Board and Management

Tony Leibowitz

Non-Executive Chairman

Vince Fayad

Executive Director

John Young

Non-Executive Director

Matt Healy

Executive Director and CEO

Tony Leibowitz

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Leibowitz is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia with over 30 years’ corporate finance, investment banking and broad commercial experience.

Mr Leibowitz has a proven track record of providing skills and guidance to help companies grow and generate sustained shareholder value.

Previous roles include Chandler Macleod Limited, Pilbara Minerals Limited and Greenvale Energy Limited, where, as Chairman and an early investor, he was responsible for substantial increases in shareholder value and returns.

Vince Fayad

Executive Director

Vince has over 35 years’ experience in corporate finance, international M&A, accounting and other advisory related services in Sydney-based mid-tier accounting firms. He is the principal of his own firm Vince Fayad & Associates, providing accounting and advisory services. Hs experience ranges from provision corporate, accounting and secretarial services, together with strong commercial acumen particularly, in the planning and execution and of development strategies for projects as well as acquisition skills.

Vince has strong public company experience, including, Executive Director, Company Secretary and CFO of Greenvale Energy Limited (ASX: GRV) and European Lithium Limited (ASX: EUR) (formerly known as East Coast Minerals). In addition, he was the Executive Director and Interim CFO of Ashley Services Group Limited (ASX:ASH), Chair of Medibio Limited (ASX: MEB) and NED of Esperance Minerals Limited (ASX: ESM).

John Young

Non-Executive Director

Mr Young has a bachelor of Applied Science (geology) and is a member of AusIMM. My Young is a highly experienced geologist who has worked on exploration and production projects encompassing gold, uranium and specialty metals including tungsten, molybdenum and lithium.

Mr Young’s corporate experience includes appointments as Chie Executive Office of Marenca Energy Limited and CEO and Director of Thor Mining PLC. Mr Young was Pilbara Mineral Exploration Manager from June 2014 until August 2015, appointed Technical Director in September 2015 and transitioned to non-Executive Director in July 2017 until his resignation in April 2018. Mr Young was also the Managing Director of Bardoc Gold Limited from My 2017 to April 2019 and then a Non-Executive Director until his resignation in April 2022.

Mr Young is also a Non-executive director of AIM listed Mosman Oil and Gas and Trek Metals Limited and Chairman of ASX listed RareX Limited and Green Technology Metals Limited.

Matthew Healy

Executive Director and CEO

Mr Healy is a highly experienced geologist and Australian mining executive. He has a Master of Science with first-class honours (Geology) from the University of Auckland and over 17 years’ experience working at senior levels within ASX-listed explorers and private resource companies, exploring for and developing critical minerals, base metal and precious metal ore deposits.

Prior to joining Astute Metals, Mr Healy held the position of Chief Executive Officer for Greenvale Energy Ltd (AXX: GRV) and was also previously Exploration Manager at Round Oak Minerals (a then wholly-owned subsidiary of diversified investment company, Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd).