Laufmann

This man has a gun takeover bio. Three companies in all and counting. For those who can appreciate the guy's talents, he has just joined BC8 board. No 4 in due course? RXM is gone, so here is the next one. Well done to those who creamed it.

Richard Laufmann (Biography)
Richard, a graduate of the WA School of Mines, is a mining engineer with broad experience in the resources sector –
specifically in copper, gold and nickel – both corporately and operationally.
Richard is currently a founding director and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Managing Director of Rex Minerals,
currently the subject of a shareholder approved ~$400M takeover by MACH Metals Australia. Richard was instrumental in
driving this transaction.
Before becoming CEO of Rex Minerals, Richard was CEO of Indophil Resources which had ownership in and management
of one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper projects (Tampakan). Indophil operated in an extremely challenging
commodity price and geo-political environment and was subject to a $360M takeover by Alsons Group in 2014.
Prior to Indophil, Richard was CEO of Ballarat Goldfields. On joining, he recapitalised and led the company, through
feasibility, financing, construction and commissioning of the Ballarat Gold Mine. In early 2007,Ballarat was taken over by
Lihir Gold. Previously, Richard was the General Manager of Gold for Western Mining Corporation, with some of the largest
and most diverse surface and underground operations in the country. Of particular relevance to Black Cat, Richard ran the
large St Ives Gold Operation south of Kalgoorlie.
Richard is a past Chairman of the State Council of the Minerals Council of Australia (Victorian division) at the time the
State Council merged into the national MCA.
Black Cat’s Chairman, Paul Chapman, said “I am delighted to announce Richard’s appointment to the board.
Black Cat is transforming and set to grow quickly, and Richard’s corporate deal expertise, coupled with a strong operational
background will complement our team at this transformational point in time. Richard is a long-standing shareholder in, and
supporter of, Black Cat. Throughout his career, Richard has driven strong value growth in all businesses with which he has
been associated.
On behalf of the board, I welcome Richard to our team and we look forward to his contribution to driving Black Cat forward.”