Ed is a mining engineer with more than 20 years of experience in base and precious metals mining, operations and development projects, spanning Australia and Indonesia, including ten years in senior operational leadership roles.

At 29Metals, Ed has executive accountability for site safety and sustainability, operations, operational risk management, project studies and development, Group planning, and Group geology and exploration.

Prior to joining 29Metals, Ed joined EMR Capital in 2019 as Operations Director, responsible for providing operational leadership and oversight to EMR Capital’s portfolio companies with a particular emphasis on the 29Metals assets.

Ed’s prior roles include a series of senior operations leadership roles at the privately‑owned Martabe Gold Mine in Indonesia (2013–2019), including General Manager Operations (2015–2019) and Director Operations (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 National University of Singapore. Ed is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

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