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Kevin D Tuckwell - Bsc(Hons),PHD (NSW), FAusIMM – Chairman
(Appointed director 12 July 2006. Appointed non-executive chairman 10 November 2007 and executive chairman and acting managing director 1 February 2007 to 31 October 2007)


Kevin had a 20 year career in exploration where he held operational and senior management roles in CRA and then Rio Tinto, including minerals exploration in Australia, China, Russia, Philippines and PNG, as well as oil and gas exploration in Australasia.

Kevin is currently executive director of the Minerals Tertiary Education Council, within the industry’s peak body, the Minerals Council of Australia. He is a director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration and a member of the Minerals Industry Advisory Committee, School of Mining Engineering, University of NSW.



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Rick Watsford - BSc, MBA, FAusIMM - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
(Appointed 26 October 2007)

Rick has 35 years of mining industry experience, the majority of which has been in senior management roles in the exploration, mining and production of base metals, industrial metals and gold.

From 1995 until 2005 he held senior roles with WMC's Nickel and Copper-Uranium businesses and more recently was COO of CBH Resources Limited. In addition to his extensive industry experience he brings to the role at Range River a broad range of skills and knowledge to enhance the Range River Board's growth ambitions.



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Malcolm Macpherson BSc, FAusIMM, FTSE, Non executive director
(Appointed 30 June 2008)


Malcolm has broad mining industry experience and built a successful career as Chief Executive of Iluka Resources Ltd, growing it from a $50 million market value company in 1978 to a $1 billion company in 2001. Malcolm is currently a non-executive director of Minara Resources Limited, Portman Limited and Titanium Corporation Inc. and is Chairman of the CRC for Sustainable Resource Processing. Past directorships include Consolidated Rutile Limited, P.T.

Koba Tin, Eltin Limited and Western Power Corporation as well as representational roles with the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and the Minerals Council of Australia. Malcolm has a strong interest in research and innovation and has served on CSIRO advisory committees and been involved in higher education for over 25 years.



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Ken Barassi FCA, FCPA, FTIA, AFPA, MAICD, Non executive director
(Appointed 25 November 1994)


Ken is a practising chartered accountant with over 30 years experience in the consultancy spheres of management accounting, taxation and finance.

Advising clients locally and internationally, Ken has acted for several mining and engineering clients, particularly in the areas of finance, capital raising, and risk management.



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Paul Fowler - B.Sc, MBA, M.E.

Paul was recently the founding CEO of Nyrstar NV, a Belgian company which is the world’s largest producer of zinc metal. Prior to this he was COO of Zinifex Ltd, an Australian zinc and lead mining and smelting company. Paul has also been Chief Executive of Fletcher Challenge Forests and Carter Hold Harvey Forests (both companies in New Zealand). Prior to joining Fletcher Challenge in 1996, Paul spent 15 years with BP in a variety of executive roles including crude oil trading, gold mining, strategic planning, petroleum refining and retail marketing. During his career Paul has lived and worked in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand. He has dual citizenship in the USA and New Zealand.

Paul graduated from the US Naval Academy with a B.S. (Marine Engineering) and served eight years as a nuclear submarine officer. He also holds an M.E. (Nuclear Engineering) and an MBA from the University of Virginia.

Paul previously served on the boards of New Zealand Refining Company Ltd and Evergreen Forests Ltd and has recently been appointed to the board of Greenstone Energy (all three companies in New Zealand).