Yellow Rocks Energy

Marcel Hilmer, CEO

Mr. Hilmer is a long-standing Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He has more than 30 years experience in executive management of global public and private organizations. Mr. Hilmer has significant international mergers and acquisitions expertise working in Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.
He was the CEO and Executive Director of Forsys Metals for 10 years and developed uranium projects in Namibia. He was a finance and business development executive at Vimy Resources, a uranium project developer in Australia and worked for 6 years with First Quantum Minerals, a global developer and producer of base and precious metals mines.

David Lees, Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Lees has more than 20 years’ experience in the Australian financial services industry. Mr Lees commenced his career as a stockbroker before moving into investment and funds management. These roles have given Mr Lees experience with capital markets, portfolio management, business development and corporate governance. More recently, Mr Lees worked in the private sector driving his business from product conception through to design, development and manufacturing and international retail sales. Mr Lees holds a Bachelor of Economics from Murdoch University and post graduate diploma in Applied Finance and Investment. Mr Lees is currently a non-executive director of ASX listed company, Sultan Resources Ltd (ASX: SLZ) and non-executive Chairman of ASX listed C29 Metals Ltd (ASX: C29). Mr Lees is also a non-executive director of Canadian Securities Exchange listed companies, Graycliff Exploration (CSE: GRAY) and Monterey Minerals (CSE: MREY).

Dr Greg Shirtliff, Non-Executive Director

Greg has over 20 years’ experience in the geology and geochemistry of uranium including a PhD in uranium geochemistry from the Australian National University. Since his studies, Greg has spent over 17 years in various roles in the uranium industry from environmental, mine geology and resource, exploration and management in mining, exploration and technical projects inclusive of engineering and metallurgical. This has included a number of years at ERA-Rio Tinto’s Ranger Uranium Mine and as the Senior Geoscientist for Cameco Australasia, where he worked on a diverse portfolio of projects in uranium deposits and styles of mineralisation throughout Australia, Canada and the USA. More recently, Greg has been heading up exploration and technical for a small uranium development company in Australia.

Bliase Thomas, Non-Executive Director

Blaise has had a successful career encompassing over 25 years in London, Europe and Australia, working within and consulting to, the Mining & Resource, Engineering, Technology, Investment Management and Financial Services industries. He has first-hand experience in building and managing businesses gained from holding board of director, executive and senior level management; consulting and advisory positions with both small to medium enterprises, ASX listed companies and global blue-chip firms.
This has enabled him to gain a strong understanding of local and international markets and importantly, build an extensive, well established network of high-net worth individuals, family offices, private investment group, corporate finance, funds management groups and publicly listed organisations on the ASX, TSX and AIM exchanges.