A specialist company operating in the uranium sector, created to purchase and hold uranium oxide U3O8
Anthony St John has been a long-standing Crossbench Independent Member of the House of Lords. He has served on many Parliamentary Select Committees and is Vice Chairman of both the All Party Parliamentary Africa Group and the All Party South Africa Group. He qualified as a Solicitor in South Africa and worked for over twenty years in the City of London. He serves as a director and advisor to several UK listed and unlisted companies, including IDH plc, Smithson Investment Trust and Gulf Marine Services plc.
Amongst his business interests, his expertise has focused on corporate governance, financial restructuring and disruptive technologies.
In addition to Yellow Cake plc, he is also Chairman of Strand Hanson. Lord St John holds a Master of Law (LLM) in Chinese and Maritime Law from London University as well as degrees in BA, BSocSc and BProc in South Africa.
Andre Liebenberg is an experienced mining industry professional and has extensive investor marketing, finance, business development and leadership experience. Andre has spent over 25 years in private equity, investment banking, senior roles within BHP Billiton and most recently at QKR Corporation, where he was Chief Financial Officer. Andre’s previous roles within BHP Billiton included Acting President for BHP Billiton’s Energy Coal division, Chief Financial Officer for the Energy Coal division, the Head of Group Investor Relations and Chief Financial Officer for the Diamonds and Specialty Products division.
These roles were based in London, Melbourne and Sydney.
Prior to joining BHP Billiton, Andre worked for UBS in London and the Standard Bank Group in Johannesburg.
Andre Liebenberg is a non-executive director of Danakali Limited and Zeta Resources Limited.
Andre Liebenberg holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Elec. Eng. from the University of Cape Town and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Cape Town.
Carole Whittall is a director and co-founder of Mining Strategies Limited, which provides M&A and transaction advisory services to the metals and mining sector. She has 25 years’ management, corporate finance and M&A experience in the metals and mining sector. Most recently, she was Vice President, Head of M&A at ArcelorMittal Mining and member of its Mining Executive Team, responsible for global M&A, government relations and corporate and social responsibility and serving as a board member of subsidiary companies and joint ventures. Previously, she was with Rio Tinto where she held various senior commercial and business development roles. Her prior career was with JP Morgan and Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank in corporate finance.
Carole Whittall holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) (Hons) Geology from the University of Cape Town and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the London Business School.
Sofia Bianchi is the Founding Partner of Atlante Capital Partners, an advisory and turn-around specialist in emerging markets. She was previously Head of Special Situations, as well as a Member of the Investment Committee for Debt and Infrastructure, at the CDC Group plc, a development finance institution. Prior to this, she was Head of Special Situations at BlueCrest Capital Management.
Ms Bianchi served as a Deputy Managing Director of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund with Standard Bank London and held senior positions with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. She has extensive experience in banking, fund management and mergers and acquisitions.
Sofia Bianchi is a non-executive director of Ma’aden. She has also served as an independent non-executive director of Endeavour Mining plc and Kenmare Resources plc.
Ms Bianchi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the George Washington University and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Wharton School.
The Hon Alexander Downer AC served as Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2018. He has had a long and distinguished political career in Australia, serving as Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, from 1996 to 2007, making him Australia’s longest-serving Foreign Minister. Mr Downer also served as Opposition Leader and leader of the Australian Liberal Party from 1994 to 1995 and was Member of the Australian Parliament for Mayo for over 20 years. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2013 and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.
Mr Downer is Executive Chair of the International School for Government at King’s College London. He is currently Chairman of the UK think tank Policy Exchange and a trustee of the International Crisis Group.
Alexander Downer holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Hons) in Politics and Economics from Newcastle University.
Alan Rule has more than 25 years’ experience as a Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary in the operating mining industry in Australia, Africa and South America. He has considerable experience in international debt and equity financing of mining projects, financial risk management, implementation of accounting controls and systems, governance and regulatory requirements, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr Rule was the CFO at Galaxy Resources Limited, an ASX listed lithium company, for 4 years until it merged with Orocobre Limited in August 2021. His previous positions have also included CFO of uranium producer Paladin Energy Limited, Sundance Resources Limited, Mount Gibson Limited, Western Metals Limited and St Barbara Mines Limited. He is currently a non-executive director of Leo Lithium Limited and Ora Banda Limited both of which are listed on the ASX.
Alan Rule holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) and a Bachelor of Accountancy (B.Acc) from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) in Australia.
Claire Brazenall acts as in-house legal counsel and Client Director of Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey) Limited, which provides administrative services to the Company.
Claire Brazenall (Legal name, Claire Le Quesne) has over 12 years of experience of the Jersey funds industry. Prior to joining Langham Hall Jersey in 2020, Ms. Brazenall spent 10 years in private practice with Carey Olsen Jersey LLP where she gained a wealth of experience of different fund structures and asset classes and was heavily involved in providing regulatory and structuring advice to a range of clients. During her time at Carey Olsen Jersey LLP, she was involved in the closings of over US$100bn of investor commitments into various fund structures.
Ms Brazenall has extensive experience in liaising with the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“JFSC”) and The International Stock Exchange and has in-depth knowledge of the relevant Codes of Practice and Jersey financial services regulations. She is approved as a principal person by the JFSC and currently acts as a director on a number of regulated and unregulated funds and Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPV”) boards of client companies.
James Keating is a Client Director at Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey) Limited. He has worked in the global fund administration business for a number of years, holding directorships on various fund structures. He is presently a director on a number of boards which invest in a variety of underlying assets, notably commercial and residential real estate predominantly in the UK.
James Keating holds a Diploma in Fund Administration from the University of Manchester Business School.