DIRECTOR PROFILES

Mr Jeremy Dowler - Non-executive Chairman

Jeremy's career as a finance director has taken him from the City of London to South Africa and Australia in senior administrative positions in insurance, publishing and resources, including Brockbank Group plc and Thomson Books (London book publishing division of International Thomson Organisation). Jeremy has served on the boards of various resource companies and was a founding shareholder and the former Finance Director of Platmin Limited, a platinum exploration and development company with projects in South Africa. This company is listed on AIM and the Toronto Stock Exchange. He brings significant administrative and financial skills to the Company.

Mr Brett Townsend B.Sc  – Acting Managing Director

Brett is a geologist with 20 years Australian and international experience in minerals, oil and gas and allied industries.  He has held senior management positions within a range of industries including: director of Resource Consultants International Pty Ltd, general manager of Australian Drilling Tools and manager of the exploration divison of J.O.Clough Pty Ltd.  Brett has also worked as a financial planner including several years with Westpac Banking Corporation.  He has been a director of Baobab Resources plc since 2006.  Brett holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Australia and is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

Mr Ben James B.Sc – Technical Director

Ben is a senior geologist with over 10 years experience in the exploration and mining industry. Graduating with a degree in geology from the University of Otago in 1994, he has since held exploration and development roles in a variety of terrains including the Archaean Greenstone belts of Western Australia, Proterozoic gold and base metal systems in Zambia, porphyry gold-copper deposits in the Romanian Carpathians and Ordovician orogenic mesothermal gold mineralisation in New Zealand's South Island. Ben has worked for various companies including Oceana Gold, RSG Global, Katanga Resources, Hill 50 Gold and Herald Resources. As Technical Director of Baobab, Ben’s role is focused on the advancement of the Company’s projects in Mozambique.

Mr Jonathan Beardsworth- Non-executive Director

Jonathan Beardsworth is CEO of Metals Exploration Plc. Previously he was head of the London office of Standard Bank Plc’s Mining and Metals team. In the last 12 years he has participated in and led a variety of M&A and strategic advisory assignments in the mining industry worldwide.

Mr Tony Walsh B.Com, MBA, CA – Non-executive Director

Tony is a Chartered Accountant who, after gaining experience with Ernst & Young in Dublin and Perth, joined the Australian Stock Exchange as a senior advisor and later Assistant Manager, Issuers. Tony brings to the Board a significant understanding of corporate governance requirements and related reporting, commercial and accounting issues.