Management
John Traicos
Company Secretary & Non-Executive Director
John is a lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience in legal and corporate affairs in Australia and Southern Africa.
He has acted as a commercial and legal manager to several Australian resource companies and has been involved in resource projects and acquisitions in Australia, Africa, and Indonesia.
Warwick Bullen
Director of Exploration and Geology
Warwick is an economic geologist with over 25 years of exploration and mining experience gained in Africa, Canada, the Middle East, and elsewhere. He has worked extensively within the Arabian-Nubian Shield, on projects in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Jordan. He was previously the Consulting Exploration Geologist for Midroc Gold at Lega Dembi, where he led the mineral resource assessment program at East Sakaro, which successfully delineated the blind, high-grade gold deposit currently being mined. Warwick has made numerous discoveries throughout his career, including the world-class Jebel Ohier porphyry copper-gold deposit in Sudan (the first confirmed PCD in the Arabian-Nubian Shield), the first primary gold occurrence in Jordan at Wadi Abu Kusheiba, and (together with a colleague) the Highbury lithium deposit in South Africa.
Warwick has held senior-level positions with established industry players including Vice President Exploration and Geology, Vice President Mineral Resource Management, and Chief Executive Officer. He holds a Master of Science degree in Economic Geology from Rhodes University (South Africa), and is a registered Professional Natural Scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions.
Tristan Jenkins
Chief Financial Officer
Tristan is a chartered accountant with 20 years of experience across multinationals, FTSE250, AIM and ASX listed companies. He has worked in the energy sector for 15 years in companies focused on Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia. He has a background in developing finance functions, with a focus on financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, risk and controls and supporting corporate finance transactions.
He is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Sammy Million
Stakeholder Relations
Sammy manages the Company’s engagement with stakeholders, including with the local communities, non-government organisations, business, and government agencies. He has over 10 years’ experience in communications and public affairs disciplines, including stakeholder management, government relations, strategic communications, and policy analysis in the UK and Africa. He has previously held positions with Embassy of Ethiopia in London, in the public diplomacy and communications division, and with the Office of the Prime Minister in Ethiopia, providing guidance and support in foreign direct investment.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in International Business Management from University of East London (UK).
Theo Botoulas
Project Manager
Theo is the project manager reporting to the in-country manager and general manager and is tasked with ensuring that the Phase 1 of the Kenticha project is constructed and commissioned.
Theo is a Mining Engineer with 35 years’ experience in mining operations on the African continent.
Prior to joining AML, Theo held roles as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer of various companies, where he has operated, restructured, founded or initiated various mining and exploration projects worldwide.
He has played an active role in the listing of several companies in the resources sector, restructuring and repositioning of resources companies and the construction and commissioning of project start-ups.
Theo has served as a Director of Companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange as well as the JSE Securities Exchange in Johannesburg.
Theo completed his undergraduate degree in Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria, holds an M.Sc (Mining Engineering) from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency (Metalliferous) and a Mine Managers Certificate of Competency (Metalliferous) issued by the South African Department of Minerals Resources, and is a Registered Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
Key technical consultants
Chad Botha
Chad is a project development and delivery specialist with 25 years of experience in assessment and delivery of mineral resource projects, both at a project and business level. As a qualified mechanical engineer, he has managed resource projects in Australia, Asia and Africa, in various stages of development, from pre-feasibility to commissioning. This experience has included multiple commodities and a broad range of delivery models. Chad was previously senior vice president of DRA Global. DRA Global One are an international process – engineering group that have significant experience in the design and construction of hard rock lithium process and treatment plants.