Directors

B.Ec LL.B F Fin

John is a founding shareholder and director of the Company. He has over 25 years experience in the banking and legal sectors, including a period as the head of a financial institution in Australia. He commenced his career as a lawyer at Allen, Allen & Hemsley, gaining extensive experience in commercial transactions and corporate advice in both Australia and Asia-Pacific. In 1994, he joined Dresdner Bank AG in Sydney and over the next 10 years occupied the roles of General Counsel, Chief Operating Officer and Country Head with a focus on project and acquisition finance for resources and infrastructure projects as well as associated capital markets and treasury products, including commodities trading. John has a diverse range of high level experience in finance, mining and corporate governance.

Mr Dawson has over 30 years’ experience in the finance and mining sectors where he occupied very senior roles with global investment banks including Goldman Sachs and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

At Goldman Sachs, Mr Dawson was a Managing Director of FICC (Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities) for Australia. At Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Mr Dawson was Global Head of Commodities as well as the Country Head for Australia.

B.Com, CA

Sarah is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in advising on ASX company listings, financial reporting, corporate planning and equity and debt funding.

Sarah has a Bachelor of Commerce from the Murdoch University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

She was appointed Non‐Executive Director on 11 June 2015 and has been Company Secretary of the Company since 22 March 2012.

Mr Sachsida is an Advisor to the Board of St George to provide insights, strategic advice and support to the Board as the Company develops its niobium business in Brazil.

Mr Sachsida has extensive high-level experience across Government and business sectors in Brazil. He has occupied important Federal Government positions in Brazil during his career including:

• Minister of Mines and Energy
• Chief Secretary of Economic Affairs of the Ministry for the Economy
• Secretary of Economic Policy of the Ministry for the Economy

Mr Sachsida has also served as Professor of Economics at the University of Texas and the Universidade Catolica de Brasilia.