Directors & Management
Peter Huljich
Non Executive Chairman
Peter has over 30 years' experience in the legal, natural resources and banking sectors with particular expertise in M&A, capital markets, mining and commodities.
He has worked in London for several prestigious investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers and Macquarie Bank, with a focus on Commodities and Equity and Debt Capital markets. He has extensive on-the-ground mining, oil & gas and infrastructure experience as the Senior Negotiator and Advisor for Power, Mining and Infrastructure at Industrial Promotion Services, the global infrastructure development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).
Peter holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia and is a Graduate of the Securities Institute of Australia, with national prizes in Applied Valuation and Financial Analysis. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors' course and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. Peter is currently a Non-executive Chairman of Amani Gold (ASX:ANL) and of Macro Metals (ASX:M4M).
Julian Barnes
Non-Executive Director
Julian Barnes is a geologist with over 37 years’ experience in major exploration and development projects. Previously, he was Executive Vice President Dundee Precious Metals, and he founded and led Resource Service Group which ultimately became RSG Global then sold to Coffey Mining.
Mr Barnes is also a director of ASX listed Adriatic Metals Limited (ASX: ADT) and TSX-V listed Thor Explorations Ltd (TSX-V: THX).
Thomas Corr
Non-Executive Director
10 years’ experience in the finance and resource sectors in both Australia and Europe. Resides in Ireland.
Responsible for identifying the potential of Kildare and successfully acquiring the projects.
Jerry Monzu
Non-Executive Director & Company Secretary
Mr Jerry Monzu BBus, CPA, FGIA is a founding director of Capella Corporate Consulting and has provided Company Secreterial, CFO and Directorial services to a number of listed and unlisted entities on the ASX, AIM and JSE stock exchanges.
During his career Mr Monzu has held senior financial accounting and management roles in large multinational mining and oil and gas companies.
Greg Hope
Exploration Manager
Greg is a qualified geologist with over 20 years technical and corporate experience in the mining industry.
Prior to joining Zinc of Ireland Greg was the exploration and Geology Manager for Dalradian Resources where from 2015-2018 he oversaw two resource upgrades and associated inputs to subsequent feasibility studies at the Curraghinalt Au Deposit in County Tyrone. He initiated a major tenement expansion programme and was part of the team which grew the resource base to 6.1MOz Au leading to the sale of the project in a >$500M deal with Orion Mine Finance. He was promoted to VP Exploration in early 2018.