Richard has more than 35 years' experience as a sharebroker in Melbourne and in London, with a particular focus on the resources space. He is the Emeritus Chair of the Melbourne Mining Club, Australia’s foremost networking organisation for the Australian resources sector.

Richard is a non-exec director of EQ Resources Ltd, an ASX-listed global tungsten mining company.  He is a Fellow of the AusIMM and an honorary member of the AusIMM Investment Advisory Committee.

Mr Mitchell is Chairman of Lowell Resources Funds management Pty Ltd and a member of the Investment Committee.

He has a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Masters Degree in International Economics and Foreign Policy from John Hopkins University in Washington DC.

After graduating he spent 10 years as a natural resources specialist at investment banks and advisory firms in the US and Australia. From 1999-2011 Stephen was Managing Director of Molopo Energy Ltd, an ASX-listed oil and gas company that held assets in Australia, Canada, USA, China, India and South Africa. Under his stewardship, Molopo generated a 10 fold increase shareholder value and expanded its market capitalisation from less than one million dollars into an ASX 200 company.

Stephen is currently Chairman of ASX listed Hydrocarbon Dynamics Limited, the Lowell Group and is a founder of Mitchell Peterson Capital Partners, a Melbourne based corporate advisory firm.

Mr Forwood is a qualified lawyer and geologist experienced in the resources sector.

He has 17 years of resources financing experience with RMB Resources, including 13 years as a manager of the Telluride Fund.

At RMB Resources, he acted as a principal financier of equity, structured quasi-equity and project finance to the junior resources sector.

Mr Forwood also has 5 years' experience in exploration and development geology in Australia, Tanzania and Indonesia.

Previously, he qualified with a major Australian law firm to practice as a barrister and solicitor. 

He has been CIO of the Lowell Resources Fund since 2016.

Mr O'Connell has over 25 years extensive finance industry experience in life insurance, asset management, custodial services, financial planning and superannuation (consulting, administration and trustee services).

He has headed the compliance and risk management functions for several large multi-national asset managers.

Mr O'Connell has been appointed company secretary for a number of asset managers, headed custodial operations for corporate actions, reconciliations and unlisted trust management and was a key person in the eventual sale of Mellon Australia's superannuation and administration consulting businesses in 2005.

He has held Board positions at one of Australia's leading asset management companies, chairs Compliance Committee's for leading asset managers and continues to be a Responsible Manager for a number of asset management companies.

Mr O'Connell also sits on the Board of a number of small businesses within the finance industry.

Mr Mitchell is Chairman of Lowell Resources Funds management Pty Ltd and a member of the Investment Committee.

He has a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Masters Degree in International Economics and Foreign Policy from John Hopkins University in Washington DC.

After graduating he spent 10 years as a natural resources specialist at investment banks and advisory firms in the US and Australia. From 1999-2011 Stephen was Managing Director of Molopo Energy Ltd, an ASX-listed oil and gas company that held assets in Australia, Canada, USA, China, India and South Africa. Under his stewardship, Molopo generated a 10 fold increase shareholder value and expanded its market capitalisation from less than one million dollars into an ASX 200 company.

Stephen is currently Chairman of ASX listed Hydrocarbon Dynamics Limited, the Lowell Group and is a founder of Mitchell Peterson Capital Partners, a Melbourne based corporate advisory firm.

Mr Forwood is a qualified lawyer and geologist experienced in the resources sector.

He has over 17 years of resources financing experience with RMB Resources, including 13 years as a manager of the Telluride Fund.

At RMB Resources, he acted as a principal financier of equity, structured quasi-equity and project finance to the junior resources sector.

Mr Forwood also has 5 years' experience in exploration and development geology in Australia, Tanzania and Indonesia.

Previously, he qualified with a major Australian law firm to practice as a barrister and solicitor.

Richard has more than 35 years' experience as a sharebroker in Melbourne and in London, with a particular focus on the resources space. He is the Emeritus Chair of the Melbourne Mining Club, Australia’s foremost networking organisation for the Australian resources sector.

Richard is a non-exec director of EQ Resources Ltd, an ASX-listed global tungsten mining company.  He is a Fellow of the AusIMM and an honorary member of the AusIMM Investment Advisory Committee.

Mr. Baker joined the IC in July 2018. He brings a wide experience in valuation and analysis of energy companies.

He has astrong local and international reputation for oil and gas E&P company coverage as a senior investment analyst, including 14 years with Morgan Stanley.

In a career spanning more than 30 years, Mr Baker has also worked in senior research roles with BT Equitiesand Macquarie Equities.

He crossed over to researching listed companies after gaining industry experience with international oilfield services group, Schlumberger.