Directors

Mr Tony Walsh BCom MBA CA
Chairman and Company Secretary

Mr Walsh has spent the last 14 years at the Australian Stock Exchange providing expert ASX Listing Rule advice to Perth based listed companies and facilitating new listing applications. At the ASX he was responsible for the facilitation of the listing of over 500 IPOs and reinstatement of over 200 “backdoor listings” during this period. During his tenure at the ASX, the number of Perth based listed companies grew from approximately 235 companies in 1992 to approximately 600 today. He was responsible for the introductory education and ongoing provision of advice on the ASX's corporate governance guidelines to advisors, professional institutes, boards of directors and company secretaries. Mr Walsh is currently the company secretary of 3 listed companies. Prior to joining the ASX he worked for over 5 years with Ernst & Young, Perth and Dublin, Ireland with short assignments in Brussels, Belgium and Douglas, Isle of Man.

Mr Vincent Algar B.Sc (Hons), MAusIMM, Grad Dip Finsia
Managing Director

Mr Algar is a geologist with 16 years experience in mining operations, exploration and project development in Western Australia and South Africa. Graduating in 1989 Mr Algar worked in the Witwatersrand Gold Mining Industry with JCI as a geologist on various operating gold mines before joining Resource Service Group (RSG) in Perth in 1996. Whilst at RSG Mr Algar also worked as a resource consultant in an auditing capacity providing independent geological verification for mining companies and financial institutions. In 1998 Mr Algar worked as an independent resource consultant with McDonald Speijers Consulting before joining the Surpac Minex Group in 2000. Mr Algar spent over six years at Surpac where he became the Australian Divisional Manager of a team of 20 mining professionals managing a budget of A$8m in revenue and over 300 mining, exploration and consulting company customers.

Mr Ken Brinsden B. Eng - Mining, MAusIMM
Non-Executive Director

Ken Brinsden graduated from the WA School of Mines as a Mining Engineer in 1993. Between graduation and May 2006 he worked for WMC Resources, Normandy, Central Norseman Gold Corporation, Gold Fields and Iluka Resources in a range of production, management and Project Development roles. Ken joined Atlas as Operations Manager in mid-2006, playing an instrumental role in the growth of the Company from a junior explorer into a significant producer exporting iron ore through the port of Port Hedland.

Ken holds a Bachelors Degree in Mining Engineering and a First Class Mine Managers Certificate.
He is a member of the AusIMM and the AICD.