Wia Gold Ltd (ASX: WIA) Share Price and News

Mr El-Raghy previously served as Chairman and CEO of Centamin plc (Centamin), a gold mining company that began on the ASX as a junior explorer with a market capitalisation of approximately $20 million. He oversaw the growth of Centamin through exploration, development and into production, where its market capitalisation eventually exceeded $4 billion. This journey included a listing on the LSE and eventual admission to the FTSE 250 index. During Josef's tenure, Centamin successfully financed and developed the world-class Sukari Gold Mine (Sukari), the first large-scale modern gold mine in Egypt. Sukari began production in 2009 and saw gold production from open pit and underground operations ramp-up to approximately 500,000 ounces per annum. Centamin has returned almost $900m in dividends to shareholders.

Mr Arnesen has over 30 years of experience in the international resources industry and expertise in the structuring and negotiation of finance for major resource projects. Mr Arnesen has held executive roles with Billiton/Gencor, Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited, Equinox Minerals Limited, Gulf Industrials Limited and Nzuri Copper Limited. He has held non-executive director positions with Natasa Mining Limited, Asian Mineral Resources and Centamin Plc.

Mr Pardey has over 30 years in the mining industry with experience in exploration, project development, construction and operations and is currently the Managing Director of ASX listed Predictive Discovery Limited. Between February 2015 and December 2019, he was Chief Executive Officer of Centamin Plc which holds the Tier 1 Sukari Gold Mine. Mr Pardey also served as General Manager Operations at Sukari before his previous appointment as Chief Operating Officer in May 2012. He was behind bringing Sukari into production, having joined during the mine's construction phase, and was instrumental in the successful transition from construction into production.

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