Thomas Wayne Spilsbury is a geologist with a BSc (Honors Geology) from the University of British Columbia and MSc (Applied Geology) from Queens University in Ontario. He has more than 35 years of experience in mineral exploration and management, including 28 years with Teck Cominco as general manager of exploration Asia Pacific. In this role, he was responsible for managing an extensive exploration portfolio including large-scale gold and base metal projects in Australia and China. Mr Spilsbury has worked throughout Western Canada, the United States, Asia and Australia. He holds directorships in Minco Silver Corporation, GGL Resources Corp and International Lithium (all TSX-listed). Mr Spilsbury has been the president of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists since 2014. He is also the director of Earth Science Western Australia, and committee member of Subiaco Mens Shed since 2014.