About

Peter Pham served as the first-ever U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa with the personal rank of Ambassador from 2020-2021. He previously served as the US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa from 2018-2020.

Peter was previously Vice President for research and regional initiatives at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, and Director of the Council’s Africa Centre.

Before joining the Atlantic Council in 2011, he was Senior Vice President of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy in New York City, and editor of its bimonthly journal, American Foreign Policy Interests.

From 2008-2017, he also served as Vice President of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), an academic organization that represents more than 1,300 scholars of Middle Eastern and African Studies at more than 300 colleges and universities in the United States and overseas and was Founding Editor-in-Chief of ASMEA’s peer-reviewed quarterly Journal of the Middle East and Africa.

He is the author of several books and more than 300 articles, essays and reviews on African politics, security, and economic issues.

Peter served on the Senior Advisory Group of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) from 2008-2013.

Currently Peter is a Non-Executive Director of Africell Global Holdings and of Rainbow Rare Earths, a Strategic Advisor to dClimate as well as a Senior Advisor at Rose Lake Capital.

Bronwyn has successfully led exploration and mining projects internationally over a 28-year career with extensive experience working across African jurisdictions, with a focus on West Africa.

Previously Bronwyn was the Deputy CEO of privately held Guinean bauxite developer AMC Bauxite.

Holding senior leadership roles Bronwyn has worked with BHP, Fortescue and WMC in Australia and has significant ASX-listed company experience as Managing Director, Chairman and major shareholder of several listed entities.

She brings significant experience and connections in working with multilateral investment agencies and Australian/US Governments for infrastructure development funding support.

Robin Sandenburgh is an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Sustainability Executive with over 40 years of diverse experience primarily in E&S policies, regulations, and performance of private sector enterprises, with significant experience in emerging markets and across a diverse range of industrial sectors.

Robin has extensive expertise in environmental management and monitoring, pollution mitigation, stakeholder engagement, community compensation and resettlement, assessment of climate impacts, and ESG training and development.

Robin’s career included 25 years with the ESG Department of IFC, the World Bank Group’s private sector investment arm, most recently as a Senior Manager for Latin America/Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Robin was part of the core team that developed IFC’s 2012 Environmental and Social Performance Standards, widely considered the global benchmark for private investment in emerging markets.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Sociology from Brown University in Rhode Island, and a master’s degree in Public Policy from The University of Michigan.

A chartered accountant, David is an investor and advisor to companies in the Asian and North American capital markets.

David has been the Chairman of Wolmar Investments Ltd., a private investment company, since November 2001.

He was previously a senior partner of Grant Thornton in Hong Kong, and a director of Ivanhoe Capital Pte Ltd., a private company based in Singapore.

David is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of I-Pulse Group, where he is responsible for overseeing the company’s global financial strategy, governance, and capital allocation to support its growth and long-term objectives.

Bradley is a seasoned business executive with over 32 years of experience in funding, building, acquiring, advising, and managing businesses across various industries. He began his career in 1988 at Billiton Ltd. (now BHP), where he held various roles until 1997, including international business development and strategy for Samancor Limited, the world’s largest producer of manganese and chrome ore and alloys.

Bradley has worked in corporate finance at Kleinwort Benson Ltd. and as an investment banking consultant at The International Bank of South Africa (a joint venture between Dresdner Bank and BNP Paribas).

From 1999 to 2001, he served as a senior executive in the special projects division at Mercantile Bank. In 2002, he served as group business development executive at South African management consultancy, the IQ Business Group leading the business process practice.

In 2002, Bradley co-founded Decorum Capital Partners and served as the Chief Investment Officer and executive director of the New Africa Mining Fund (NAMF) until 2006. He currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at I Pulse Inc. and serves as a non-executive director of African Gold Acquisition Corp (“AGAC”).

Bronwyn has successfully led exploration and mining projects internationally over a 28-year career with extensive experience working across African jurisdictions, with a focus on West Africa.

Previously Bronwyn was the Deputy CEO of privately held Guinean bauxite developer AMC Bauxite.

Holding senior leadership roles Bronwyn has worked with BHP, Fortescue and WMC in Australia and has significant ASX-listed company experience as Managing Director, Chairman and major shareholder of several listed entities.

She brings significant experience and connections in working with multilateral investment agencies and Australian/US Governments for infrastructure development funding support.

Andrew joined Ivanhoe Atlantic in 2023 to lead the corporate development and finance functions.

As Deputy CEO, Andrew is responsible for the Company’s strategic and corporate initiatives.

Andrew has 17 years of experience in the resources sector, the last 7 years of which have been in corporate roles across Africa, including Head of Corporate Development & Strategy for Alufer Mining which own the Bel Air bauxite mine in Guinea.

Andrew has a strong background in natural resource financing and advisory, with over 10 years in several roles across London and Toronto, playing a pivotal role in financing many West African iron ore companies.

Kevin began his career in Australia in iron ore, gold and base metals.

His extensive mining experience over 24 years has seen him lead operations such as mine, rail, and port of a large iron-ore project in Sierra Leone.

More recently, from 2015 to 2020, Kevin has executed the roles of Project Director, Operations Director and CEO/PDG of Bel Air Mining, the Guinea subsidiary of Alufer Mining which developed and operates the Bel Air mine.

With his assistance, in western Guinea Alufer rapidly prepared, constructed and began shipping of bauxite. Alufer is one of the leading companies in Guinea executing best-in-class responsible operations.

Jim is an experienced finance professional and chartered accountant with significant corporate experience, particularly in the resource sector.

He has served as Finance Director/CFO for several resource companies including Emmerson PLC, Moxico Resources plc, GreenRoc Mining Plc, Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd and Avocet Mining Plc.

Previously Jim worked at Anglo American plc within the finance, business development and strategy departments of Anglo Industrial Minerals.

Oumar is an experienced project management and mining professional with over 14 years in the industry and a deep knowledge of the Guinean mining sector.

He has been with SMFG since 2011, holding various senior roles within the company, including serving as the Acting Directeur Général since early 2024 and Nimba Operations Manager for 2 years prior, where he led all operational and development activities towards construction.

Oumar has a strong technical background with mine planning, engineering, and project management roles across the bauxite and iron ore sectors within Guinea.

Joe focuses on Ivanhoe Atlantic’s commercial negotiations with Government and origination and execution of its inorganic growth opportunities. Joe is a mine finance professional and mineral strategist, previously Investment Manager at a mining private equity fund in London where he headed up deal origination and led the full cycle of transaction execution and management of its base metal development assets.

Before this, Joe was at CRU Group where he completed bottom up supply and demand forecasting, modelling and asset due diligence and supported project financing packages for major copper mines including Oyu Tolgoi, Sierra Gorda and DeGrussa along with the post-IPO support of iron ore developers London Mining and African Minerals.

Joe holds a BEng Hons Materials Engineering and an MSc Metals & Energy Finance from Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London.

Henrique leads Ivanhoe Liberia, championing the Company’s initiatives to finalise rail and port infrastructure access agreements with the Government of Liberia. He oversees environmental reporting and community liaison for Ivanhoe Atlantic’s operations in Liberia.

Henrique has extensive experience with a background of working in Liberia, Nigeria and the United States. He has been a consultant with Ivanhoe Atlantic since late 2021, supporting active engagement with the Company’s stakeholders in Liberia and assisting with development plans for the Kon Kweni Iron Ore Project in Guinea and projects in Liberia.

Outside of his professional endeavours, Henrique is active with human service organizations, volunteering in highly impactful activities for Liberia. His significant contributions range from disease prevention awareness programmes during the 2014 Ebola crisis in Liberia, to being a key member of the professional Support Staff of volunteers to the Presidentially appointed Liberian National Response Coordinator for COVID-19.

Henrique is a graduate of New York University, with a Master’s in Public Administration and earned a Bachelors from Canisius College (now Canisius University) in Buffalo, New York.

Melinda serves as VP Innovations and Commercial Director for Ivanhoe Atlantic, spearheading initiatives to drive the company’s regional circular economy and sustainability innovations, as well as customer engagement, with a focus on achieving net zero goals and enhancing planetary health.

With over 25 years of broad-ranging global commodity sector experience, Melinda has a distinguished track record in commercial strategy, funding, and industry innovations, demonstrating thought leadership and adaptability amid fluctuating global markets.

Notably, Melinda was the first to forecast China’s emergence as a major steel exporter, part of the team that transitioned iron ore pricing to more flexible market-driven mechanisms, and the first woman to trade iron ore financial derivatives. Her expertise also extends to digital supply chain financing and metallurgical process technology advancements.

Named an Inspirational Woman in Mining in 2013, Melinda served as Finance Director and Head of Global Outreach for Women in Mining UK from 2018 to 2022.

Aurore has more than 20 years of experience in heavy industry, including 12 years in the exploration and operational mining sector. Aurore has held regional HR management positions with IAMGOLD and Perenti in Africa, North America and the UK. She has also worked as a consultant for drilling companies and for Centamin.

Most recently, she held the position of Head of HR for International Operations for Perenti UK.

Aurore holds a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Perpignan Via Domitia, France and specializes in African Law.

Brent directs Ivanhoe Atlantic’s global corporate affairs through the integration of communications, government and stakeholder relations, policy, and reputation management across all jurisdictions.

Prior to his appointment at Ivanhoe Atlantic, Brent served as a Director at Consulum, the leading government advisory firm in the Middle East. In this role, he provided strategic communications counsel to the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Japan and senior government representatives while building geopolitical relationships and international narratives through his leadership of a Japan-based marketing and communications team.

Earlier in his career, he led stakeholder engagement and communications strategies across both public and private sectors in Australia, including with the Chamber of Minerals and Energy. He has also managed several successful election campaigns at every level of government, including serving two terms as a capital city councillor, and has served as a non-executive director of one of Australia’s oldest sporting organizations.