Philip Reese is a metallurgist who, prior to joining Manas Resources in 2011, worked as an independent consultant in engineering, construction and troubleshooting for several mining projects including with MIM and BHP. He was engaged by Sino Gold Mining to manage the construction and commissioning of its Jinfeng Project in China, along with a number of other Chinese mine development projects for Sino Gold and Eldorado Gold Mining. Mr Reese was subsequently appointed chief operating officer at Manas Resources and was based in the Kyrgyz Republic where he was instrumental managing the development of the Shambesai Gold Project from the initial scoping study through to the completion of all major project permitting and its subsequent sale.