Board

Mr Kevin Wilson – BSc(Hons), ARSM, MBA

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Wilson has over 30 years’ experience in the minerals and finance industries. He was the Managing Director of Rey Resources Limited, an Australian energy exploration company, from 2008 to 2016 and Leviathan Resources Limited, a Victorian gold mining company, from its initial public offering in 2005 through to its sale in 2006. He has prior experience as a geologist with the Anglo American Group in Africa and North America and as a stockbroking analyst and investment banker with CS First Boston and Merrill Lynch in Australia and USA.

Mr Geoff McDermott – BSc(Hons), MAIG

Managing Director

Mr Geoff McDermott is an experienced geologist and senior company executive. He was appointed Managing Director on May 19, 2008. Geoff has over 20 years industry experience working as a geologist in surface and underground metalliferous mining operations, in minerals exploration and as a consultant to the minerals industry. He has a broad range of international experience having worked as a geologist in Canada, Fiji and Australia for companies such as WMC and Rio Tinto as well as with the Government of the Northwest Territories, Canada. From 2002 until 2007 Geoff was Chief Geologist and Group Geologist with MPI Mines Limited and Leviathan Resources Limited. In 2007 Geoff started a consulting business specialising in metalliferous mining geology and minerals exploration.

Mr Colin Naylor – BBus (Acc), FCPA

Director & Company Secretary

Mr Colin Naylor was appointed a Director of Navarre in 2010.  Colin was previously Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of oil and gas explorer, Melbana Energy Limited. Before joining Melbana, Colin held a number of senior roles in major resource companies, including Woodside Petroleum, BHP Petroleum and Newcrest Mining. Colin also worked at MPI Mines Limited and Leviathan Resources Limited. Colin is a Fellow of the Certified Practising Accountants and has previously been a member of the Victorian Divisional Council of the CPA and a previous member of the Group of 100 National Executive and Victorian State Chapter.