Directors

Dr Bobby Danchin
(Deputy Chairman & Non-Executive Director)
BSc, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, FAUSIMM

Bobby has over 40 years’ experience in the exploration industry.  He was Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American plc’s Exploration & Acquisition Division and the Anglo American Group’s Deputy Technical Director (Geology).

From 1997 to 2002, he was an executive director of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited.  In 1980, he joined Stockdale Prospecting Limited (an Australian subsidiary of De Beers) as Chief Geologist based in Australia.  He remained with that company for 15 years, eventually becoming Exploration Manager heading up its Australian-based diamond exploration programme.

Bobby is also Deputy Chairman of MDL with special responsibility for corporate governance and related areas.