Alasdair Cooke
BSc (Hons Geology), MAIG
Mr Cooke is one of the founding Directors of Exco Resources and has 21 years of experience in the resource exploration industry throughout Australia and internationally.
He is a qualified geologist and throughout his career, has been involved in mineral exploration and corporate development, including eight years spent with BHP Minerals Business Development Group and over ten years managing public resource companies.
Mr Cooke is a founding partner of the Mitchell River Group, which over the past eight years has established a number of successful resource companies, including ASX listed Panoramic Resources, formerly Sally Malay Mining Ltd (operating the Savannah and Lanfranchie Nickel Projects in Australia), AIM and ASX listed Albidon Ltd (operating the Munali Nickel Project in Zambia), ASX listed Mirabela Nickel Ltd (developing the Santa Rita Nickel Project in Brazil) and ASX listed African Energy Resources Ltd (developing uranium projects in Africa). Mr Cooke is a former director of Sally Malay Mining Ltd and is currently Executive Chairman for African Energy Resources Ltd and an Executive Director for Energy Ventures Ltd and Albidon Ltd.