Wednesday, 7 February, 2024 - 17:04
Board Moves February 7, 2024
Lefroy Exploration has appointed Graeme Gribbin as chief executive, and Wade Johnson has departed after 7 years as managing director.
Graeme Gribbin
Chief Executive / Lefroy Exploration
Graeme Gribbin is a highly experienced geologist with an extensive exploration, mining and management background spanning over 25 years, across both gold and nickel projects, from greenfields exploration through to resource, project development and mining. He also has extensive knowledge of gold exploration across a diverse range of projects throughout the WA Goldfields.
Mr Gribbin held senior management positions within the North American base metals division of Vale, and was responsible for leading an exploration team that contributed to a significant expansion of resource inventories within the Thompson Nickel Belt in Canada. He was also general manager of exploration for formerly ASX-listed Western Areas.
Mr Gribbin was managing director of Lefroy Exploration's wholly-owned subsidiary Hampton Metals in October 2022, and later identified and negotiated the successful acquisition of the Location 45 asset for the company. He was appointed chief executive of Lefroy Exploration in February 2024.
Mr Gribbin holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
