Trinity Metals

Peter Geleta, Group Chief Executive Officer and Board Director

Peter Geleta is the Trinity Metals Group Chief Executive Officer and Board Director. He also sits on the Rutongo Mines Board of Directors. During his career, he amassed 40 years of experience at some of the leading mining organizations in the world.

As the former CEO of Acacia Mining, an FTSE 250 listed Gold Mining company, Peter led the organization’s turnaround from a loss-making to a highly profitable business in two years. Before this, Peter held several operational and corporate leadership roles at AngloGold Ashanti, where he was a part of the team that set up the company’s Africa Region operations and Barrick Gold.

A UK-bred, South African national, Peter has extensive industry experience across every continent except Antarctica. He spent more than 35 years working across several African Countries, including Mali, Guinea, Burkino Faso, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Nambia, Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, Congo, and DRC. He has also served as the Chief Operating Officer for Averda International, leading teams across India, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.

David De Lange, Chief Financial Officer

David De Lange is the Chief Financial Officer at Trinity Metals Group. He has over 30 years of financial experience in the global mining industry with extensive experience in Africa.

A strategic and commercial finance executive with extensive experience in capital-intensive industries, from start-ups to acquisitions and existing asset expansions. A turnaround executive, strategic partner and trusted advisor to the CEO and executive teams.

Demonstrated skills in executive leadership of diverse global functions. Ability to influence and maintain key relationships, internal, external and at Board level. Change management capability, persuading individuals and teams to embed changes in the business environment whilst maximizing benefits and minimizing impacts. Capacity to identify, assess, and resolve obstacles as well as the ability to deal with ambiguity.

Shane Ryan, Chief Operating Officer

Shane Ryan is the Trinity Metals’ Chief Operating Officer. He is an accomplished mining executive with a proven track record of delivering results across diverse mining methodologies and a range of commodities in international markets. Shane specializes in the operational facets of mining, including resource recovery, material handling, mineral processing, and logistics for final product delivery. His strategic expertise extends to company culture transformation, safety first enhancements, and the implementation of efficient mining strategies, along with the development and application of robust ESG policies.
He was the former COO and SSE of VECCO Group one of the world’s largest vanadium projects in Northwest Queensland, with downstream battery electrolyte processing facilities in Townsville, the USA, and Europe. Before this, Shane held several operational roles in different companies like Mt Cuthbert Group where he was the General Manager of Operations, Piran Resources where he was the Technical Service Manager and Alternate General Manager. Malaco Mining Group where he was the Technical Service Manager.
He holds a Bachelor of Geology (First Class Honours), a Masters of Business majoring in Risk Management, and an Advanced Diploma of Work Health and Safety (Mining). Shane is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Shane combines his deep technical knowledge with a strategic vision to drive sustainable and profitable growth in complex mining operations worldwide