Board & Management

Neville Bassett

Director (Non Executive)

Mr Bassett is a Chartered Accountant specialising in corporate, financial and management advisory services. Mr Bassett has spent more than 35 years working in accounting, finance and stockbroking. During that time, he’s had considerable involvement in Australian financial markets including numerous public company listings and capital raisings, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Mr Bassett is the principal director of Westar Capital Limited, the holder of an Australian Financial Services License. He was previously State Chairman and a former National Director of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Mr Bassett currently is Non-Executive Chairman of Auris Minerals Ltd (ASX:AUR), Non-Executive Director of Pharmaust Ltd (ASX:PAA), Pointerra Ltd (ASX:3DP).

Allison Dugdale

Director (Non Executive)

Dr Allison Dugdale holds a PhD from the University of Western Australia in economic geology and a first-class honours degree in geology from the University of Melbourne.

Dr Dugdale has over 30 years’ minerals industry and academic experience, including 15 years in senior exploration roles with several major companies, including Western Mining Corporation and Newmont.  She has also spent 16 years in research and tertiary teaching, reaching the position of Senior Lecturer in Ore Deposit Geology at Curtin University until 2020. Since then, she has been the principal geologist of a geological consultancy which provides exploration targeting services to mineral exploration companies in Australia and North America.

Michael Scivolo

Director (Non Executive)

Mr Scivolo has extensive experience in the fields of accounting and taxation in both corporate and non-corporate entities, having been a partner/director in a CPA firm until 2011. Mr Scivolo has since then been consulting in the accounting/taxation fields.

Mr Scivolo has also been on the boards of a number of ASX listed mining companies and is currently a Director of Sabre Resources Limited (ASX:SBR), Golden Deeps Limited (ASX:GED) and Metals Australia Ltd (ASX:MLS).

Chris Ramsay

General Manager Geology

Mr Ramsay is a geologist and project manager with over 25 years’ experience in the global mining industry.

Chris’ depth of experience includes operational & managerial roles in exploration, mine development and operations in underground & open-cut Gold, Nickel, Base Metal, Bauxite & Coal mines and development projects globally.

Chris spent 18 years with Oceana Gold, Sons of Gwalia and Straits Resources before working as a consultant and advisor.

Tanya Newby

Company Secretary/CFO

Ms Newby is a finance and governance professional with over twenty years of experience in various corporate and commercial roles.  She has a strong background in the resources sector and has provided financial advice and assistance to a number of publicly listed entities through exploration, project development through to the production stage and is keen to contribute to the growth and success of Tennant Minerals.

Tanya is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Member of the Governance Institute of Australia and a Graduate Member of the Institute of Company Directors.