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 McNab is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow member of The Chartered Governance Institute (Chartered Secretary) with over 13 years’ experience in the resource industry and accounting profession in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He initially qualified as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers and his experience includes senior finance positions held at the De Beers Group and various corporate roles at Anglo American plc in London. He provides services to several ASX-listed and unlisted companies, specialising in corporate compliance and financial accounting.

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 Kong is a mining engineer with over 15 years of technical, operational, mining studies and commercial experience. Previously, Nathan was a Principal Mining Engineer at Iluka Resources Limited where he managed sustaining capital projects and provided valuations on mineral sands assets in Australia and Sierra Leone. Mr Kong has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining), and a Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance) from the University of Western Australia. In addition, he holds a Grad Diploma of Applied Finance from Kaplan Business School.

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).