Meet the Board

Vaughan Busby

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Busby trained as a chemist and has extensive experience as a company director, having sat on a number of private and ASX listed boards over the last 15 years. He currently serves as a non‑executive director for Energy Queensland Limited, a government‑owned corporation and the largest energy company in Australia. He is also a non‑executive director for EnergyOne (ASX:EOL), a company providing specialist software to the energy industry and Netlogix Group Holdings Limited, a New Zealand-based company specialising in supply chain logistics.

Simone Watt

Non-Executive Director

Simone joined SciDev in October 2018. She is the Managing Director of Sinoz Chemicals and Commodities (Sinoz), a global company supplying reagents and technology-based improvements to the mining and agribusiness industries. Simone is also a director of Kemtec Mineral Processing and Kanins International, which are both parts of the Sinoz Group of companies. Simone has over 20 years of experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, global business development, and sales and marketing across multiple industries.Ms Watt has a degree in applied science and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Simone Watt

Non-Executive Director

Simone joined SciDev in October 2018. She is the Managing Director of Sinoz Chemicals and Commodities (Sinoz), a global company supplying reagents and technology-based improvements to the mining and agribusiness industries. Simone is also a director of Kemtec Mineral Processing and Kanins International, which are both parts of the Sinoz Group of companies. Simone has over 20 years of experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, global business development, and sales and marketing across multiple industries.Ms Watt has a degree in applied science and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Dan O’Toole

Non-Executive Director

Mr O’Toole brings over 35 years of experience across the engineering and
consulting sectors including over 18 years in executive leadership roles within Coffey International Limited and pitt&sherry. Mr O’Toole is currently the Chairman of Viotel Limited, a private company focused on empowering mining, transport and infrastructure businesses to better mitigate risks using world‑class monitoring technology. Prior to his current position, Mr O’Toole was the Chief Executive Officer of pitt&sherry, one of Australia’s most dynamic consulting engineering companies with a team of high‑calibre professional consultants servicing the Transport Infrastructure, Mining, Energy, Industrial, and Tourism & Recreation market sectors.

Jon Gourlay

Non-Executive Director

Mr Gourlay joined SciDev in May 2019. Jon is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in finance and project management, risk management, business improvement and investor relationships focussing on the resources and technology sectors. He is currently the Global Operational Excellence Manager for Glencore Zinc. Jon previously served as Commercial Manager, Technology and Innovation, for Newcrest Mining after having spent time in Newcrest Investor Relations and Business Improvement at the Lihir Island Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea.

Jon Gourlay

Non-Executive Director

Mr Gourlay joined SciDev in May 2019. Jon is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in finance and project management, risk management, business improvement and investor relationships focussing on the resources and technology sectors. He is currently the Global Operational Excellence Manager for Glencore Zinc. Jon previously served as Commercial Manager, Technology and Innovation, for Newcrest Mining after having spent time in Newcrest Investor Relations and Business Improvement at the Lihir Island Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea.

Heath Roberts

Company Secretary

Heath was appointed Company Secretary for SciDev in 2017. Heath is a commercial solicitor with over 20 years of ASX listed company experience to Executive Director level. His strengths lie in corporate operations and compliance, asset due diligence and acquisitions and equity/debt funding focused on the resources and commodities sectors.

As Company Secretary and then Executive Director of WPG Resources Ltd (2005-13), Heath played a pivotal role in the acquisition of WPG’s iron ore assets in South Australia, project permitting/funding and then sale to Arrium Ltd for $320 million in 2011 and he was the Secretary of the Sydney Kings Basketball Team in 2000. Mr Roberts holds a DipLaw (SAB) and Grad Dip Legal Practice (UTS).

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