Mr Rossiter was appointed to the Sylvania Board in August 2007 and acts as the non-executive Chairman. He leads the Board in implementing its strategy of becoming a significant PGM producer. He began his career as a geologist with General Mining Union Corporation in South Africa. He subsequently qualified in mine management and held various production management and business development roles. He later joined the financial sector as a mining analyst and then moved to Australia where he became involved in corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions and divestments. Mr Rossiter is also a director of Morning Star Holdings (Australia) Limited.
Mr McConnachie has over 35 years’ experience in mining, beneficiation of ferroalloys and precious metals. He was the founder of Merafe Resources Limited (formerly South African Chrome & Alloys Limited), a successful black-empowered chrome mining company that listed on the JSE Limited with assets worth in excess of ZAR1bn (AUD56m). Mr McConnachie has been CEO of a number of mining, mining services and smelting companies in South Africa.
Mr Carroll was appointed to the Sylvania Board in August 2007 and acts as the Finance Director having worked for the Company in its South African operations, principally in developing and structuring financial reporting systems. He has 40 years' experience in the resources industry and has served as an executive and non-executive director for a number of private and publicly listed companies. He has also served as chief operating officer in a listed oil and gas company.
Mr Button was a director and company secretary of Sylvania for four years until June 2007. He rejoined Sylvania as the company secretary in January 2009 and was appointed to the Board in May 2009. Mr Button is a qualified accountant with 18 years' experience at a senior management level in the resources industry. He has acted as an executive director, managing director, finance director, chief financial officer and company secretary for a range of publicly listed companies. Mr Button is currently an executive director of Magnum Mining & Exploration Limited, chairman of Morning Star Holdings (Australia) Limited and chairman of Alamar Resources Limited.