Mr. Chris Salisbury
Chairman
BEng (with distinction), FAICD
Mr. Salisbury is a highly experienced mining executive, with over 30 years of global experience across senior strategic and operational roles for the Rio Tinto Group. He is a qualified metallurgical engineer and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and joined the Deep Yellow Board in May 2021.
Mr. Salisbury brings extensive uranium experience having led operating companies in Australia and in Namibia. Mr. Salisbury was Chief Executive of Energy Resources Australia (ERA) between 2004 and 2008, a significant global uranium business, and, during his time, an ASX 100 company. He also later served as Non-Executive Director of ERA. From 2011-2013 he was Managing Director/Head of Country for Rio Tinto’s Rössing Uranium Mine and was based in Swakopmund Namibia.
During his long career with Rio Tinto, Mr. Salisbury also held executive roles across a diverse range of commodities including Chief Operating Officer – Pacific Region, Bauxite and Alumina (2008-2011), Chief Operating Officer – Rio Tinto Coal (2013-2016) and most recently Chief Executive – Iron Ore (2016-2020).
Mr. Salisbury is an independent director, chairs the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and serves on the Audit and Risk Committee.
Mr. John Borshoff
Managing Director/CEO
BSc, FAusIMM, FAICD
Mr. Borshoff joined the Deep Yellow Board in 2016. He is an experienced mining executive and geologist with more than 30 years of uranium industry experience. He spent more than a decade at the start of his career as a senior geologist and manager of the Australian activities of German uranium miner Uranerz. In 1993, following the withdrawal of Uranerz from Australia, Mr. Borshoff founded Paladin Energy Ltd (Paladin). He built that company from a junior explorer into a multi-mine uranium producer with a global asset base and valuation of more than $5 billion at its peak.
At Paladin, Mr. Borshoff led the team that completed the drill out, feasibility studies, financing, construction, commissioning and safe operation of the first two conventional uranium mines built in the world for 20 years. He also oversaw numerous successful, large public market transactions including acquisitions and major capital raisings before leaving Paladin in 2015.
Mr. Borshoff is recognised as a global uranium industry expert and has a vast international network across the uranium and nuclear industries, as well as the mining investment market. He has a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from the University of Western Australia and is a Fellow of both the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Mr. Borshoff is a member of the Uranium Forum within the Minerals Council of Australia (of which he is a former Board member), sits on the Council of the Namibian Chamber of Mines and is a member of a number of working groups of the World Nuclear Association (WNA).
Ms. Gillian Swaby
Executive Director
BBus, FCIS, FAICD, AAusIMM
Ms. Swaby joined the Deep Yellow Board in 2005 as Non-Executive Director and became an Executive Director in 2016. She is an experienced mining executive with a broad skillset across a range of corporate, finance and governance areas.
Ms. Swaby has spent more than 35 years working with natural resources companies in numerous roles including Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary, Director and corporate advisor. Ms. Swaby worked at Paladin for the period 1993 – 2015 in the capacity as Executive Director for 10 years and as GM – Corporate Affairs. She had a key role in managing that company’s growth through mine development, operation, acquisition and exploration. This role included responsibility for the company’s complex corporate, legal, human relations and corporate social responsibility programs as an operating uranium miner in multiple African countries.
Ms. Swaby serves on the Sustainability Committee.
Mr. Greg Meyerowitz
Non-Executive Director
BCom, CA, MAICD, FCA (ANZ), FFINSIA, MCA(SA)
Mr. Meyerowitz is a chartered accountant with over 45 years of experience in the professional services industry and commerce and joined the Deep Yellow Board in December 2021. As a senior audit partner at the international accounting firm of EY, and head of the Perth Audit Division for 10 years, Mr. Meyerowitz has acted as the lead audit signing partner for five ASX 100 companies, including two ASX 20 companies. He has worked across a diverse range of sectors and has extensive experience working with mining and energy companies with global operations in countries such as Australia, Brazil, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Sweden and the USA. This includes time spent in the uranium sector.
Mr. Meyerowitz was also formerly the Group Risk and Compliance Director of APM Human Services International Limited, an ASX-listed human services provider operating in 11 countries.
Mr. Meyerowitz joined the Board of Deep Yellow in December 2021.
Mr. Meyerowitz is an independent director, chairs the Audit and Risk Committee and serves on the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Ms. Victoria Jackson
Non-Executive Director
BSc Geology, GAICD, Dip. Cartography
Ms. Jackson is an experienced resource sector executive with capabilities in executive management, leadership, and strategy. She has over 35 years’ diverse experience, including leading strategic negotiations for major resource and state infrastructure projects.
Before joining the Deep Yellow Board in October 2022 as a Non-Executive Director, Ms. Jackson established the Western Australian (WA) branch of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), where, as the Executive Director, she promoted the MCA’s policy agenda, enhancing awareness of national issues of key importance to the mining industry. She also serves as a member of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Management Authority Board and is Chair of the Charles Darwin University Energy and Resources Institute Advisory Board.
As Executive Director, Energy (NT 2014 – 2019), Ms. Jackson led onshore petroleum regulation, including the NT’s regulatory reform. She also played a key role in energy policy development and the Territory’s renewable energy framework. During her leadership roles at the WA Department of State Development (2000 – 2012), she developed significant experience in strategic and operational policy development and in managing construction of State-owned infrastructure, including safety, heritage, environment, and stakeholder engagement.
Before joining the public sector, Ms. Jackson worked in exploration geology and cartography/engineering surveying roles in the WA exploration industry. Ms. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology), a Diploma in Cartography and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Ms. Jackson is an independent director, chairs the Sustainability Committee and serves on the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Timothy Lindley
Non-Executive Director
MCom, BA, GAICD and FGIA
Mr. Lindley, who joined the Deep Yellow Board in May 2023 is an experienced investment banker who brings a proven track record and background in project finance, debt, equity capital markets and M&A. During his 25-year career, Mr. Lindley has held several senior and executive roles in both Australia and internationally, including Country Head (Australia) of Barclays Bank and a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley (Australia).
Mr. Lindley has led and completed more than 100 financing transactions for resource companies operating across jurisdictions including Africa, Asia and Australia. He led several transactions for Paladin Energy Ltd including the financing of its Langer Heinrich mine. He has a Master of Commerce, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales; is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Mr. Lindley is an independent director and serves on the Audit and Risk and the Sustainability Committees.
Ms. Susan Park
Company Secretary
BCom, CA (ANZ), F Fin, FGIA, GAICD
Ms. Park is a governance professional with over 25 years’ experience in the corporate finance industry and extensive experience in Company Secretary and Non-Executive Director roles in ASX, TSX and AIM listed companies.
Ms. Park holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Ms. Park is currently Company Secretary of several ASX listed companies.
Ms. Park was appointed Company Secretary in May 2024.
Mr. Craig Barnes
Chief Financial Officer
BCom, BAcc (Hons), CA
Mr. Barnes is a Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years’ experience in senior finance and financial management roles within the mining industry both in Africa and Australia, including direct exposure to uranium development and production in Namibia.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and an Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science degree from the University of South Africa.
Before joining Deep Yellow, he held the position of CFO of Galena Mining Limited and prior to that was CFO of Paladin Energy Ltd for more than five years and CFO of DRDGOLD Limited and its affiliated subsidiaries for more than seven years.
Mr. Barnes was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in August 2024.
Mrs. Ursula Loubser
Group Financial Controller
BCompt (Hons), GradDipCA
Mrs. Loubser has more than 20 years financial management experience within the mining and private security industries. She has a commerce degree from the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa), is a provisional member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and member of the Governance Institute of Australia.
Prior to joining Deep Yellow Limited in June 2008, she worked as financial manager with Finstone SA (Pty) Ltd, an international dimensional stone company. Prior to this, she held various financial manager and director positions with private security companies in South Africa.
Mr. Andrew Mirco
Head of Business Development
BBus, GradDip-AppInv&Fin, GradDip-MinExplGeoSc
Mr. Mirco is an experienced corporate finance and business development executive, with a successful and proven background in capital markets, M&A and risk management.
He has more than 25 years’ experience in the resource sector, with over ten years at Paladin Energy Limited and prior to this held a number of senior roles at Woodside Energy Ltd. During his time at Paladin, he played an integral part in the Company’s inorganic growth, leading to execution of M&A opportunities and asset sales. In addition, he led the project financing for Paladin’s mine developments, as well as capital market raisings.
Mr. Mirco holds a Bachelor of Business from Curtin University, Graduate Diploma in Applied Investment and Finance from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and a Graduate Diploma in Mineral Exploration Geoscience (Distinction) from Curtin University.
Mr. Mirco was appointed as Head of Business Development in May 2021.
Mr. Dustin Garrow
Head of Marketing
BAEc, MBA (Mgt)
Mr. Garrow brings more than 40 years professional experience in global commercial nuclear fuel markets including marketing and sales contracting for natural uranium concentrates (U3O8), uranium conversion services (UF6) and enrichment services (SWU). He has direct transactional/market research experience with nuclear utilities, uranium production companies, and nuclear-related service firms located in North America, Western Europe, former Soviet Union and the Asia/Pacific regions including the People’s Republic of China and India.
He has held senior marketing and sales management positions with U.S., Australian and Canadian uranium production companies and developed comprehensive uranium marketing/sales strategies including utility-specific sales proposals and negotiated spot and multi-year sales agreements with gross valuation exceeding US$3.0 billion involving nuclear utilities located in Western Europe, United States and Asia/Pacific.
Mr. Eduard Becker
Head of Exploration
MSc, MAusIMM
Mr. Becker is an economic geologist with more than 40 years experience in all aspects of mineral exploration, including 30 years specialising in uranium.
Mr. Becker spent the first decade of his career at Uranerz focussed on Australian projects and close to 20 years at Paladin Energy, until 2015. At Paladin, he conducted exploration for all types of uranium deposits and has managed programs applying all uranium exploration techniques.
Mr. Becker’s experience spans the entire lifespan of uranium operations from greenfields discovery, resource drilling, reserve estimation, project development, mining operations and due diligence assessment. While heading the exploration department for Paladin he oversaw organic resource increases of over 200Mlb U3O8.
He holds a Degree in Geology and Palaeontology from the University of Cologne and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Mr. Becker was appointed as Head of Exploration in October 2016.
Mr. Darryl Butcher
Head of Project Development
BSc, FAusIMM, FAICD
Mr. Butcher brings over 40 years’ experience in the mining sector through corporate, operational, development and project management roles both in Australia and internationally. Mr Butcher is currently Project Manager of the Tumas Uranium Project.
Mr. Butcher has been responsible for the development and operation of several operating mines in the gold, base metals, uranium, and iron ore industries.
Prior to his most recent role as Project Manager at Mali Lithium, Mr. Butcher was Executive General Manager, Technical and Project Development for Paladin Energy Ltd. Mr. Butcher led a very successful innovation and optimisation strategy, resulting in significant improvements to the operating costs at both the Kayelekera Uranium Mine (Malawi) and Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine (Namibia). These gains were achieved predominantly through the innovative use of membrane technology in “world first” applications.
Mr. Butcher holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Australia in Chemistry (1979), is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a founding director of BDB Process Pty. Ltd.
Mr. Xavier Moreau
Australian Exploration Manager
BSc Applied Geology (Hons), MAIG, Member of Society of Economic Geologists
Mr. Moreau was General Manager of Geology and Exploration at Vimy Resources since 2010. During that time, he played a key role in large resource definition, baseline studies, metallurgical test work and permitting programs at the Mulga Rock Project. He was also instrumental in securing the Alligator River Project during Cameco’s divestment process and ensured the successful first years of operation on that project.
Mr. Moreau has over twenty years’ experience in exploration and project development, having spent almost twenty years working on Australian projects, the majority of those being uranium projects. He served as the Chief Geologist of U3O8 Limited after being involved with Areva for over eight years in uranium exploration in the Northern Territory and South Australia and gold development projects in the WA Goldfields.
Mr. Moreau was educated in France and Canada and holds an Honours degree in Geology.
Dr. Martin Ralph
Head of External Relations
BSc (Hons), PhD, FAIHS, CRadPro
MRIWA PhD Scholarship Alumnus
2023 MRIWA PhD Graduate
Workplace Philosopher and Futurist.
Chartered Radiation Protection Professional
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety
Dr. Ralph joined Deep Yellow in mid-2024 after seven years with the Mines Safety Regulator where he was a Regional Inspector of Mines and acted in the statutory role of Chief Inspector of Mines. In these roles he led a team of Mines Safety Inspectors while also establishing the framework for identifying and responding to emerging issues in relation to mine worker health, including exposures to silica, diesel particulates and ionising radiation. He is the co-author of the WA Mines Radiation Protection Legislation and the current suite of NORM guidelines that have been adopted for use in Western Australia and other mining jurisdictions around the world.
Dr. Ralph was formerly the Managing Director of Australia’s largest not-for-profit workplace health and safety organisation. Under his stewardship the business grew 6-fold and returned record surpluses. During his tenure he was elected President of the International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations, a global body that represented approximately 150,000 safety professionals around the world.
Dr. Ralph began his career in radiation protection in the mining industry in 1980, at Western Mining Corporation’s Yeelirrie Project and subsequently moved to Olympic Dam. He returned to Western Australia in the mid-1980’s and joined the Health Department as a radiation specialist just as the state’s mineral sands industry was being challenged by poor practises that led to significant radioactive contamination in the south-west and mid-west. He has recently completed a national award-winning PhD that evaluated WA mine worker exposures to naturally occurring radionuclides back to the 1970’s to present day.
Dr. Ralph is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety and is a Chartered Radiation Professional with the Society of Radiological Protection.
