Board & Project Team

Board of Directors

Mr. Jim Colquhoun

Independent Non-Executive Chairman, LLB (Hons)

Mr. Colquhoun is a lawyer with over 35 years' experience advising governments, statutory authorities and public companies in several business sectors including extensive involvement with the mining sector. Mr Colquhoun held the positions of Chairman of the ACT Racing Club and Chairman of ACT TAB Limited. He has also been a director of a number of listed Australian companies.

Mr. Colquhoun was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is Chairman of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

Mr. John Merity

Managing Director, B.A., LLB (Hons), GAICD

Mr. Merity has a broad range of management, financial and legal experience gained from 15 years in the corporate advisory and legal sectors in Australia and the UK. Mr. Merity has been the company’s Managing Director since its public listing. Mr. Merity is also a non-executive director of Inverness Medical Australia Pty Ltd (a joint venture between Alere, Inc. and Proctor & Gamble).

Mr. Merity was appointed to the Board in 2004. He also acts as Company Secretary.

Mr. Peter Richard

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Richard is stockbroker with over 35 years’ experience in Australian capital markets. During a long career in the stock markets, Mr. Richard was a director of Jacksons Ltd, then the largest underwriter of mining and exploration floats in Australia. Mr. Richard currently provides consulting services to emerging mining and technology companies. He has previously been a director of a number of listed Australia public companies in the resources sector.

Mr. Richard was appointed to the Board in 2008. He is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

Project Team

Northwest has retained leading resource industry consultants in the development of the Nullagine Gold & Antimony Project.

CSA Global Pty Limited

Project evaluation and implementation
Geological review
Process engineering and metallurgy

Red Rock Engineering Pty Limited

Mining engineering

Bioscope Environmental Pty Limited

Environmental and statutory permitting