Our Team

The Faces Behind Clean Energy

We’re united by strong, common values and a shared vision for the role of copper in the future of energy. Our team of local and international professionals reflect the best in modern mining expertise. We adhere to strict principles of responsibility towards the land and its people, and we never settle for anything less than what is right. From the mine to the boardroom, we all commit to being responsible stewards of both the land and its people. We seek to use our experience to benefit the local community and our energy future.

Management

These thought leaders use their decades of experience to better the future of clean energy.

Directors

Sandfire’s led by a team of experts who have blazed trails in the mining industry.

Sandfire Resources Employees

Management Team

Lincoln Greenidge

Lincoln Greenidge

Chief Executive Officer

Lincoln Greenidge is an accomplished Senior Executive, Advisor, and Thought Leader with more than 20 years of success across the mining and metals industries, as well as other manufacturing industries. His broad areas of expertise include financial reporting, accounting, business process improvement, strategic planning, due diligence, IPO, and M&A. Lincoln held a leadership position as the Chief Financial Officer of LSC Lithium Corporation where he successfully managed LSC’s liquidity during a strategic review which culminated in the sale of LSC for $111 M to a private company in March 2019. Over the past 15 years, he has served as CFO of Pasofino Gold Limited & LeadFX, Vice President, Finance and Controller of Enirgi Group Corporation, and Corporate Controller of Hudbay Minerals and IAMGOLD.

Lincoln Greenidge

Sabino Di Paola

Chief Financial Officer

Sabino Di Paola is an accomplished Chief Financial Officer with 10+ years of experience in the exploration and mining industries, as well bio-tech and natural health industries. Mr. Di Paola brings a high level of expertise in financial reporting, equity financing and spin-out transactions and corporate governance. Mr. Di Paola previously held a leadership position as the Chief Financial Officer of Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. which was acquired by SolGold ENSA giving it 100% ownership of the world class Cascabel Copper concession.

Nancy Schlepp

Nancy Schlepp

VP Communications and Government Relations

Nancy Schlepp has worked for SFR since 2013 and has over 25 years of business world experience through the private sector, publicly traded sector, international trade, communications, legislative relations, and forming public policy at the local, state, and federal level. Before joining the Company, Nancy was the Executive Director of the Montana Taxpayers Association and prior to that was the National Affairs Director for the Montana Farm Bureau Federation.

Previous civic positions include being an elected Meagher County Commissioner for 4 years. Currently, Nancy volunteers on the state steering committee of Women Leading Montana, the Board of Directors for the Montana Chamber of Commerce, the Executive Board for the Montana Taxpayers Association, the Meagher County Community Foundation, and as chairwoman of the Meagher County Planning Board. She has a BS from Montana State University and grew up on a cattle ranch near Ringling, MT.

Nancy and her husband Chris still own and operate the family ranch at Ringling and have 3 children.

Nancy Schlepp

Jerry Zieg

Senior Vice President

With a Masters of Science in Geology from the University of Montana, Jerry Zieg has over 35 years of mining exploration experience for copper, zinc, and precious metals in a variety of settings, countries and geography. He spent 24 years working for Cominco American Inc. (later Teck Cominco American Inc.), participating in the discovery of the Black Butte Copper deposits and lead the exploration team responsible for the Pend Orielle Mine resource expansion.

He joined NovaGold Inc. in 2005 managing their U.S. exploration programs in Alaska. In 2009, he helped start Tintina Resources Inc. to undertake exploration and development of the Black Butte Copper deposits.

Jerry grew up on ranch on the Smith River below Camp Baker. His family still lives near White Sulphur Springs and he owns a ranch in Meagher County. He and his wife Susan have two grown children. Jerry is a history buff who enjoys compiling local early history; he also enjoys traveling, golfing, reading, fly fishing and playing the guitar.

Directors

Jason Grace

Jason Grace

director

Jason Grace is the Chief Operating Officer of Sandfire Resources Limited in Australia since September 2019. Mr Grace is an experienced mining professional with more than 26 years of industry experience spanning Australia and the Asia-Pacific region and ranging across multiple disciplines including general management, operational management, technical leadership, project/studies management, business improvement, mineral resource evaluation, mine planning and mine geology.

He was most recently Executive General Manager – Iron Ore for the leading diversified mining services group Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN), where he managed the group’s entire Australian iron ore business including the Yilgarn operations acquired from Cliffs Asia Pacific, the Iron Valley mine and the Kumina and Marillana projects.

Prior to that, he was Senior Director, Asia Pacific Iron Ore and Senior Director, Technical Services for Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore, where he led and managed all elements of the Asia Pacific Iron ore business segment for USA-based Cleveland Cliffs Inc.

Prior to joining Cleveland Cliffs, Mr Grace enjoyed a 13-year career with Newcrest Mining Limited holding a range of senior managerial and operational positions including the group-wide role General Manager – Technical and Planning. He has also worked previously for BHP Steel and BHP Engineering – Mining Services, Arimco Mining Pty Ltd and RGC Thalanga.

Mr Grace’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Applied Science (Geology) from Queensland University of Technology; a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from James Cook University; and a Master of Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales.

Qualifications: BAppSc(Geol), BSc(Hons), MMinEng, MEnt(Exec)

Lincoln Greenidge

Lincoln Greenidge

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Lincoln Greenidge is an accomplished Senior Executive, Advisor, and Thought Leader with more than 20 years of success across the mining and metals industries, as well as other manufacturing industries. His broad areas of expertise include financial reporting, accounting, business process improvement, strategic planning, due diligence, IPO, and M&A. Lincoln held a leadership position as the Chief Financial Officer of LSC Lithium Corporation where he successfully managed LSC’s liquidity during a strategic review which culminated in the sale of LSC for $111 M to a private company in March 2019. Over the past 15 years, he has served as CFO of Pasofino Gold Limited & LeadFX, Vice President, Finance and Controller of Enirgi Group Corporation, and Corporate Controller of Hudbay Minerals and IAMGOLD.

Alan Joscelyn

Alan L. Joscelyn

Director

Alan is a Montana native with a family history in the state dating back to territorial days. He grew up in Choteau, Helena, and Missoula, graduating from Hellgate High School in Missoula.

After receiving his law degree from the University of Montana, Alan served as counsel for the Montana Department of State Lands (now Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) then established a solo law practice before joining the Gough, Shanahan, Johnson and Waterman firm in Helena. During his thirty-three years with the Gough Shanahan firm, Alan emphasized natural resources and environmental law, and developed significant administrative law, litigation and public policy experience representing mining operations throughout the state. He served as Chair of the Montana Board of Personnel Appeals (public sector labor relations board) and as a member of the Montana Board of Labor Appeals. Upon retiring from the private practice of law, Alan served as Chief Deputy Attorney General for Attorney General Tim Fox, retiring from the position in 2017.

During his career as a practicing lawyer, Alan was active in the Montana Mining Association (MMA) and Northwest Mining Association (Now American Exploration and Mining Association). He received the MMA’s Excellence Award in 2014, and the State Bar of Montana’s Bousliman Award for Professionalism in 2017.

Alan is the author of a series of legal thrillers and continues to write. He and his wife Pamela live in Helena.

Chris Hedrich

Chris K. Hedrich

Director

Chris worked in the banking industry for 32 years. From 2009 until her retirement in 2019 she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Loan Officer for by Bank of the Rockies, a community bank having 7 branches throughout Montana. In that position, she was responsible for bank wide lending training, policy development, underwriting standards and their implementation, lending compliance, loan quality, adherence to policy, development and proper completion of loan presentations and supporting credit analysis. The position also included ensuring proper and accurate grading of loan portfolio and that a satisfactory loan review program was in place and functional. From 1988 to 2009 Chris worked in various other loan and management related positions at Bank of the Rockies. She continues to provide consulting services to the bank in the audit, compliance and communications areas.

Chris has direct mining experience through past work with Western Water Consultants (specializing in mine hydrology) and Peter Kiewit at their Decker Coal Mine where she was responsible for accounts payable and payroll processing. Bank certifications include the National Consumer Credit School of the University of Oklahoma and the ABA National Commercial Lending School at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

After 2 years of planning and construction, Chris and her husband Barry opened a microbrewery in White Sulphur Springs in 2016.2 Basset Brewery has become a popular destination spot in Montana for locals and visitors alike. Barry handles all brewing and Chris shares in the management and financial aspects of the business.

Chris is a former Rotarian, White Sulphur Springs School Board Member; Board Member for Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course and SCORE Mentor. While on the school board, she served as Chairman and as a member of the budget and negotiating committees. She is currently a member of the White Sulphur Springs Chamber of Commerce and American Lutheran Church. Her hobbies include reading, baking and most recently enjoying craft beer. Chris was born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming. They have two grown children.

Rob Scargill

Victoria Twiss

director

Victoria Twiss is the Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance of Sandfire Resources Limited in Australia. Ms. Twiss is a practicing lawyer with over 18 years’ experience in the resource sector with experience in the development and operation of mining and infrastructure projects, governance, risk and compliance, mergers and acquisition, land management and contracting and procurement. Ms. Twiss joined Sandfire in 2011 during the construction of the DeGrussa Copper Gold Mine and oversees the legal, risk, compliance, procurement and internal audit functions for Sandfire Resources.

Prior to joining Sandfire, Ms. Twiss worked in corporate services and commercial roles for other resource companies. Ms. Twiss’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from Murdoch University; a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Resources and Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Curtin University.

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