The Team
Mr Locke has 30 years’ experience in business management, mining and financial services. From 1984 to 1993, Mr Locke worked in the mining industry processing base and precious metals. During this time, he traded resource stocks and international futures contracts.
In 1993, Mr Locke joined an Australian commodity broking firm as an Investment Advisor and became a Director in 1994. In 1998 Mr Locke founded the boutique Australian Financial Services firm, CK Locke & Partners where he held the role of Managing Director from 1999 until 2010.
In 2007 Mr Locke acted as Corporate Advisor during the acquisition process for the Mayoko iron ore project in the Republic of Congo that was subsequently taken over in 2010 for ~ AUD 50mi and later on sold for over 300mi.
From 2008 to 2015, Mr Locke focused on natural resources exploration thought the Indonesian archipelago and founded Western Mining Network Ltd, (now European Cobalt, EUC) where he held the role of Executive Director from 2010 until 2012.
In 2015, Mr Locke became Executive Chairman of Krakatoa Resources Limited, a position he currently holds.
During his career, Mr Locke has been directly involved in capital raisings, and/or mineral exploration expeditions in Indonesia, Russia, Republic of Congo, Garbon, Namibia, Malawi, Madagascar, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Accordingly, Mr Locke brings to stake holders a mining related background with business management, capital markets and international exploration success spanning over 30 years.
Mr Hogan has approximately 25 years’ experience in the stockbroking industry in Australia, initially as a founding private client advisor at Hogan and Partners. Mr Hogan has provided corporate and execution services for a wide variety of corporate and private clients.
Mr Hogan is currently a Director of Barclay Wells Limited, a boutique advisory firm that specialises in Australian resource stocks, and has assisted many companies from their initial raising and flotation on the ASX through to production. Mr Hogan brings extensive experience and a wide range of contacts that benefits the company.
Mr Palumbo is a Chartered Accountant and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors with over fourteen years’ experience across company secretarial, corporate advisory and financial management and reporting of ASX listed companies.
Mr Palumbo is Head of Corporate Compliance at Mining Corporate Pty Ltd, where he has been actively involved in numerous corporate transactions. Mr Palumbo has recently become Krakatoa's principal corporate advisor, leading the identification and acquisition of both the Mt Clere Rare Earth Project and Belgravia Porphyry Project.
Mr Palumbo is currently company secretary for several ASX listed companies and a non-executive director of Kaiser Reef Limited.
Mr Locke has 30 years’ experience in business management, mining and financial services. From 1984 to 1993, Mr Locke worked in the mining industry processing base and precious metals. During this time, he traded resource stocks and international futures contracts.
In 1993, Mr Locke joined an Australian commodity broking firm as an Investment Advisor and became a Director in 1994. In 1998 Mr Locke founded the boutique Australian Financial Services firm, CK Locke & Partners where he held the role of Managing Director from 1999 until 2010.
In 2007 Mr Locke acted as Corporate Advisor during the acquisition process for the Mayoko iron ore project in the Republic of Congo that was subsequently taken over in 2010 for ~ AUD 50mi and later on sold for over 300mi.
From 2008 to 2015, Mr Locke focused on natural resources exploration thought the Indonesian archipelago and founded Western Mining Network Ltd, (now European Cobalt, EUC) where he held the role of Executive Director from 2010 until 2012.
In 2015, Mr Locke became Executive Chairman of Krakatoa Resources Limited, a position he currently holds.
During his career, Mr Locke has been directly involved in capital raisings, and/or mineral exploration expeditions in Indonesia, Russia, Republic of Congo, Garbon, Namibia, Malawi, Madagascar, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Accordingly, Mr Locke brings to stake holders a mining related background with business management, capital markets and international exploration success spanning over 30 years.
Mr Major has more than 25 years of international mineral exploration and development experience ranging from grassroots programs to mine development and has extensive experience working with corporate transactions, project acquisitions and project generation. He has previous held Managing Director, Country Manager, senior operational management roles and been a technical consultant for various private and listed companies throughout his professional career.
Mr Major has been involved with a many major and junior level companies having worked for Barrick, BHP, Glencore, Rio Tinto, WMC and various successful junior and mid-level resource companies.
He has extensive experience within Australia and internationally, worked in various countries though out South America, Asia and Africa. Mr. Major holds a degree in geology from Ballarat University and an MBA from La Trobe University. He is a Member of the AUSIMM.
