Directors
Patrick Doherty
Non-Executive Chairman
Patrick Doherty is an Electrical Engineer with over 40 years of experience and is a Founding Partner, Chairman and Managing Director of the Electro Automation Group of companies, based in Ireland and operating across Europe since 1984 in Design, Commissioning and Maintenance of Car Parking Equipment, Automatic Gates and Doors, Security Equipment, Access controls, and intelligent traffic system divisions in tolling and one-off design engineering projects.
Antony Legge
Interim CEO
Antony is an experienced plc director and a proven corporate financier, with many years of experience working with small listed clients in the London stock markets, giving him a good understanding of the pressures faced by growth companies and the importance of sound corporate governance. Antony has worked for Dowgate Capital Advisers, Astaire Securities and Daniel Stewart & Co. Before becoming a corporate financier, Antony worked as an equity analyst at Beeson Gregory and in investment management, including a time at Imperial College Innovations with a portfolio of early-stage university spinouts. Since leaving Daniel Stewart, Antony has worked as a nonexecutive director on various companies. Antony is Chairman of the Parish Finance and General Purposes Committee of his local Catholic Church. He has a BSc in Economics and Accounting from Bristol University.
John O’Connor
Chief Financial Officer
John O’Connor, BBS, FCA, is a Chartered Accountant with over 27 years of experience in exploration companies including as Chief Financial Officer of Ovoca Bio plc., and Managing Director for ECF Sovereign, which provides company secretarial and incorporation services. He has experience as a partner in accounting and audit practices, servicing a wide range of international clients. He is an alumnus of EY and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Mr. O’Connor has a BBS in Economics and Accounting from Trinity College, Dublin.
John O’Connor
Chief Financial Officer
John O’Connor, BBS, FCA, is a Chartered Accountant with over 27 years of experience in exploration companies including as Chief Financial Officer of Ovoca Bio plc., and Managing Director for ECF Sovereign, which provides company secretarial and incorporation services. He has experience as a partner in accounting and audit practices, servicing a wide range of international clients. He is an alumnus of EY and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Mr. O’Connor has a BBS in Economics and Accounting from Trinity College, Dublin.
Dave Blaney
Chief Operating Officer
Dave Blaney, P.Geo., has over 37 years of experience in the exploration industry. He was the Founder and Partner of BRG, where his work focused on the Irish Midlands Orefield and where he has worked on a number of significant Irish discoveries over the past 20 years including at the Lisheen Mine and Pallas Green project. Previously, he worked for two major multinational mining and exploration companies, Noranda Exploration Ireland Limited., and Rio Tinto plc, holding a range of positions from junior Field Geologist to Country Manager. Mr. Blaney is a Member of the Irish Association for Economic Geology, a Member of the Institute of Geologists of Ireland, and a Member of the European Federation of Geologists. He has a B.Sc. in Geology from Queens University, Belfast and an M.Sc. in Geotechnical Engineering, Design and Management from Nottingham Trent University
Jason Brewer
Non Executive Director
Highly qualified mining engineer with an Honours Master’s degree from Imperial College London. Possesses extensive experience in global mining, particularly in the UK, Australia, Canada, and South Africa. Previously associated with major investment banks, specialising in financing mining projects, notably in Africa. Founder of Gathoni Muchai Investments Limited., actively engaged in the mining and metals sector. Currently CEO of Marula Mining Plc, a London-listed company focusing on battery metals, lithium production, and copper and graphite projects. Additionally, serves as Executive Director at Shuka Minerals Plc and Chairman of NEO Energy Metals, specialising in uranium and energy metals.
