Board & Management

Vincent Algar

Chief Executive Officer

Mr Algar is a mining and resources geologist with over 33 years in the industry.  He brings to Tennant a strong track record of building shareholder value, most recently during his nine-year tenure as Managing Director of Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX:AVL).  During that time, Mr Algar raised over $62 million in capital and built AVL’s market capitalisation to over $100 million.  Under Mr Algar’s leadership, AVL was able to advance a major vanadium project from the exploration and resource development stages through to project feasibility, attracting substantial Federal Government critical minerals funding. 

His experience and skillsets are ideally-suited to unlocking value from Tennant’s Bluebird high-grade copper-gold discovery in the Northern Territory, and taking the project through to the development stage.

Beyond his strong technical background, Mr Algar has extensive marketing and promotions experience and offers valuable strategic planning insights on both the technical and corporate side.

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).

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. Mr Scivolo is currently a Director of Sabre Resources Limited (ASX:SBR), Golden Deeps Limited (ASX:GED) and Metals Australia Ltd (ASX:MLS).

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.