ASX: GAL

Board of Directors

Galileo’s Board of Directors is comprised of specialists in their respective fields with a wealth of experience and proven track record.

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    Brad Underwood

    Chairman and Managing Director

    Mr Underwood is a geologist with over 18 years’ experience in exploration, prospecting and mining. He has been involved in nickel, gold, copper and cobalt discoveries and the development of numerous prospects over a variety of commodities.

    Between 2010 and 2018 Mr Underwood worked for prospector and mining entrepreneur Mark Creasy as General Manager of several private companies. He has a wide range of skills including the strategic growth and commercialisation of mineral assets at different stages of development.

    Mr Underwood played a key role in the discovery of the Silver Knight nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in the Fraser Range and the discovery of Galileo’s Mission Sill cobalt resources.

    Mr Underwood has a Bachelor of Science in Geology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Geology from the University of Auckland, and a Master of Science (Distinction) in Mineral Economics from Curtin University.

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    Noel O’Brien

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Noel O’Brien is a metallurgist with wide international and corporate experience. After a career spanning 40 years in Australia and Africa he established Trinol Pty Ltd, a Perth based consultancy, to provide process and project development services over a broad range of commodities.

    He has served on the board of a number of ASX listed companies over the past 9 years and is currently a technical advisor to several listed companies with early to advanced stage projects.

    Mr O’Brien has a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Melbourne, an MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a Fellow of the AusIMM.

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    Mathew Whyte

    Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary

    Mr Whyte is a CPA and a Chartered Secretary (FCIS). He has over 25 years’ commercial experience in the financial management, direction, and corporate governance of ASX listed companies.

    Mr Whyte has held senior executive roles on a broad range of Australian listed entities with operations in Australia and overseas in the mining exploration, mining services, power infrastructure and technology development industries.

    Mr Whyte has served as a Director and Company Secretary on multiple ASX listed company boards over the past 10 years.