Mr Chegwidden has over 20 years’ experience as an accountant, including managing his own chartered accounting practice, providing advice in management, accounting and taxation, and consulting to manufacturing, mining, primary production and earthmoving operations. Mr Chegwidden has a strong knowledge of the mining and resources sector in Australia, with key competencies in Exploration, materials processing; marketing and financial management in relation to junior mining companies. More recently he has consulted to a number of listed companies and negotiated with capital financiers for junior Exploration companies. Mr Chegwidden has been a founding Director and Company Secretary on two successfully listed public mining companies.