Nick Jorss
Executive Chairman
Nick was the founding Managing Director of Stanmore Coal Ltd and led Stanmore’s growth from a coal exploration company through to production and which currently has a market value of over $2.0 billion. Nick is the founding Chairman of Ballymore Resources Ltd, an ASX listed company drilling for copper, gold, and critical minerals in Queensland. Nick is also a co-founder and Director of Konstantin Resources Ltd, a private company exploring for gold, copper and other metals in Serbia. Nick holds a Bachelor with Honours in Civil Engineering from the University of Queensland, a Master of Business Administration from the University of NSW (AGSM) and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment (FINSIA).
Neville Sneddon
Non-Executive Director
A mining engineer with over 40 years’ experience in most facets of the Queensland and NSW resource sectors, and as the recently retired Chairman of Stanmore Coal Ltd, Neville brings substantial Board and industry knowledge to BCB. He has developed and operated both underground and open cut mines working for Coal & Allied in the Hunter Valley and from 1997 worked in a senior role in the NSW Mines Inspectorate, covering operations in all forms of mining in the state.
Moving to Queensland in 1999, Neville accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer with Shell Coal which was acquired by Anglo American’s Australian coal operations the following year. Leaving as CEO in 2007, he held several Board positions with mining and infrastructure companies including Chairman of the operating company at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal near Mackay and Director of Port Waratah Coal Services, a major coal export facility at Newcastle.
Neville has also been a member of the Boards of the Queensland, NSW and National Mining Councils. His expertise has been sought by several government committees such as the NSW Mine Subsidence Board, NSW Mines Rescue Board, Queensland Ministerial Coal Mine Safety Advisory Committee and the joint federal/ state advisory committee which is developing nationally consistent mining safety legislation. During the past three years, Neville served as the Non-Executive Chairman/Director of Stanmore Coal Limited from 5 October 2009 to 31 March 2018. Neville is not a Director of any other listed companies.
David Conry AM
Non-Executive Director
Mr Conry is an experienced company director and senior executive with a strong background in mining, strategy and communication, corporate administration, finance and compliance as well as private and executive interests in investment advisory services.
Previously he was Chairman and CEO of Australian Pacific Coal Ltd, where he oversaw the extension of the mining lease for the Dartbrook asset.
Malte von der Ropp
Non-Executive Director
Mr von der Ropp is a highly experienced professional with a background encompassingcorporate finance, board and advisory positions, technology and corporate governance.
Currently, Mr von der Ropp holds positions on supervisory and advisory boards for companies operating in the European technology arena, offering his expertise in investment analysis and organizational supervision. As Managing Director at venturecapital.de VC GmbH & Co. KGaA in Frankfurt am Main, he has steered a diverse array of technology-focused investments, both in the early and later stages, facilitating the growth and diversification of the fund's portfolio.
In earlier roles, he played a significant part on the supervisory and advisory boards of companies such as amaysim Australia Pty Ltd, which undertook an IPO in 2015 on the ASX, and Brille24 GmbH/Tejado GmbH, later acquired by the industry leader, EssilorLuxottica. Notably, the unparalleled leader in electronic sports, Turtle Entertainment / Electronic Sports League (ESL), was also within the portfolio of venturecapital.de prior to its acquisition by the Swedish-based Modern Times Group. As the Senior Vice President at Corporate Finance Partners CFP Beratungs-GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany, Mr. von der Ropp was involved in a multitude of transactions in the Technology, Media and Telecom sector, advising clients on capital raises, trade sales, initial public offerings, and public takeovers.
Daryl Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Edwards is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in the mining and manufacturing industries. He has held various executive positions including CFO of Bowen Coking Coal Limited for over 3 years and was previously CEO of private Australian coal explorer Pioneer Coal, and CFO and Head of Corporate Development for Universal Coal plc for over seven years, where he managed the commercialisation of the 4Mpta Kangala Colliery and the 3.3Mtpa New Clydesdale Colliery. Previously, Mr Edwards was CFO at Asenjo Energy, a Botswana-based coal exploration and development company.
Mr Duncan Cornish
Company Secretary
Mr Cornish was the founding CFO and Company Secretary for both Stanmore Coal Ltd (ASX:SMR) and Cokal (ASX:CKA) and is a Chartered Accountant with significant experience as a public company CFO and Company Secretary, focused on finance, administration and governance roles. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the accountancy profession both in England and Australia, mainly with the accountancy firms Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has extensive experience in all aspects of company financial reporting, corporate regulatory and governance areas, business acquisition and disposal due diligence, capital raising, company initial public offerings and company secretarial responsibilities, and has served as CFO and/or Company Secretary of several Australian and Canadian public companies.
Ms Jen Williams
General Manager Finance
Ms. Jen Williams is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years finance experience in the coal mining industry, covering corporate finance and treasury, financial reporting and compliance, risk management, and financial planning and analysis.
Ms Williams has held various finance roles over 10 years with Peabody Energy, a global coal producer with assets in the US and Australia, including as Commercial Manager for their Hunter Valley coal assets, where she oversaw a transformation project to improve the mining operation’s profitability.
Previously, Ms Williams served as Vice President Assurance & Risk and General Manager Operations Finance at Coronado Global Resources (ASX:CRN).