Neil Herbert – Executive Chairman
Neil is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants with over 30 years of experience in finance and over 25 years of experience growing and developing mining, oil and gas companies, both as an executive and as an investor.
Until May 2013, he was co-chairman and managing director of AIM-listed natural resources investment company Polo Resources Limited. Prior to this, he was a director of resource investment company Galahad Gold plc. During his time at Galahad Gold plc, Neil acted as the finance director of the company’s most successful investment, a start-up uranium company called UraMin Inc, from 2005 to 2007, during which time he worked to float UraMin Inc on AIM and the Toronto Stock Exchange, successfully raised US$400 million in equity financing and subsequently negotiated the sale of the group for US$2.5 billion.
Neil has also held board positions at several other resource companies where he was involved in managing numerous acquisitions, disposals, stock market listings and fundraisings. He holds a Joint Honours Degree in Economics and Economic History from the University of Leicester.