Board

Mr Sanjay Sharma, B.Com (Hons), MBA

Director and Secretary

Mr Sharma is a Management Graduate from the University of Canberra with over 20 years of experience in business management. He has held various senior positions in two other companies before joining Wollongong Resources Pty Limited as a Company Secretary in 2004. He is also Company Secretary in other group of companies in Australia. He is currently looking after Secretarial and Legal compliance of the group in particular Wollongong Resources Pty Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Mr Sharma has been associated with Wollongong Resources Pty Limited since its inception and was fully involved in the Company’s successful initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the ASX. He is also actively involved in investors and other stakeholders’ relations.

 

Dr Andrew Edwin Firek, M.Sc, Ph D, FAusIMM, FAIE

Non-Executive Director and Member of Audit Committee & Chair of Remuneration Committee

Dr Firek has been involved in mining and mineral processing for over 26 years. His experience includes managing of process development, construction, commissioning and operations of coal, base and precious metals plants in Europe, Africa and Australia. He worked in Europe and Africa as a United Nations expert in fossil fuels exploration, mineral processing and energy generation. Dr Firek is also familiar with downstream processing of oil and gas that helps in evaluating feasibility of fuel resources.

Dr Firek was a Group Leader at the CSIRO, Division of Fossil Fuels in Sydney and was engaged in developing technologies to produce liquid fuels from coal. He was Project Director at Memtec Ltd, following which he joined Pancontinental Mining Ltd where he was Research and Development Manager involved in substantial mineral resources projects including base and precious metals, uranium and the development and commissioning of a $220 million magnesia production facility near Rockhampton in Queensland. He worked on site during construction and commissioning for 12 months.

Dr Firek was a director of mineral residue processing group Hydromet Technologies Ltd. He was a founding director in three ASX listed companies and managed coal, iron ore, base and precious metals exploration, feasibility studies and financial negotiations for projects in Australia, South America, China (Inner Mongolia) and Indonesia.

Dr Firek was also the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Coalworks Limited until June 2012 and currently is a Technical Director at Orpheus Energy Limited.

 

Mr Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Masters In Science & Technology In Applied Geology And PG Diploma In Supply Chain Management

Non-Executive Director

Mr Srivastava has more than 25 years of experience in Coal and Mineral business while working for some the largest Steel and Aluminium companies of India in various functional roles. His experience includes Business Development, Raw Material Procurement for Steel and Aluminium Industry, Exploration and Development of Greenfield Mining Projects in India and South East Asia. He has been involved in the acquisition of medium to large size Coal and Nickel ore assets in Indonesia. Mr Srivastava is also experienced in Business Development in Oil & Gas & Power Projects in Indonesia. He is currently working as Business Head of Jindal Steel & Power Limited in Indonesia.

 

Dipen Rughani

Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee & Member of Remuneration Committee

Dipen is a leading authority on trade and investment within the Australia- India corridor. With over 25 years’ experience working with the public and private sector at the highest level, including numerous highly successful senior executive roles, Dipen is founder and CEO of Newland Global Group, a corporate advisory firm simplifying and strengthening business between Australia and India. His forte and focus have been on International Trade & Investment with exposure in Renewable Energy, Education, Consumer Goods (FMCG), Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, Mining & Resources, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Sport.

Dipen is a former National Chairman of the Australia India Business Council (AIBC), he served two terms from 2012 to 2016. Prior to this between 2010 and mid-2012 Dipen was President of the AIBC NSW chapter.

Dipen currently sits on the Advisory Panel member for the Australia India Institute (AII) and the Advisory Board for Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry FICCI in Australia.

Dipen is also the President and Trustee of the Anoopam Mission Australia Ltd, a charity which supports handicapped children, educating underprivileged women and provides free medical assistance to over 130 villages in India.