Nathan Lude
Non Executive Chair
Mr Lude has broad experience working in Asset Management, Mining and the Energy Industry. Nathan is the founding Director of corporate advisory firm Advantage Management. Mr Lude has previously held Non Executive and Executive positions for various ASX listed companies.
Mr Lude is currently the Chairman for ASX listed, GTI Energy Ltd (ASX: GTR) and an Executive Director for Hartshead Resources NL (ASX: HHR). Mr Lude has completed a Masters of Asset Management at Bond University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Asset Management and has a Bachelor of Business degree. Nathan will be considered an independent director.
Stephen Woodham
Managing Director
Mr Woodham has over 30 years’ experience in the mining and exploration industry in Western Australia, New
South Wales and overseas. His area of specialisation includes field logistics land access in rural and remote
environments and company management. He also has an extensive track record of tenement acquisition,
mining investment and commercial and cross-cultural negotiation. Mr Woodham was the founding director of
LFB Resources (which subsequently merged with Alkane Metals), a founding director of Centaurus Resources and
YTC Resources (Aurelia), and Managing Director of Kingwest (ASX:KWR) and Tellus Resources. Mr Woodham is
currently the Managing Director of ASX listed Locksley Resources (ASX:LKY).
Julian Woodcock
Non Executive Director
Mr. Woodcock holds both a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from the University of Manchester (UK) and a Master of Science (Mining Geology) from the Camborne School of Mines (UK). Mr. Woodcock is also a Chartered Professional geologist with the AusIMM and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. His career spans 2 decades in the exploration and production of various commodities across multiple counties.
Previous engagements include Senior Management roles with Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI), Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN) and Gold Road Resources (ASX:GOR). Experience ranges from international open pit and underground production geology roles through to a decade working as Exploration Manager in the WA Goldfields, leading large exploration teams with multi million-dollar budgets taking exploration projects from discovery through to development.
Notable accomplishments involve significant gold discoveries and resource ounce growth including the +2Moz Invincible Deposit at St Ives which advanced from discovery drillhole to production in <3 years, the 0.3Moz Gilmour deposit at Yamarna defined in <12 months and +1Moz resource conversion at Gruyere. Mr. Woodcock brings a significant amount of technical and operational experience to Viking Mines in the exploration and development of resource projects.