Paul is a geologist by profession with over 20 years’ engineering experience. Paul commenced his career as a geologist at Philips Petroleum Company and held positions at Britoil plc (acquired by BP PLC in 1988), British Coal Corporation and Ranger Oil. Paul subsequently founded and was previously a managing director of Europa Oil and Gas (holdings) plc, an AIM-quoted oil and gas business. He is also a partner in a company which is in a joint venture with Shell and Qatar Energy in South Africa. Paul joined the board of Pathfinder on 16 August 2023 as an executive director. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science (honours) in Geology from the University of Durham and a Master of Sciences in Petroleum Geology from Imperial College London.

Mark is a geologist by profession with over 35 years’ experience in gold and base metals exploration and development across Africa and South America. Mark commenced his career at Anglovaal Limited (now part of African Rainbow Minerals Limited) and has held a number of exploration roles. Mark was instrumental in the discovery of 250,000 tonnes of tin (graded at 3.5 per cent.) at Alphamin Resources Corporation’s (TSX-V: AFM and JSE: APH) Bisie tin project. Mark joined the board of Rome Resources on 17 January 2023 and was appointed chief executive officer and president on 20 April 2023. Mark joined the board of Pathfinder on 25 May 2021 originally as an independent non-executive director and will transition to the role of an executive chair on Admission of the Enlarged Group. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science (honours) from the University of Port Elizabeth and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Marc is a fellow chartered and certified accountant (FCCA). He commenced his career as an auditor at KPMG (Germany) and subsequently joined Credit Suisse First Boston (UK) as senior associate in the mergers & acquisitions team. Marc has held a number of senior board positions. He was formerly the chief financial officer, head of mergers and acquisitions and a managing director at First Data Asia Pacific, managing
director at Fiserv Inc, (Asia Pacific) and is currently the group chief financial officer at Pine Labs Private Limited. Marc holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Emory University (USA) and a Master of Business Administration from London Business School. Marc is also a charted financial analyst (CFA). Marc holds the position of senior independent non-executive director.

Serge is a qualified lawyer by background and began his legal career in Belgium in 2006. He has held legal positions at DLA Piper LLP (Brussels). In 2014, Serge subsequently co-founded Proxima Law in the DRC focusing on cross border transactions in Africa. Serge is currently based in the DRC and is the beneficial owner of Palm Constellation SARL. He joined the board of directors of Rome Resources on 21 June 2023. Serge holds a Bachelor of Laws (honours) from Faculté Universitaire Saint-Louis Brussels (Belgium) as well as a Master of Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels (Belgium).

Edouard is an energy and natural resources executive with over 18 years’ experience in the natural resources sector. Edouard commenced his career as an oil and gas equity research analyst at Société Générale S.A and subsequently as an oil and gas finance banker at Bank of Scotland Plc (at the time part of HBOS Plc). Edouard has held senior positions with private companies active in the energy, mining and shipping sectors. He is currently a non-executive director of ASX listed ADX Energy Ltd and AIM quoted Ascent Resources Plc and is the founder of NGX Commodities Ltd. Edouard holds a Master of Science in Management from KEDGE Business School.

Mr Eckhof is an instrumental member of the team that discovered the Bisie North Tin Project that is currently the subject of an intensive drilling campaign by the Company.

Mr Eckhof is a geologist with more than 20 years of experience, both exploring and developing deposits across the globe, with a particular focus on Africa. He started his career working for Mount Edon Gold Mines (Australia) Limited, prior to its acquisition by Teck Resources Limited, and in 2003 founded Moto Goldmines Limited in the DRC, which was subsequently acquired by Randgold Resources Limited in 2013. Mr Eckhof has an extensive track record of successful mineral exploration in the DRC and has a proven track record in taking mines from exploration through development and into production.

Mr Eckhof was also founder and Executive Chairman of AVZ Minerals Ltd. (ASX: AVZ). AVZ Minerals Ltd. is focused on developing the DRC Manono Project, reported as one of the world’s largest undeveloped lithium deposits. Mr Eckhof was instrumental in the early stages of exploration and development of the Bisie Tin Project, close to Rome Resources’ tin project in the DRC, which is now owned by Alphamin Resources Corp who are listed on Canadian Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of approximately CA$1.4 billion.

Mr Eckhof is a significant shareholder of Rome Resources and is closely aligned with the Board’s aims of maximising shareholder returns.