Directors
Farooq Khan
Executive Chairman
Appointed 18 December 2015; Director since 1 October 2015
Qualifications BJuris, LLB (Western Australia)
Experience
Farooq Khan is a qualified lawyer having previously practised principally in the field of corporate law. Mr Khan has extensive experience in the securities industry, capital markets and the executive management of ASX-listed companies. In particular, Mr Khan has guided the establishment and growth of a number of public listed companies in the investment, mining and financial services sector. He has considerable experience in the fields of capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions and investments.
He is a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee.
Mr Khan is Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Queste Communications Ltd (ASX:QUE); Executive Chairman of both Orion Equities Limited (ASX:OEQ) and Bentley Capital Limited (ASX:BEL); Executive Director of Lithium Energy Limited (ASX:LEL) (since 14 January 2021).
William Johnson
Executive Director
Appointed Executive Director – 8 March 2024, Managing Director – 25 March 2013 to 8 March 2024; Director since 14 July 2006
Qualifications MA (Oxon), MBA, MAICD
Experience
William Johnson holds a Masters Degree in Engineering Science from Oxford University, England and an MBA from Victoria University, New Zealand. His 40+ year business career spans multiple industries and countries, with executive/CEO experience in mineral exploration and investment (Australia, Peru, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Oman, North Africa and Indonesia), telecommunications infrastructure investment (New Zealand, India, Thailand and Malaysia) and information technology and Internet ventures (New Zealand, Philippines and Australia).
Mr Johnson is a highly experienced public company director and has considerable depth of experience in corporate governance, business strategy and operations, investment analysis, finance and execution.
Mr Johnson is also currently an Executive Director of Bentley Capital Limited (ASX:BEL) (since Jan 2016; Director since March 2009); Executive Chairman of Lithium Energy Limited (ASX:LEL) (since 14 January 2021).
Victor Ho
Executive Director and Company Secretary
Appointed Director – 20 January 2014
Company Secretary – 30 September 2015
Qualifications BCom, LLB (Western Australia), CTA
Experience
Victor Ho has been in Executive roles with a number of ASX-listed companies across the investments, resources and technology sectors over the past 24+ years. Mr Ho is a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) and previously had 9 years’ experience in the taxation profession with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and in a specialist tax law firm. Mr Ho has been actively involved in the investment management of listed investment companies (as an Executive Director and/or a member of the Investment Committee), the structuring and execution of a number of corporate, M&A and international joint venture (in South America (Peru, Chile and Argentina), Indonesia and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia and Oman)) transactions, capital raisings, resources project (debt) financing, spin-outs/demergers and IPO’s/re-listings on ASX and capital management initiatives and has extensive experience in public company administration, corporations’ law, ASIC/ASX compliance and investor/shareholder relations.
Mr Ho is a Secretary of Audit Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee.
He is the Executive Director and Company Secretary of Queste Communications Ltd (ASX:QUE) and Orion Equities Limited (ASX:OEQ); the Company Secretary of Bentley Capital Limited (ASX:BEL) (since 5 February 2004) and Lithium Energy Limited (ASX:LEL) (since 14 January 2021).
Management
Yaqoob Khan
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Peru Operations
Appointed 11 March 2024
Qualifications BCom (Western Australia), MBA (Carnegie Mellon)
Experience
Mr Khan holds a Master’s degree in Business and has worked as a senior executive responsible for product marketing, costing systems and production management. Mr Khan has been involved in the structuring and ASX listing of a number of public companies and in subsequent executive management. Mr Khan brings considerable international experience in corporate finance and the strategic analysis of listed investments.
He is a Non-Executive Director of both Queste Communications Ltd (ASX:QUE) (since 10 March 1998) and Orion Equities Limited (ASX:OEQ) (since 5 November 1999).