hummingbird, Dan has successfully taken the Company from a grassroots exploration business to a listed, producing mining firm.
Thomas Hill
Finance Director & Company Secretary
Thomas joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer in September 2010 and was appointed as Finance Director in July 2012. Prior to this Thomas was a senior manager within BDO LLP’s natural resources department, where he worked extensively with quoted mining and exploration companies and was involved with numerous flotations and other corporate transactions. He has a metallurgy, economics and management degree from Trinity College, Oxford and qualified as a chartered accountant with BDO LLP in 2001.
Stephen Betts
Non-Executive Director
Stephen co-founded Hummingbird Resources in November 2005. He has over 40 years’ experience in trading with gold and related businesses in developing countries, having established several businesses in West Africa during his career. He is the Chairman of the Stephen Betts group of companies. The family business has over 250 years’ history in smelting, refining and bullion dealing.
David Straker-Smith
Non-Executive Director
David Straker-Smith is a Director of CrossBorder Capital Ltd, which he joined in April 1999. CrossBorder Capital is a London-based investment research and advisory firm regulated by the FCA. Previously, he worked at ING Barings Securities Ltd from 1996 to 1999, where he was Head of Equity Sales for Eastern Europe, and at Gerrard & National Holdings plc from 1980 until 1995, a firm which operated as a discount house, futures broker, money broker, stockbroker and fund manager. During his time at Gerrard & National Holdings plc, he became a main Board Director and active Fund Manager. He is a Director of New Vision Management Limited, a Dublin regulated management company, and a Director of Nomad Energy UK Limited.
Attie Roux
Non-Executive Director
Adriaan (Attie) Roux is a Metallurgical Engineer with over 40 years’ Operational, Technical and Executive Management experience in the Mining Industry. Attie was previously the COO of Endeavour Mining where he was instrumental in its development and growth. He has been internal director in a number of Companies such as Anglogold Ashanti and Endeavour. He is a Registered Professional with the SA Council for Natural Scientific Professions. Attie also serves as Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee.
Ernie Nutter
Non-Executive Director
Ernie is a highly regarded mining analyst, formerly with one of the world’s largest money managers, Capital Group, from 2004 until his retirement in 2017. Prior to this, he spent over 13 years with the Royal Bank of Canada where he was Managing Director of RBC Capital Markets, Director of RBC’s Global Mining Research team and former Chairman of RBC Dominion Securities’ (now RBC Capital Markets) Strategic Planning Committee. Ernie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Dalhousie University and sits on the Technical Advisory Committee.
Tracey Fung
COMPANY SECRETARY
Responsible for the company secretarial and corporate governance matters BSc in Economics and MSc in Management. Chartered secretary and a member of the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland