Directors &
Management

Executive Chairman
David Williams LLB, B.Comm, MAICD

David Williams is an experienced executive, having been the managing director of Marmota Limited, a gold, copper and uranium explorer in SA, the former chairman of Lithex Resources Limited, a graphite and nickel explorer, and former president of Heathgate Resources Pty Ltd, the owner and operator of the Beverley uranium mine in South Australia. He also held the position of managing director of a number of ASX listed and unlisted companies in various sectors and brings over 20 years of experience in the energy and resource industry. This has included a number of minerals companies in exploration, production, developing new mines and reviewing commerciality of existing operations. Energy sector experience has ranged from operation and expansion of gas transport infrastructure, buying and selling gas, exploration and production of oil and gas. David has demonstrated ability to develop and implement major strategic directional changes including capital raising, acquisitions and mergers, cost and labour reductions. Until 31 March 2020, David was the Chief Executive Officer of K-TIG Limited (ASX: KTG) and is currently the Executive Chairman of Patron Resources Limited, a minerals explorer primarily focused on gold in South Australia.

Technical Director
Eoin Rothery M.Sc. MAIG RPGeo

Eoin was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and spent 10 years in the resources industry there exploring for copper, zinc, uranium, gold and silver, before emigrating to Australia in 1989. Near-mine exploration followed at the major base metal deposits of Broken Hill and Macarthur River. Moving to WA in 1997, Eoin supervised the drill out and resource estimation of the first million ounce underground gold resource at Jundee Gold Mine. At Consolidated Minerals from 2001 Eoin was in charge of the successful manganese exploration at Woodie, that discovered 15 million tons of ore, increasing both the mine life and resource base 4-fold, as well as managing successful iron ore, chromite and nickel exploration. Eoin was Managing Director of ASX listed India Resources Limited (IRL) for three years from start up in October 2006. IRL’s Surda copper mine broke a 50 year production record in its first full year of production. Eoin has led Thomson Resources since 2009, through the initial IPO and the Bygoo tin discovery to the current gold exploration.

Non Executive Director and Company Secretary
Richard Willson B.Acc, FCPA, FAICD

Richard Willson is an experienced, Non-Executive Director, Company Secretary and CFO with more than 20 years’ experience predominantly within the mining and agricultural sectors for both publicly listed and private companies. Richard has a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of South Australia, is a Fellow of CPA Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Non-Executive Director of Titomic Limited (ASX:TTT), AusTin Mining Limited (ASX:ANW), and the not-for-profit Unity Housing Company; and Company Secretary of a number of ASX Listed Companies. Richard is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Titomic Limited, AusTin Mining Limited, and Unity Housing Company, and is the Chairman of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee of Titomic Limited.

General Manager Exploration
Martin Bennett

Martin has over 35 years experience as an exploration manager, resource development geologist and mining industry executive developed in Australia, Africa, Canada and South-east Asia , with proven track record of successful discovery and acquisition with small to mid–sized companies most recently as the Technical  Director for Shree Minerals. Joined Thomson in February 2022, initially focusing on the New England Fold Belt Projects.

General Manager Operations
Graeme Skelton

Graeme has 30 years’ experience, encompassing gold, nickel, and iron ore, in several countries with over 16 years in Mine Management, most recently as a Mining Manager for Mount Gibson Iron at its Koolan Island Operations and Extension Hill Operations. Joined Thomson in May 2021 initially focused on the Mt Carrington Gold First earn-in.