MANAGEMENT STAFF

Catalpa has amassed a management team with a broad range of experience in the areas of project management, mine operation and management, exploration and finance.  The small but growing team is committed to achieving first gold production from the Edna May Gold Project by mid 2010.

	BRUCE MCFADZEAN, Managing Director Mr McFadzean, a mining engineer, brings over 30 years of management, mining, processing and project "start up" experience to the organisation, half of which was gained in the employ of global resources brands, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Mr McFadzean has broad commodity experience in gold, iron ore, diamonds and nickel/cobalt and in a wide range of roles including corporate, managerial, technical and operational. Mr McFadzean is a Non Executive Director of Venture Minerals Limited.
	ERIK PALMBACHS, Chief Financial Officer Mr Palmbachs is an experienced CFO and holds an MSc in Mineral Economics and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting). He is a member of the Australian Society of Accountants (AASA, CPA) and has an impressive resume with over 30 years hands-on experience, much of which was gained in the resources sector.
	STUART PETHER, General Manager - Operations Mr Pether is an experienced Mining Engineer and holds a BEng (Mining) with an impressive resume with over 20 years hands-on and technical experience in the resources sector. Mr Pether has worked in various operational, managerial, technical and corporate roles in Australia and Canada in his career covering several commodities predominately in gold, nickel and zinc. Mr Pether is equally skilled in both open pit and underground mining environments.
	JOHN FRASER, Resident Manager Mr Fraser holds a BSc(Eng) in Metallurgy, Minerals Processing Option, and has over 25 years of processing experience covering operational and technical roles. This includes recent project management and commissioning experience. In Mr Fraser’s career he has predominately worked in the nickel and minerals sands commodities.
	NICK WINNALL, Geologist Exploration Manager Mr Winnall holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology and is a Member of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Winnall has 30 years of experience in his field, with 20 years experience as exploration manager in Western Australian.   Notably, Mr Winnall headed up the team in Meekatharra that found in excess of 3 million resource ounces of gold between 1992 and 1998.  Mr Winnall is equally experienced in greenfield exploration and orebody extension, using numerous geophysical and geochemical techniques.

	ADRIAN PELLICCIA, Manager Geology Mr Pelliccia holds a B.Sc. Hons (Geology), a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He has worked in various operational, technical and corporate roles in his career within the gold and nickel industries of Western Australia and Victoria. Mr Pelliccia is experienced in mineral resource evaluation and developing and leading operational geological teams in both underground and open pit environments.
	JONATHAN WINTON, Mine Technical Superintendant Mr Winton is a qualified engineer with a wealth of experience in a broad range of commodities, including gold, iron ore, and nickel/cobalt. Mr Winton has worked in a wide range of roles including Drill and Blast, Production and Technical at various supervisory and senior management levels.
	KEN PULS, Maintenance Superintendant Mr Puls brings to Catalpa more than 25 years of maintenance experience in the mining sector; from project planning, through construction to operational maintenance of diamond, manganese, lead, gold and nickel plants throughout Western Australia and the NT.