Thanks a lot westwolf. My prior googling of 'brian david thomas' did not yield anything of substance.
Brian Thomas has good experience.
This is from the 2008 AR of Chrome Corporation:
Mr Richard Linnell (Non- Executive Chairman) Mr Brian Thomas (Managing Director) Mr Andrew Waller (Non- Executive Director)
INFORMATION ON DIRECTORS AND COMPANY SECRETARY
Mr Brian Thomas (Appointed 22 November 2004) BSc, MBA, SAFin, MAusIMM, MAICD Mr Thomas is a geologist with 20 years of mining and exploration industry experience in a broad range of commodities from precious and base metals, bulk and industrial minerals, diamonds plus oil and gas. This is complemented by 12 years in the Australian financial services sector working in corporate stock broking, investment banking, funds management and with an Australian commercial bank, sourcing mining finance opportunities before joining Chrome Corporation. Currently Mr Thomas is a non-executive Director of Aragon Resources Limited, White Cliff Nickel Limited and Noah Resources Limited. He has not held any other directorship in the past three years.
This is from the Republic Capital website
Brian Thomas Non-Executive Chairman Brian has been with Republic from when it was founded. He advises small to mid market capitalisation companies on corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and investor relations. A Non-Executive Director with several ASX listed companies he has been Managing Director, Non-Executive Chairman and Director with numerous other ASX listed companies over the past 10 years. This followed a 15 year career in financial services having held Director level roles with an Australian bank, an international investment banking and funds management group and corporate stockbroker. Brian graduated from the University of Adelaide with a BSc in Mineral Economics, the University of Western Australia Business School with an MBA and the Securities Institute of Australia (now FinSIA) with a Certificate in Applied Finance and Investment.
Aragon Resources seems to be the connection between Peter Cook and Peter Newton and Brian Thomas. See this - 2010.
Westgold has shares in AUR. Westgold has the gold rights at Forrest-Wodger-Big Billy'
There are competing vested interests here - Newton/Cook/WGX v Fotios and mates. Will there be some buying so as to increase holding percentage? I wonder where JP MorganUK and Motte and Bailey sit!
AUR Price at posting:
3.4¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held
