Board of Directors

APPOINTED: January 2020

NATIONALITY: British

QUALIFICATIONS: BSc (Econ), MA (Econ)

COMMITTEES: Nomination (Chair) and Remuneration

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Jim has over 25 years’ experience in investment management and investment banking, specialising in the global mining and metals sector. Jim brings to the Board considerable financial and capital markets insight and a deep understanding of the mining industry.

He has held senior appointments with various companies including Senior Vice President with Capital International Investors (a division of Capital Group) and Vice President of Equity Research at the investment bank HSBC James Capel in New York. He has also held investment analyst roles with Credit Lyonnais, covering diversified industrials, and with CRU International, covering the copper industry.

Jim has previously served as a non-executive director of Anglo American plc from 2013 to 2020 and was the senior non-executive director of GT Gold Corp from 2019 to 2021 when it was taken over by Newmont Corporation. Jim stepped down as non-executive director of Evraz plc on 3 March 2022 having served on the board since 15 June 2021.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Senior Independent Director of Anglo Pacific Group.

APPOINTED: April 2020

NATIONALITY: British

QUALIFICATIONS: BEng (Hons)

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Martin is a qualified mining engineer with 25 years in multiple areas of the mining industry. In his career he has shown a strong strategic and operating acumen as well as demonstrating a longstanding commitment to environmental and social responsibility within mining, which is central to Centamin’s decision-making and corporate strategy.

From 2009 to 2019 Martin was the Co-Founder and CEO of Toro Gold Ltd, where he oversaw the discovery, development and operation of the Mako Gold Mine in Senegal. Toro was acquired by LSE and ASX listed Resolute Mining in August 2019. Prior Martin was Executive Director of BDI Mining, an AIM listed diamond producer, and from 2000 to 2006 he worked in mining finance at Barclays Capital in London, where his responsibilities included technical appraisal and advisory services across Africa and the Middle East.  He also held consulting engineer roles with SRK Ltd and started his career as a mining engineer with Gold Fields of South Africa.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

None

APPOINTED: Chief Financial Officer since April 2016; Director since February 2018

(served as Interim CEO from December 2019 to April 2020)

NATIONALITY: Australian

QUALIFICATIONS: BCompt (Hons)

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Ross has over 20 years’ experience in senior finance roles in Australia, Africa and the Middle East. Before joining Centamin, Ross was lead Audit Partner with Deloitte Perth, Australia. His experience in leading teams providing audit and related final advisory services to public companies, national and international groups continues to be of benefit to Centamin.

Also, of particular relevance is his experience of Egypt having been based in Cairo for a number of years. He has established strong relations within Egypt specifically with officials at all levels. Ross continues to demonstrate excellent leadership skills, assembling and managing multijurisdictional teams.

As a qualified accountant, Ross is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Zimbabwe (ICAZ) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

None

APPOINTED: April 2019

NATIONALITY: British

QUALIFICATIONS: BSc (Geo), PhD, DIC

COMMITTEES: Remuneration (Chair), Nomination and Technical

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Sally was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of TSX Venture Exchange listed Copper North Mining, and an executive of Endeavour Financial which became Endeavour Mining. Whilst working for Endeavour, she served as Senior Vice President Operations, overseeing the exploration, development and production of a portfolio of gold mining projects in West Africa. She was the former Chief Executive Officer of Etruscan Resources (acquired by Endeavour Financial).

Sally brings extensive experience in global resource capital markets and mining operations. As a geologist, she brings strong technical balance to the Board.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-Executive Director of Ero Copper Corp and Equinox Gold.

APPOINTED: February 2011

NATIONALITY: British

QUALIFICATIONS: BA (Law) and MA

COMMITTEES: Nomination and Technical

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Mark is an international corporate finance lawyer specialising in mining policy and agreements, mergers and acquisitions and international restructurings for the resource sector.

Mark joined Norton Rose Fulbright in 1984. He worked in both London and Hong Kong and was a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright from 1994 to 2007 before starting his own business, Bankes Consulting EURL, in October 2007 through which he continues to consult to the mining sector and to Norton Rose Fulbright.

Mark brings legal expertise drawn from years of experience and is knowledgeable in the area of mergers and acquisitions.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Founding Director of Bankes Consulting EURL (private).

APPOINTED: September 2019

NATIONALITY: South African

QUALIFICATIONS:  MA (Comm) Taxation and chartered accountant  

COMMITTEES: Audit & Risk (Chair), Remuneration Committee and Sustainability Committee

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Marna has over 15 years of mining industry experience in emerging markets with particular emphasis in Africa. Her substantial management experience within finance, community and government relations align well with Centamin’s existing Board and business model.

Marna started her career in 2002 with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Metals and Mining Division with a client base that included Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, Palabora Mining Company (a member of the Rio Tinto Group) and Ingwe Collieries (a subsidiary of the Energy Coal Division of BHP Billiton). She joined Group Five Limited, a large South African listed construction company, in 2005 where she was responsible for Group Reporting. Ms. Cloete joined Ivanhoe Mines in July 2006 and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in December 2009.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

President and CFO of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd

APPOINTED: September 2019

NATIONALITY: Canadian

QUALIFICATIONS: PhD, PGeo, ICD.D.

COMMITTEES: Audit & Risk, Sustainability (Chair), Technical

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Catharine is a professional geoscientist with more than 25 years of mining industry experience. She is active in the mining industry with public, private and academia. Her expertise ranges from operations, technical services, corporate development and exploration. From 2012 to 2017 she was CEO and Co-founder of TMAC Resources Inc.

She is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, and a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Catharine brings valuable operational and technical mining experience to the Board.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-Executive Director of Franco-Nevada Corporation, Eldorado Gold Corporation and Aclara Resources. 

APPOINTED: JULY 2020

NATIONALITY: South African 

QUALIFICATIONS:  BEng

COMMITTEES: Audit & Risk, Technical (Chair) and Sustainability

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Hennie has over 30 years of mining industry experience across a range of commodities and jurisdictions. As a qualified mining engineer, he brings highly relevant engineering expertise that will complement the existing technical skills on the Board, further strengthening the Company's operational governance.

Hennie joined Anglo American in 2004, initially holding a number of senior engineering positions within its Technical and Base Metals divisions. From 2013 to 2019 Hennie was CEO of Anglo American's Copper business, including the Los Bronces and Collahuasi mines in Chile together with the Quellaveco greenfield project in Perú. Prior to that, he was Anglo American's Group Head of Mining from 2011 to 2013, where he was responsible for improving governance and best practices across its diverse global mining portfolio.  Between 2009 and 2010, Hennie was CEO of Anglo American's Zinc business.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

• Non-Executive Director of Master Drilling Ltd
• Non Executive Director of ACG Acquisition Company Ltd

APPOINTED: January 2024

NATIONALITY: Egyptian & British

QUALIFICATIONS: BSc, Engineering, and MBA 

COMMITTEES: Sustainability Committee member

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Hoda has 25 years of experience working in leading multinational software and technology companies including Oracle, Microsoft, Acision, SAP and most recently IFS.

During 2023, Hoda joined IFS, a global cloud-based enterprise software and solutions company, as Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific, Japan, Middle East, and Africa. For the previous 10 years, Hoda worked at SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, where she held several country head and leadership roles before becoming the Senior Vice President and Head of Business Process Transformation for the Southern Europe and Middle East and Africa regions in 2021.

Since 2021, Hoda has served as a Board Director at the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt and between 2020 and 2022 was Vice President of the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Non-executive director on the Board of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) and Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific, Japan, Middle East & Africa at IFS.

APPOINTED: January 2024

NATIONALITY: Egyptian & French

QUALIFICATIONS: MBA, Finance and Corporate Restructuring

COMMITTEES: Audit and Risk Committee member

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Iman has over 20 years of expertise in finance and investment management, across the mining, telecoms and financial services sectors, within both emerging and developed markets. She brings to Centamin extensive experience in corporate finance and restructuring, investment and asset management, liquidity management and mergers and acquisitions.

Iman is a partner at Karnak Capital, an investment management vehicle she founded in 2015. Prior to that, between 2012 and 2015, Iman was Group Chief Financial Officer at La Mancha Resources, a gold mining company with operating mines, and exploration and development projects across Africa, Australia and Argentina.

Before joining La Mancha, Iman was Co-Founder and Director of Accelero Capital, an investment management group focused on telecommunications. She also served as Corporate Finance Director at Orascom Telecom Holding and Weather Investments, an international telecoms group operating networks in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Partner of Karnak Capital