White Rock Minerals Ltd (ASX:WRM, OTCQX:WRMCF) has enhanced the skillset of its board through the appointment of highly regarded and respected geologist Jason Beckton as a non-executive director.
Beckton has nearly 30 years of experience in exploration, project development and management in Australia and internationally.
Board refreshed
His appointment comes as the company refreshes its board after making the transition from explorer to producer.
It follows the appointment last week of Simon Finnis as executive director and the appointment of Peter Mangano as chairman earlier in the year.
Previous MD and CEO Matt Gill, who has guided the company to its producer status, will continue as a non-executive director until October 31, 2022.
Chairman Peter Mangano said “We are delighted to welcome Jason to our board.
"As prefaced above, we have been going through a board refresh this year and Jason’s skillset and experience will add significantly to our deliberations, as we seek to maximise the value of our assets.”
Operational experience
Beckton, who holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Melbourne and a Masters – Economic Geology from the University of Tasmania, is currently managing director of Prospech Limited and a non-executive director of Lode Resources Limited.
He is also a corporate advisor for Baker Young Limited and Investment Bank DGWA – Deutsche Geseellschaft fur Wertpapieranalyse GmbH, Germany.
Beckton began his career with Pancontinental and Goldfields Ltd throughout Australia from the early 1990s before moving to a senior role with Gympie Gold in 2001. Subsequently, he was project manager for the Palmarejo Silver-Gold Project in Mexico during 2004.
More recently, he was manager - Chile for Exeter Resource Corporation and led the team in 2007 that was responsible for the commercial discovery at the Caspiche Porphyry prospect in the Maricunga Gold Copper Belt of Chile.