Board of Directors
Bruce McInnes
Executive Chairman
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) –
University of New South Wales
Mr McInnes has been in the public and commercial accounting sectors for more than 40 years. He was a founding partner and is now the senior partner at accounting firm McInnes & Associates based in Leeton, New South Wales.
Mr McInnes also owns a large agricultural business in Riverina, New South Wales. He had volunteered as the treasurer of Telstra Child Flight, a not-for-profit organisation that provided helicopter for sick and injured children in remote areas of New South Wales.
He commenced as a director of the Company on 9 May 2013.
Andrew Stocks
Managing Director
Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) -
University of Wollongong
Graduate Diploma in Business -
Curtain University of Technology
Mr Stocks is a mining engineer with more than 30 years' experience in the resources sector, primarily in mining development, operations and corporate roles.
He has been particularly active in the areas of business optimisation, cost and production efficiency improvements, project evaluation and development of mining projects in Australia and overseas.
Mr Stocks commenced as a director of Vango Mining on 20 January 2020.
Shengqiang (Sean) Zhou
Deputy Chairman, Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) –
University of Sydney
Masters in Project Management –
University of Sydney
Mr Zhou has more than 13 years' experience in project management, funds management and investment banking with a focus on infrastructure investment in the Asia Pacific Region.
During Mr Zhou's time as Head of the China team of Inbound Investment at CPG Capital Partners Ltd, a Singapore based investment bank, he was responsible for raising more than US$500 million in funding.
Prior to CPG, Mr Zhou was General Manager Australia for Shanghai General Metal Structural Engineering Limited.
Mr Zhou commenced as a director of the Company on 15 August 2014.
Zhenzhu (Carol) Zhang
Non-Executive Director
PhD in Management, Science and Engineering –Tianjin University, China
Dr Zhang has a PhD in Management. Prior to moving to Australia, she was an associate professor at the University of Science and Technology of Tianjin, teaching logistics management from 2006 to 2015.
Dr Zhang commenced as a director of the Company on 25 August 2015.
Yan Chao (Hunter) Guo
Non-Executive Director
Mr Guo has more than 25 years’ experience in global commodity research and trade as well as gold futures analysis and investment.
He is a senior executive of a significant commodities trading house with annual turnover in excess of US$2 billion.
Mr Guo became a strategic investor in Vango Mining in 2017, and commenced as a director of the Company on 6 January 2020.
Matthew Keegan
Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Applied Science (Geology), University of Technology, Sydney
Mr Keegan is a successful geologist and mining sector professional with a diverse background in operational and corporate roles spanning more than 25 years.
Mr Keegan was formerly the Executive Chairman of CoalMont Pty Ltd., a founding director of Iron Road Ltd. and an Investment Manager at international private equity firm, The Sentient Group. His previous roles include senior mining analyst at AME Mineral Economics and operational geology roles at Rio Tinto, Barrick and Western Mining.
He commenced as a Director of Vango Mining on 28 October 2020.