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Mr Ian Kerr

Non-Executive Director

Qualifications: Civil Engineer BE Honours (II), MIE Aust

Mr Kerr is a professional engineer with over 36 years’ experience, including 32 years in the mining industry. He has worked in project management and operations management roles in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, taking projects from concept through to commissioning, whilst working directly with international mining houses.

Mr Kerr joined Sandfire Resources Ltd in September 2019 as Project Director and is responsible for the development and construction of the Motheo Copper Mine. Prior to joining Sandfire, he successfully managed a significant $300M Brownfield expansion of the Rio Tinto owned Tom Price iron ore processing plant and delivered the construction of the $100M Dalgaranga Gold project in Western Australia. Mr Kerr was appointed a director of Tshukudu Metals Botswana (Pty) Ltd in February 2020.