Leadership
Biodun Fagbulu, Director.
Biodun has over 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. He joined CSL Stockbrokers Limited, a subsidiary of FCMB Group Plc in 2015 and has been CEO for the last 7 years. Prior to this he was Head, Dealing Services at African Alliance Stockbrokers, a subsidiary of African Alliance Group, a Pan-African investment management firm with offices in 11 African countries. In this capacity, he was responsible for equities and fixed income trading in Nigeria. Earlier on in his career he was Chief Investment Officer and analyst in TDA Capital Management Limited and Marina Securities Limited (now Coronation Securities Limited) respectively. Biodun is an Authorised Dealing Clerk of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers.
Julian Hammond, Director.
Chairman/Founder of Zamare Minerals Limited, a Zambia-focused Copper Exploration Company aiming to list on a UK public stock market. Chairman of Weardale Lithium, a UK Lithium development company. Over 20 years experience in the resources industry. Formerly CEO of a public oil and gas company listed on the LSE & TSX where he helped raise over US$250 million and built a company from early-stage exploration to full cycle production and monetisation.
Wole Fagbulu, Chief Executive Officer.
25+ years of experience in providing private financial advisory services to mining and oil and gas companies. With a strong network across Africa, he has helped finance and founded resource advisory, energy and mining companies such as Westlumba Copper-Gold project in Zambia, APL Zambia, owners of 165 km2 gold concession in Zambia, Aurelia Mining, with flagship Babban Tsauni Gold Project in Nigeria and Plateau Helium SA, an energy company, aiming to be a producer of high-grade helium and hydrogen in South Africa. Set up several hedge fund platforms in the US and UK. Formerly Finance Manager at Bain Capital LLC, Boston for two years, responsible for managing the operations of Brookside Capital Partners Fund, a multi-billion US Dollar Hedge Fund.
David Pelham, Consultant Geologist.
A minerals exploration geologist with +45 years’ global experience during which he has worked with over 30 different mineral commodities and visited over 300 mineral deposits for a broad range of exploration and mining companies, from junior to major, and at all seniority levels. Directly involved with major discoveries of gold, copper-cobalt, steam coal, iron ore, chrome and uranium. Converted into in-situ gold-equivalent terms, these new discoveries add up to over 100 Moz of gold. David is currently a Non- Executive Director of Oriole Resources Plc and Cora Gold Ltd.
Clive Oliver, Chief Financial Officer.
Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte. 30 years international finance and accounting experience, including Australia, US, UK, India and British Channel Islands. Worked in financial services, professional services and natural resources businesses as Group Financial Controller, Company Secretary, Finance Director, Director of Financial Operations and CFO. Extensive experience with international LSE and TSX listed groups covering finance and accounting, fund raising, taxation, regulatory compliance and corporate governance.