Directors & Management

Nick advised companies on the UK capital markets for over 20 years, working for several well-known investment banks and stockbrokers, including Cazenove, Arbuthnot and Cenkos. In 2019, he became finance director and then subsequently CEO of Zoetic International plc (now Chill Brands Group plc) overseeing its transformation from an oil & gas business to the first CBD company to be quoted on the London Stock Exchange. In September 2024, rejoined the board of Chill Brands Group plc as a non-executive director. 

He went on to found Voyager Life plc, becoming the first person to successfully list two CBD companies on UK stock exchanges. In 2024, he led Voyager’s re-positioning as a helium producer in Kansas under its new name of Mendell Helium plc along with the disposal of its CBD operations. 

Nick began his career as a solicitor with Gouldens (now part of US firm Jones Day) and holds a Master’s Degree in law from Oxford University.

Best known as the long-standing anchorman for Proactive Investors global media TV channels, Andrew Scott is well known for his extensive body of work, having interviewed hundreds of CEOs and fund managers on their sector outlook, strategy and broader economic perspectives.

Prior to joining Proactive, Andrew worked at Sky World News, Reuters and as an editor on ITV Breakfast.

Mike has extensive experience in exploration and project development, overseeing projects from discovery through construction to production.

He had a 22-year tenure at First Quantum Minerals (FQM) where he held progressively senior country manager positions, and was instrumental in two major copper discoveries: the Lonshi and Frontier mines. He was country manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for FQM, overseeing up to 3,000 staff with two operating copper mines and a mine construction project. Between 2011 to 2017, he was country manager for FQM in Peru, responsible for the design and implementation of FQM’s corporate strategy in Latin America, including Argentina and Chile. He oversaw community relations programs and sustainability processes, ensuring that projects complemented community development in remote areas including preparations for resettlement programs. He was responsible for government relations and communications throughout Latin America.

He is currently a Director of Aftermath Silver Ltd, a pure-silver exploration play in Chile and Peru and listed in Canada, and Technical Director of Solis Minerals Limited, a critical minerals explorer, focused on South America, with a dual listing in Canada and Australia. At Aftermath Silver, his focus is on the Berenguela deposit with battery metal potential and he leads Solis Minerals’ copper exploration programmes.

Mike is a fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM) and member of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP) and holds a BSc Mining Geology (Honours), University of Leicester. 

Chris has over 28 years’ experience in the resources sector across multiple jurisdictions. He was Chief Executive Officer of American Rare Earths Limited and currently serves as a non-executive director of Godolphin Resources Limited.

Chris was previously Vice President and General Manager for Argonaut Gold’s Canada business where he led the development of the Magino Gold Project.

He has also held various leadership roles with Centerra Gold and Thompson Creek Metals, including VP of Operations, General Manager of the Langeloth Metallurgical Company in Pittsburgh and General Manager of the Endako Mine in British Columbia and positions at several large resources companies including Barrick Gold, Placer Dome and Millennium Chemicals.

Adam Jones holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ballarat University and First Class Honours from Adelaide University. Adam has over 10 years of experience as a professional geologist in Australia, including significant experience of gold exploration and production, and lives in Victoria within easy reach of ECR’s Bailieston and Creswick gold projects.

He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and has worked as an independent consulting geologist since 2015. His clients include or have included the A1 gold mine, Dart Mining and Nagambie Resources in Victoria and Vendetta Mining in Queensland.

Adam is experienced in planning and supervising resource drill programmes, geological interpretation, geotechnical and fault modelling, geological mapping and sampling, turbidite sequence-structural interpretations, wireframing and 3D modelling using Vulcan Software.