Management Team

(B.Bus, CPA, MAICD, GradDip App Sc)

Mr Westdorp is a Certified Practicing Accountant with over 30 years’ experience in the resources sector, including roles as Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer of mineral sands producer, MZI Resources Ltd. Mr Westdorp has held senior roles with Murchison Metals Ltd and Burrup Fertilisers Pty td and has financial, commercial and operations experience across a number of commodities including iron ore, gold base metals and mineral sands.

(B.Sc (Geology), MAusIMM)

Mr Fitzhardinge is a geologist with more than 20 years’ experience in the exploration and mining industry. Mr Fitzhardinge joined Centaurus in 2010, initially as Exploration Manager and now as General Manager - Exploration & Growth. Before joining Centaurus, Mr Fitzhardinge worked with Mirabela Nickel Ltd in Brazil as Manager of Technical Services. He has previously worked in gold exploration in the Yilgarn with Normandy (now Newmont) and Homestake (now Barrick) as well as BHP's iron ore operations in the Pilbara region. Mr Fitzhardinge lived in Brazil for 11 years and is fluent in Portuguese.

(BEng (Mining), MAusIMM, MAICD
WA First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate)

Mr Foote is a Mining Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry. He has extensive operational experience in a number of senior executive roles both in Australia and overseas, including more than two years living in Brazil, and brings a strong skill-set in building and leading effective, disciplined teams. Previous operational roles have included General Manager – Major Projects with Wiluna Mining Corporation, Project Manager for Echo Resources, Senior Vice President – Operations with TSX-listed Endeavour Mining Corporation, General Manager – Operations with Gold Road Resources, Project Manager with Crusader Resources working in Brazil and General Manager (Operations) with CGA Mining.

Wayne currently resides in Perth leading the team undertaking the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) on the Jaguar Project, but will return to Brazil as the Project moves into construction and operations.

Mr Costa is a highly experienced mining executive with over 25 years’ experience delivering major projects across Brazil.

Mr Costa, a qualified mining engineer, has held senior roles with international mining companies, overseeing the implementation, commissioning, and operation of large-scale greenfield and brownfield projects. He previously served as Project Director at Ero Copper, where he led the development of the Tucumã Copper Mine and 4Mtpa processing plant in the Carajás Mineral Province.

He has also held key positions with OZ Minerals and Anglo American, contributing to the development and optimisation of major copper-gold and iron ore operations, including the Minas-Rio Project. Most recently, he was Project Director for Equinox Gold’s Brazilian operations.

Mr Costa’s extensive project delivery experience and technical expertise support the advancement of the Jaguar Nickel Project toward production.

Mr Borges is a Certified Accountant with more than twenty five years’ experience, fifteen of which have been in the mining and manufacturing sectors. Mr Borges has had exposure to a number of mineral commodities including nickel, lime, gold and diamonds. Most recently, Mr Borges held the position of Finance Director and Board member with Lipari Diamonds, a privately owned Company operating the first kimberlite diamond mine in South America. Mr Borges was a key contributor to the business from exploration through construction, commissioning and operation of the mine.

(B.Sc (Geology), MBA (Economic Management of Mineral Resources), MAusIMM)

Mr Montresor is a Brazilian geologist with over 15 years of experience in mineral exploration. He initiated his career working as field exploration geologist and mine geologist for Troy Resources in the Goiás Velho (Sertão) and Andorinha Gold Projects.

He also worked for Carpathian Gold in the exploration, resource definition and reserve evaluation phases of the Riacho dos Machados Gold Project before joining Centaurus Metals in August 2011 leading field exploration activities in several iron ore, gold, copper and nickel exploration projects.

Mr Montresor has been with Centaurus for ten years, and was actively involved with the exploration and drill-out of the Company’s Jambreiro Iron Ore Project before being appointed as Exploration Manager to oversee the exploration team and all on site activities at the Jaguar Nickel Project. He was a key participant in the recent definition of the MRE for the Jaguar Nickel Project.  Gaudius is bi-lingual in Portuguese and English and is presently based in Tucumã, in the State of Pará.

Ms Oliveira is an accomplished commercial lawyer with over 10 years’ experience in contractual, commercial and natural resources law, having worked with several global resource companies with operations in Brazil. Prior to her appointment as Legal & Commercial Manager, Ms Oliveira had been working with Centaurus as external counsel for several years and provided extensive legal advice and commercial support to the Company during the negotiations for acquisition of the Jaguar Project.

(BEng, MAusIMM)

Mr Knoblauch has considerable experience in the management of metallurgical test work programs and process flow sheet development, including almost ten years with Sandfire Resources NL, where he held the roles of Senior Project/Process Engineer and subsequently Principal Metallurgist. He also has a sound understanding of both nickel sulphides and the Brazil operating environment, with previous roles as Project Superintendent at Mirabela Nickel’s Santa Rita Project in Brazil and Group Process Engineer at Sally Malay Mining’s nickel mining operations.

Ms Beyfus is a Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years’ experience with Centaurus Metals in the mining and resources sector. She previously spent five years in audit, building a strong foundation in financial reporting, controls and compliance.

She bring expertise in corporate finance, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and governance. Commercially focused, with experience supporting executive decision-making and international operations.

Mr Visconti is a senior Human Resources executive with over 35 years of experience in multinational companies across the mining, metals, energy and manufacturing sectors. He has held executive leadership positions with Rio Tinto, Vale, Yamana Gold, Alcan, BG E&P and Tupperware, with international experience in Brazil, Canada and several Latin American countries. His expertise encompasses human resources strategy, organisational design and transformation, industrial relations, corporate affairs, communications and community engagement, aligning organisational capabilities with business strategy and growth.

Throughout his career, he has contributed to mining projects and businesses through development, expansion, integration and restructuring, and served as President of the Yamana Institute for Social Development. Mr Visconti holds Brazilian and Italian citizenship and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Ms Braga joined Centaurus in 2012 and leads Corporate Affairs and Office Operations in Brazil. Her experience spans administrative and people management, corporate communications, contract negotiation and management, and reporting to executive leadership and the Board of Directors. Her career includes roles with Fiat and Cooper Standard, professional experience in the United States and regular participation in international mining and investment events.

She holds a degree in Trilingual Executive Secretarial Studies, a postgraduate qualification in English Translation, and MBAs in Administrative Management and Transmedia Communication Management, complemented by further studies in Sustainability, Executive Leadership and Marketing. She is fluent in Portuguese and English.