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Manuel Africano (Chairman)
(Appointed 21 October 2008)
Mr Africano recently retired as the Minister for Geology and Mines in Angola, and during his term as a senior Minister in the Cabinet he successfully assisted in the rebuilding of Angola’s fractured post-war economy.
Mr Africano has been the General Co-coordinator of the African Diamond Producers Association, and during Angola’s war of independence he was the Director of Mobilisation supervising activities in Europe.
Mr Africano has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the Sorbonne University Paris where he also studied for a doctorate in economics. Mr Africano is fluent in Portuguese, French, English and a number of African languages and has an outstanding network throughout Africa and the Middle East.
Mark Smyth (Chief Executive)
(Appointed March 7, 2006)
Mr Smyth has over 40 years of experience in the natural resources sector, which commenced with Selection Trust in 1969 where he was part of the project development teams for Mt Newman iron ore and Agnew nickel projects in Australia. Since 1975 he has co-founded a number of companies involved in the exploration and production of gold, oil, gas and diamonds around the world.
Mr Smyth operates from Perth, Western Australia, Dubai and London and is a member of the Ironmongers Company of the City of London. He has a law degree from Oxford University and is a solicitor in England and Wales, Hong Kong and several states in Australia.
Philip Rand (Non-Executive Director)
(Appointed 27 October 2008)
Mr Rand, who is based in London, has many years experience in the upstream energy sector working in complex geographical and political environments and acts as Chairman of CityView's Audit Committee.
Mr Rand is a non-executive director of Victoria Oil & Gas Plc and also the Cyprus based Falcon group which has connections with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.
Bernard Robert Brady (Non-Executive Director)
(Appointed 29 June 2009)
Bernard Brady joined the Commonwealth Bank in 1958 holding various positions in general banking, lending and administration. He was seconded to the Solomon Islands Planning Group in Sydney in 1980 to assist the Solomons in setting up their own national bank after independence. He was subsequently posted to Solomons for two years as Manager. Returned to Australia (Sydney) in 1983. Was promoted to executive status in 1988. He resigned from the Commonwealth Bank in 1994 to set up a business which he sold in 2002.
Mr Brady is based in Tweed Heads and is a member of CityView's Audit Committee.
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