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29Metals 2023 Annual Report
Executive Leadership
Peter Albert
Ed Cooney
Peter Herbert
Clifford Tuck
Managing Director &
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
BEng (Mining) MBA
MAusIMM
BComm
Grad Dip (Applied Finance)
Chief Governance & Legal
Officer, Company Secretary
Ed is a mining engineer with more
than 20 years’ experience in
base and precious metals mining,
opera琀椀ons and development
projects, spanning Australia and
Indonesia, including ten years in
senior opera琀椀onal leadership roles.
Peter is a corporate 昀椀nance
execu琀椀ve with 20 years’ experience
across private equity, investment
banking and professional services
with a Big Four 昀椀rm.
BSc (Minerals Engineering)
(Hons)
EMBA
MAICD FAusIMM, MIOM3,
Chartered Engineer
Refer to page 14.
At 29Metals, Ed has execu琀椀ve
accountability for site safety and
sustainability, opera琀椀ons, project
studies and development, Group
risk management, Group planning,
and Group geology and explora琀椀on.
Prior to joining 29Metals,
Ed joined EMR Capital in 2019 as
Opera琀椀ons Director, responsible
for providing opera琀椀onal leadership
and oversight to EMR Capital’s
por琀昀olio companies with a par琀椀cular
emphasis on the 29Metals assets.
Ed’s prior roles include a series of
senior opera琀椀ons leadership roles at
the privately-owned Martabe Gold
Mine in Indonesia (2013–2019),
including General Manager
Opera琀椀ons (2015–2019) and Director
Opera琀椀ons (2016–2019), and with
BHP as Manager Mining (2010–2012)
and Manager Resource Planning and
Development (2009–2010) at the
Cannington Mine in Australia.
Earlier, Ed’s career included roles in
Australia and Indonesia with Xstrata,
PT Petrosea, Barrick Gold and
Mount Isa Mines.
Ed holds a Bachelor of Engineering
(Mining) from the University of
New South Wales and an MBA
from the University of California,
Los Angeles, and the Na琀椀onal
University of Singapore. Ed is a
member of the Australasian Ins琀椀tute
of Mining and Metallurgy.
At 29Metals, Peter has execu琀椀ve
accountability for Group accoun琀椀ng
and 昀椀nancial repor琀椀ng, management
repor琀椀ng, treasury, concentrate
marke琀椀ng and logis琀椀cs, Group
commercial and ICT.
Prior to 29Metals, Peter was with
EMR Capital (2018-2021) as an
investment director responsible
for corporate 昀椀nance and
strategic ini琀椀a琀椀ves.
Peter’s earlier roles include
Execu琀椀ve Director Energy
and Natural Resources Group
(Mining and Metals) with Standard
Chartered Bank (2011–2018),
Associate Director Mining and
Metals M&A with Gryphon Partners
(2009–2011), Execu琀椀ve for General
Industrials with Macquarie Capital
Advisers (2007–2009), and various
roles with KPMG Corporate
Finance (2003–2007).
Peter holds a Bachelor of Commerce
(Accoun琀椀ng and Corporate Finance)
from the University of Western
Australia and a Graduate Diploma
in Applied Finance and Investment
from the Financial Services Ins琀椀tute
of Australia. Peter also completed
the Chartered Accountant
requirements from the Ins琀椀tute
of Chartered Accountants.
LLB (Hons), BScApp (Hons)
FGIA MAICD
Cli昀昀ord is a legal and governance
professional with more than
20 years’ experience, principally
in the resources sector.
At 29Metals, Cli昀昀ord has execu琀椀ve
accountability for Group legal
and governance, Group company
secretariat, Group insurance, share
registry and Sustainability & ESG.
Prior to 29Metals, Cli昀昀ord’s roles
included working as an adviser to
ASX-listed and private equity clients
in rela琀椀on to corporate transac琀椀ons,
governance and ESG ma琀琀ers
(2017-2021), General Counsel &
Company Secretary (consultant) for
La琀�ce Energy Limited (the proposed
IPO vehicle for the upstream oil & gas
assets of ASX-listed Origin Energy
Limited) (2017), General Counsel
& Company Secretary of formerly
ASX-listed Drillsearch Energy Limited
(2014–2016) and various in-house
roles with ASX-listed Newcrest
Mining Limited (2005–2014),
including Ac琀椀ng General Counsel
and Deputy General Counsel
(2011–2014). Cli昀昀ord commenced his
professional career with Australian
law 昀椀rm Allens (2001–2005).
Cli昀昀ord was also formerly a
non-execu琀椀ve director of ASX-listed
Aurelia Metals Limited (ASX: AMI)
where he also served as a member
of the audit commi琀琀ee.
Cli昀昀ord holds a Bachelor of Laws
from the Queensland University
of Technology and a Bachelor of
Applied Science from the University
of Queensland. Cli昀昀ord is a fellow of
the Governance Ins琀椀tute of Australia.
Cli昀昀ord was appointed as Company
Secretary on 27 May 2021.
Incoming CEO
James Palmer
Incoming Chief Executive Officer
James has more than 25 years’
experience across opera琀椀onal,
technical, strategy and business
development roles in a career
that spans mul琀椀ple commodi琀椀es.
James will join 29Metals from
BHP where he has spent the
past two decades in various
leadership roles, most recently
as BHP’s Group Performance
& Improvement O昀케cer.
With a chemical engineering
background, James’ career history
includes roles with BHP, WMC and
MIM (now Glencore), including Asset
President and General Manager
roles in opera琀椀ons, technical,
strategy and business development.
James has a degree in chemical
engineering from the University of
Queensland and has completed post
graduate training with the Australian
Ins琀椀tute of Management (Lean Six
Sigma), DuPont (safety leadership)
and the London Metals Exchange.
James has also held director and
execu琀椀ve roles with industry
bodies, including formerly ac琀椀ng
as a director of the Queensland
Resources Council, member of the
NSW Minerals Council Execu琀椀ve
Commi琀琀ee and Deputy Chair of the
WA Chamber of Mines & Energy
(Eastern Regional Council).
James is a member of the Australian
Ins琀椀tute of Company Directors.
