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Board and Management

Peter Woods

Managing Director

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Mr Peter Woods has extensive corporate finance, capital markets and investment advisory experience across various industries and geographies, including significant resources exposure. He has over 14 years’ experience in the financial services industry specialising in wealth and corporate advisory, raising capital for both unlisted and listed companies, structuring, transactions, business development and driving growth for early stage companies. Mr Woods is founding director of Bluebird Capital, a project generation, investment and corporate advisory business, and was the original founder of the East Canyon Uranium Vanadium Project, pegging and sampling the initial claims in 2018 through Vanacorp. He has since been responsible for managing the East Canyon project organising mapping and sampling programs and advancing the proposed drill program and permitting.

Mr Woods holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a double major in Accounting and Finance from University of Western Australia, together with a Post Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance, and has recently completed an executive education course on Private Equity and Venture Capital at Harvard Business School, Boston USA.

Mr Woods is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, has held various ASX board positions including Directorships for Matador Mining Ltd (ASX: MZZ), Bunji Corporation Ltd (ASX: BCL), Red Dirt Metals Ltd (ASX: RDT) and is currently on the board of Corella Resources Ltd (ASX:CR9)

Steven Wood

Chairman & Non Executive Director

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Steven is a Director at Grange Consulting Group Pty Ltd, specialising in corporate advisory, company secretarial and financial management services. Steven is a Chartered Accountant and has provided company secretarial and financial management services to both ASX and unlisted public and private companies. He has been involved in various private and seed capital raisings as well as successful ASX listings. Prior to joining Grange, Steven started his career in the Perth office of Pitcher Partners where he spent several years in their corporate re-structuring division.

Steven is currently Company Secretary for a number of ASX listed entities including Caspin Resources Limited (ASX: CPN), Rumble Resources Limited (ASX: RTR), Singular Health Group Limited (ASX: SHG) and Anax Metals Limited (ASX: ANX).

Charles Nesbit

Non Executive Director

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Mr Nesbitt holds a Bachelor Science Degree from Flinders University of South Australia (Geology) and Honours Degree (Geology) from Adelaide University. Mr Nesbitt is a Member of Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Mr Nesbitt is a qualified geologist with over 22 years’ experience in operational, technical and management roles in exploration and mining. Charles has extensive experience in the uranium industry having worked at all four of Australia’s operating uranium mines (Olympic Dam, Beverly/Four Mile, Honeymoon and Ranger) as well as a number of undeveloped uranium deposits and exploration prospects across Australia, in mainly ASX listed entities including Boss Resources (ASX: BOE), Salt Lake Potash (ASX: SO4), Uranium Equities Limited (ASX: UEQ), Energy Resources Australia Ltd (ASX: ERA) and WMC.

Most recently, Charles has worked as Exploration Manager for PNX Metals Ltd (ASX: PNX) and is currently Director of private exploration company Fowler Resources Pty Ltd.

Brett Mitchell

Non Executive Director

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Mr Mitchell is a corporate finance executive with over 25 years’ experience primarily in the finance, capital markets and resources industries. He has been involved in the founding, financing and management of early stage resources and technology companies.

Mr Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Economics from University of Western Australia and is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Mr Mitchell is currently an Executive Director of MGC Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: MXC) and Non-Executive Director of Red Dirt Metals Ltd.

Cherie Leeden

Technical Adviser

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Cherie is a proven CEO and company founder in the Resources Sector with multi commodity experience. With two decades of experience, including 10 years at ASX listed board level, she has led businesses in senior positions at publicly traded companies as well as developed and built several successful resource focused start-ups. Cherie has spent her career discovering mineral deposits that translate to a cleaner world. She has built successful companies and teams around those projects, adding significant value to stakeholders along the way.

Cherie resides in the USA, close to UVRE’s project, and will provide key on-ground technical support for UVRE as well as Competent Person sign off for future exploration programs.

Kate Sainty

Company Secretary & CFO

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Kate is a Chartered Accountant with a Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance. Kate is a Senior Corporate Advisor with Automic Group specializing in corporate advisory, company secretarial and financial management services.

Kate completed her CA while an Auditor at BDO, with a secondment to London and working in Port Hedland for a number of years. Kate has experience in both local and international markets, and her portfolio includes listed and unlisted clients in mining, technology and manufacturing.

Kate is currently Company Secretary for Qoria Limited (ASX: QOR) and a number of unlisted entities.