Mr Araujo is an experienced natural resources executive. Previous roles include Global General Manager (Mine Finance) at Palaris; Partner / Regional Director - Investment and Business Planning at Hatch in Perth (Advisory); and SRK Consulting - General Manager Brazil. His skills & experience encompass commercial leadership, geology and exploration, mining finance & investment strategy, market research, technical and economic modelling, project evaluations and global strategic assessments across a range of commodities, project management and consultancy.

Mr Araujo is a MBA qualified geologist, member of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has dual citizenship (Brazil/Australia) and speak fluent English & Portuguese.