Board of Directors
Paul Shackleton, Acting Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Shackleton is an experienced London based corporate finance adviser and broker who, since 1996, has specialised in both domestic and international AIM traded companies, including advising companies in the role of Nominated Adviser. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, particularly in transactions, fund raising, Corporate Governance and Regulation. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Rurelec Plc.
Mr Shackleton chairs the Remuneration, and Nomination committees.
Datuk Michael Tang, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Tang is Executive Chairman of the Company's largest shareholder, Polo Resources Limited and is the principal of Mettiz Capital Limited, an investment company with significant corporate and financial experience in natural resources, power generation, manufacturing and real estate. Mr. Tang qualified as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mr Tang was conferred with the Distinguished Order for Meritorious Service ("Panglima Jasa Negara") which carries the honorific title of "Datuk" by His Majesty The King of Malaysia. The award was a recognition of his invaluable service and contribution to the nation.
Keith Fulton, Finance Director and Company Secretary
Mr Fulton has over 25 years accounting and finance experience and has been a partner at the audit firm Chapman Davis for the past thirteen years. He began his career at Badger Hakim, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, following which he held various financial advisory and leadership positions at a number of corporates, including Finance Director at IDG UK Holdings Ltd. Keith is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Charlie Green, Non-Executive Director
Mr Green is a chartered accountant and member of ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales). Over his 47-year career, he has held senior positions in auditing and accounting, financial services within merchant banking and corporate recruitment services (headhunting). He is currently Director of corporate headhunting firm Emmet Green Associates Ltd.
After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, he spent 11 years in an auditing role with Peat Marwick Mitchel & Co (now KPMG) and Reuters plc. He then worked for 10-years in investment banking taking senior financial services roles with Morgan Grenfell & Co Ltd, Merrill Lynch & Co and Credit Suisse First Boston.
He moved into the recruitment industry beginning with Austin Knight UK Ltd. (and TMP after it took over Austin Knight) and Odgers. After a 3-year period as an operations, financial and compliance consultant for a NOMAD boutique Investment Bank, he moved back into corporate headhunting where he has been Director of Emmet Green Associates Ltd for the past 25 years.
Mr Green chairs the Audit committee.
Senior Management
Gary Lye, Chief Operating Officer, GCM and Chief Executive Officer, AECB
Gary is currently the Chief Operating Officer of GCM and Chief Executive Officer of GCM's subsidiary, Asia Energy Corporation (Bangladesh) Pty Ltd. He has been with the Phulbari Coal and Power Project (the Project) since January 2004 and led the exploration programme and Feasibility Study. He is a qualified geologist and geotechnical engineer with a Master's Degree in Rock Mechanics from the Royal School of Mines, London and a Diploma of the Imperial College (DIC), London and has over 45 years’ international experience in the mining industry. Gary previously held senior mining positions with several leading mining companies. This included roles as Strategic Mine Development Manager with Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines at their Super Pit operations in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, and as Manager of Mining Research for CRA in Perth, Western Australia.
M. Anwarul Islam, General Manager Environment and Community
Anwar, a Bangladesh citizen, holds a Master's in Engineering from the former USSR and has undertaken higher education in environmental management in the USA, Japan, and India. Anwar has over 30 years' technical and managerial experience in the development, environmental and natural resource sectors dealing with various government and non-government organisations and international agencies. Previously he worked 10 years as a Senior Government Official in the Department of Environment, Bangladesh, in addition to three years as head of Bangladesh Country Office of IUCN - the World Conservation Union, Switzerland.