Mr. Benjamin Heath Cooper, also known as Ben, Dip Fin ASIC RG 146, has been Company Secretary of Proto Resources and Investments Limited since October 10, 2014. Mr. Cooper serves as the Managing Director of Mt Vetters Pty. Ltd. and MetalBanK Ltd. Mr. Cooper is the Principal of Sydney based corporate advisory firm Cooper Capital. He served as Executive Director for Corporate Finance Promotion and Business Development at Global Nickel Investment NL and served as its Managing Director since October 2008. Mr. Cooper has worked extensively in the finance and mining industry over the past 15 years as a Licensed and Qualified Investment Manager and Company Director. He is especially experienced in providing corporate advisory and capital finance requirements to emerging mining companies, and also has an extensive investor base throughout Australia & Asia. He has a proven track record of exploration and development of mining projects. He served as founding Chairman and Executive Director of MetalBanK Limited until October 12, 2011. He serves as a Director of Proto Resources and Investments Limited. He served as an Executive Director at BioProspect Ltd. from April 10, 2012 to April 28, 2014. He served as a Director of Global Nickel Investment NL from October 14, 2008 to February 21, 2011. Mr. Cooper served as an Executive Director of Winmar Resources Limited (formerly, Saint Istvan Gold Limited) from October 18, 2010 to July 18, 2011. |