Meet Our Team

Jim Coleman - BSc (Hons), DIC, MBA, FCT (Dip)

Chief Executive Officer

Jim is a director, treasurer and senior banker with more than 35 years of experience with financial markets both in the UK and internationally, including NatWest Markets, Lloyds Bank and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank. He is a director of several businesses and holds a degree in mathematics from the University of St Andrews, an MBA from Imperial College Business School and is a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Leslie Cairns

Director & Head of Investment

Leslie is a consummate negotiator having been involved with cross border acquisitions, mergers and corporate development for over thirty years twenty of them in Africa.

Having held a senior position in the Civil Service he then studied Law and Accountancy at Open University. He has specialised in corporate restructuring and funding in the finance, property, mining, vehicle/transport and leisure sectors.

Marc J. Sale - BSc FAusIMM, MAIG

Consultant

Marc is a corporate professional who has specialised in natural resources, specifically precious and base metals, with a focus on gold, for over 25 years. He has worked on project assessment, exploration and development in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Australasia. Holding Technical Directorships for a number of listed and private companies, past and present he is well versed in the corporate arena. As a ‘Competent Person’ he is accomplished in preparation of Company reports and overseeing JORC / NI43-101 reporting as well as the delivery of presentations to investors, institutions and shareholders.