Dr Mark Bennett has been appointed as Non-Executive Chair of Falcon Metals. Mark is a highly-experienced geologist and mining executive with over 30 years’ experience in gold and base metal exploration.
He was the founding Managing Director and CEO of Sirius Resources Ltd, where he was awarded the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) “Prospector of the Year Award” for the world-class Nova-Bollinger nickel-copper discovery in 2013. He went on to lead the company until its —$1.8 billion merger with IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO).
Mark is a two-times winner of the AMEC award, having previously been recognised for the Thunderbox gold and Waterloo nickel discoveries in 2002 during his time as a key member of the senior leadership team of LionOre Mining International. In addition to his technical exploration expertise, Mark is experienced in corporate affairs, equity capital markets, investor relations and community engagement and led Sirius from pre-discovery to the construction stage, until the completion of its merger with IGO.
Mark is currently the Executive Chairman of S2 Resources Ltd (ASX: S2R) and Non-Executive Director of Todd River Resources Ltd (ASX: TRT).
