It wouldn't set us back 1 minute. He's a geologist and he knows the rocks - whopdee doo - we don't need that. We need an expert in design, procurement and construction to work alongside SMS and build the bloody thing on time, under budget and above expectation. Alternatively an expert in financing $1Bn projects (Andrew Forrest type) - a geologist skill set is done and dusted once the decision to mine has been made.
Only then with the SP be where everyone here thinks it should be.
He's just a snout in the trough.