Directors and Officers
Peter Bridges
Peter Bridges (aged 62) graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1969 and joined Roan Selection Trust in Zambia (later Roan Consolidated Mines). He worked initially as a field exploration geologist, later changing to mine geology and gaining experience at a wide variety of open-pit and underground mining operations.
He left Zambia in 1976 to undertake post-graduate studies in mineral exploration at Imperial College, London graduating in 1977 with a Master of Science and a Diploma of Imperial College in Mineral Exploration.
In 1977 Peter joined the world-wide geological consulting company Robertson Research International Limited ("RRI") holding various positions in its Minerals Division, from Senior Geologist to General Manager and Minerals Consultant. He has covered many commodities in many countries.
In 1988 he joined Greenwich Resources plc as Exploration Manager, was appointed Exploration Director in July 1991, and Chief Executive in November 2002.
Peter left Greenwich in April 2006 to set up Catalina Resources PLC - a UK-based company with interests in mineral exploration and development in Chile.
He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, a Fellow of the Institute on Mining, Metals and Materials, a Chartered Engineer, a Euro Engineer and a Chartered Geologist.
Andrew Shaw
Andrew Shaw (aged 56) graduated with Special Honours in Geology from the University of Hull in 1975 and joined the British Geological Survey in 1976 working in the Scottish office and subsequently the Overseas Division in Bolivia on mineral reconnaissance projects until 1987.
In 1988 Andrew joined Greenwich Resources plc and worked as Operations Manager for the group's activities in South America. He was responsible for the discovery of shear-zone hosted auriferous quartz vein resources in Venezuela.
In 1995 he headed the group's exploration and development activities in Europe (Czech Republic, Balkans, Greece and Spain). This included a re-evaluation of the geology of the Sappes area which led to the discovery and evaluation of the Viper gold copper orebody.
Andrew left Greenwich in April 2006 to set up Catalina Resources PLC - a UK-based company with interests in mineral exploration and development in Chile. He is responsible for project selection, acquisition and subsequent exploration.
Christopher Bate
Christopher Bate (64) was admitted as a Solicitor in 1969. He spent three years as an assistant in the Company Department of Freshfields before taking on the roles of Solicitor with Fisons plc and BP plc.
From 1973-1982 Christopher was Legal Advisor to the Robertson Group plc and Greenwich Resources plc. From 1999 to 2002 he was Legal Advisor and Group Secretary to Highland Energy Holdings Limited and RWE Dea AG.
In 2003 he joined Caledonia Oil and Gas Limited as Group Secretary and Legal Counsel.
Christopher specialises in business law with particular experience in natural resource companies and venture capital.
Ceri Phipps
Ceri Phipps graduated from King's College, London in 1985 with an honours degree in geology. He spent a year as a junior geologist with TMOC Resources, an oil exploration and production company based in Australia, before returning to the UK for a brief spell in the City in private client stock broking.
In 1987 he joined Atahualpa Mining, a gold exploration company based in Ecuador which was acquired by Greenwich Resources plc in 1988.
Ceri returned to the UK in 1990 and entered the newly emerging European gas and electricity markets, initially with Powergen plc and then Scottish Hydroelectric and Scottish and Southern Energy plc. He has held various roles within the industry concentrating mainly on risk management and energy trading, both physical and derivative. At his time of leaving the industry in 1999, he ran the physicals desk for Scottish and Southern Energy plc.
Ceri left the power industry in 1999 to join his family business; Phipps & Company limited, which has a diverse portfolio of businesses interests. Ceri holds a number of non-executive roles within the Phipps & company group as well as acting in an executive capacity at JBR Recovery limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary specialising in precious metals recovery and refining.
