Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Please quote job number 10523

Our Client is a public, but unlisted Australian company which is majority owned by our Client’s holding company. The Holding company is seeking a secondary listing on the TSX in late 2008, and will be obtaining a separate listing for our Client on the TSX. The Holding company may either retain a substantial shareholding in this company, or distribute shares in-specie.

The portfolio consists of exploration and development assets in Portugal, and a gold-copper project in the FSU/CIS, which is expected to be sold through a sales process under way and is expected to assist in financing the development activities for the Company’s portfolio. Our Client is managed from a suburban London base and has a strong operational and exploration team on the ground in Portugal and in the FSU.

The Portuguese assets consist of:

• An open pit gold project within driving distance of Lisbon, which is being permitted for a ~60,000ozpa operation
• Exploration upside is being drilled while the project is being permitted;a Tungsten asset near Porto
• It has a historical resource with considerable exploration potential
• The project would logically be exploited by open cut methods;
• An exploration project in the heart of the Iberian Pyrite belt, highly prospective for copper, lead, zinc, and pyrite mining.

The Company wishes to appoint a CEO to the Board to manage the company and its development. Key issues which will be considered in the recruitment of the successful candidate include:

• The successful candidate will be required to live in either London or Portugal, with regular travel to Toronto, and to site
• Fluency in Portuguese would be considered advantageous but not essential;
• The company maintains an office in suburban London near to good schools and amenities, while the Portugal office, on the outskirts of Lisbon, is near English medium international schools;
• What is required is strong leadership and organizational skills which encompass working with a range of cultures, and people at every level from government to workforces;
• Strong organizational skills are required for managing staff, and budgeting, planning, and delivery of projects against plans;
• Good communication skills (oral and written) are essential.

Salary and other incentives will be offered in line with an individual’s skills and experience.

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