He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Liverpool University, England, a post Graduate Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics, England and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has more than 22 years in the accountancy profession in England and Australia, having worked for Ernst and Young for ten years, and subsequently over ten years in commercial roles as Company Secretary and CFO for a number of listed and unlisted companies mainly in the resources sector. He has extensive experience in all aspects of company financial reporting, corporate regulatory and governance areas, business acquisition and disposal, due diligence, capital raising and company listings and company secretarial responsibilities.