Directors

Adam Wilson, Non-executive Chairman
Adam Wilson qualified as a barrister before joining NM Rothschild in 1994 as a graduate trainee and later LCF Rothschild where he specialised in equity derivative and structured product sales.  In 1997 he joined Teather & Greenwood where he became Head of Derivatives before joining Hichens Harrison in 2003 where he was appointed Managing Director in October 2004 (now Religare Hichens Harrison plc).  Adam is an associate member of the Institute of Investment Management and Research and a member of the Securities Institute, as well as being a certified FFAS financial analyst.

Stephen Best, Managing Director
Stephen Best has over 25 years experience and an in-depth knowledge of opencast coal mining in the UK and the USA.  He has been involved in the formation of companies specialising in the acquisition of opencast coal mines and property development opportunities.

Dr Peter Chinneck, Non-executive Director
Dr. Peter Chinneck trained in medicine at the University of Southampton before joining the Royal Medical Army Corps in 1980.  He served as a Regimental Medical Officer reaching the rank of Major before leaving the Army in 1990 to pursue a career in aviation.  He has over 17 years experience as a commercial pilot flying commercial, freighter and air ambulance services.

Edward Nelson, Non-Executive Director
Edward Nelson is a qualified mining engineer and has been involved with a wide range of coal and resource projects throughout his 38 year career. He built his experience of the coal mining sector working for 12 years at British Coal across various locations and subsequently spent four years at Komatsu Ltd, the world's second largest manufacturer of mining equipment. After these positions, Mr. Nelson established EJN Engineering Ltd, a mechanical engineering company focussed on the design and production of bespoke mining and construction equipment. He continues to serve as Managing Director of EJN Engineering and in this role, has worked on a broad range of projects across a number of locations, including Pennsylvania. In tandem with this, he is also the founder and Managing Director of EJN Services Ltd, a recruitment company specialising in the engineering sector which has a range of blue-chip clients including Komatsu and Nissan.