Management

Dr Baker is a Ph.D. Geologist and a fellow of AusIMM. Dr Baker has over 40 years of experience and has made several discoveries. Dr Baker was Chief Geologist for Newcrest Mining Limited, MIM Holdings Ltd, Rennison Goldfields and Mount Isa Mines. Dr Baker was previously a Vice President of Exploration at New York Stock Exchange listed Integra Resources Corp. (NYSE: ITRG).

Mr Chakrapani has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking and alternative asset investing space including over 15 years at The Blackstone Group where he was a Managing Director and a member of the Hedge Fund Solutions Special Situations Investing Group. Mr Chakrapani has invested across a diverse set of industries, asset classes, geographies, and liquidity profiles and has represented The Blackstone Group on the boards of selected investments. Mr Chakrapani has a B.A. from Yale University.

Mr Gates has over 15 years’ experience as CFO and Company Secretary of public listed companies. He is a Chartered Accountant, has completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Curtin University) with majors in accounting and business law and completed a Diploma of Corporate Governance. Prior to working for public listed companies he worked in public practice in audit and corporate finance roles. Mr Gates is an Australian resident and will be the person responsible for communications with the ASX in relation to listing rule matters under Listing Rule 12.6.

Mr Wood is an experienced company secretary and Chartered Accountant specialising in corporate advisory, company secretarial and financial management services, to both ASX and unlisted public and private companies. Mr Wood has been involved as company secretary in a range of corporate transactions including capital raisings, takeovers, and IPO’s.

Mr Blackledge is an exploration geologist with over 17 years’ of experience working in Nevada and Oregon in precious and industrial metals. Mr Blackledge previously held mine geology, mine superintendent and mine production roles in surface and underground operations for Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Corporation. Mr Blackledge holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from Portland State University.

Mr Muroff is an exploration geologist with over three years experience and has experience in land staking, geological mapping, geochemical surveys and drill planning and execution. Mr Muroff holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from Boise State University.

Mr Cooper joined Chariot in April 2022 as a Corporate Development Analyst and has experience in financial modelling, business intelligence, M&A transaction support, and financing. Mr Cooper previously partnered up with BDO Australia to complete his honours thesis and gained work experience with economic consultancy firm Nine-Squared Pty Ltd. Mr Cooper graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (class 1 honours).