Arno De Vos

Experience

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  Deloitte

  Jan 1995 - Sept 1999

  Senior Consultant and Audit Manager

  Before joining the Deloitte Consulting team as a senior consultant for 1.5 years, Arno was part of the Deloitte audit team for 3.5 years

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  Highgrove Investment Holdings

  Oct 1999 - Mar 2008

  Chief Financial Officer

  Reported to: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and ShareholdersDirect Reports: 20 employees Responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer:• Directed and managed over 150 employees• Project Sponsor on some projects• Responsible for strategic and financial planning• Oversee all Directors adhere to their fiduciary responsibilities• Ensure the company complies with Corporate Governance• Oversee the Human Resources function and instrumental in recruitment of employees• Prepare and review budgets• Prepare and analyse due diligence analyses in respect of new business ventures• Present annual and monthly financials together with budgets at Board level Responsibilities as Project Director:• Project Leader on more than 30 projects and managing up to 10 project team members• Instrumental in initiation, planning, executing, managing and controlling of projects• Budget and coordination of resources• Responsible for negotiation, structure and design of contracts• Key decision maker on selecting contractors• Provide guidance to steering committees on projects• Negotiate and contract various service level agreements• Monitoring contract management, administration and quality control• Preparing financial risk analysis and due diligence reporting Show less

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  Metals Finance Limited

  Apr 2008 - Mar 2014

  Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

  Metals Finance has a unique business plan with its involvement in the recovery of metals in Australia, Africa, Chile and Eastern Europe.Responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer:• Strategic and financial planning, hedging and project funding arrangements• Implement and maintain a full Treasury Management function• Manage all foreign exchange currency risk and exposure • Liaise with finance houses on optimal hedging strategies and derivative trading• Prepare full due diligence of new metal recovery operations coupled with all hedging options to de-risk the project/debt repayment period through the commodity, currency and overhead exposure • Procure debt and equity funding from local and international finance houses, funders and private equity players• Assist in compiling Information Memorandums and seed capital raising for associate companies • Strategic funding arrangements and alternative IPO listings on DAX, AIM, OTC and JSE• Oversee the HR function and instrumental in recruitment of employees• Prepare half-year review and Annual Report in compliance with IFRIS and audit requirements• Oversee national and international tax requirements and tax implications• Prepare and present at Board level monthly management reports and budgets• Prepare and implement various policies and procedures to achieve compliance with sound corporate governance principles• Prepare and review Join Venture and contractor agreementsResponsibilities as Company Secretary:• Prepare and submit all ASX reporting requirements required by the ASX listing rules and liaising with the ASX on a regular basis• Oversee all Directors adhere to their fiduciary responsibilities and ensure the Company complies with Corporate Governance• Preparing Financial Risk analysis and obtaining Directors’ and Officer’s insurance• Effect change from CDI’s to FPO’s Show less

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  Wolff Group

  Feb 2013 - May 2014

  Chief Financial Officer

  The Wolff Group are bulk dozer push specialists and provide a range of services including large scale dozer push, procap dozer push, road maintenance and drainage contracts, pre strip, site rehabilitation and civil works as well as farm equipment hire.The company has a turnover of $80 million and employs approximately 200 staff in its operational and maintenance divisions and holds long term contracts with major mining companies including the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Wesfarmers, New Hope Coal, Yancoal, Cockatoo Coal and Peabody Energy. Wolff Group is a group of 14 companies that contributes to its business model with and expected turnover to increase to over $300 million within the next 24 months. www.wolffgroup.com.au/ Responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer:• Arrange a $50m line of credit for current expansion• Arrange a $150m credit line for new equipment• Arrange a $30m credit line for working capital• Liaise with current bankers (4 major banks), external auditors, insurance brokers and IT• Re-engineering of processes and reporting through new system integration• Strategic and financial planning• Selection of new payroll and accounting software• Financial reporting and cash flow management• Stakeholder Management• Oversee all compliance requirements• Management reporting• Forecasts/budgeting and cost cutting• Business development and improvement Show less

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  ARLEO Lighting Pty Ltd

  Oct 2013 - now

  Director
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  Bass Metals Limited

  May 2014 - Jul 2015

  Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

  Bass Metals Ltd is an ASX listed gold and base metal exploration company (ASX: BSM). Since listing in October 2005 the Company has focused on exploring and mining polymetallic (copper, lead, zinc, silver and gold) deposits in North West Tasmania. BSM have produced in excess of 20 million tonnes of high grade poly-metallic base metal sulphide mineralisation assaying 0.4% copper, 7.2% lead, 13.7% zinc, 172 grams per tonne silver and 2.6 grams per tonne gold. www.bassmetals.com.au Key Achievements:* Recovery of over $350K which was not deemed recoverable through R&D claims* Identified and achieved over $300K in tax savings Responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer:• Re-engineering of processes and reporting through new system integration• Strategic and financial planning• Financial reporting and cash flow management• Stakeholder Management• Oversee all compliance requirements• Management reporting• Forecasts/budgeting, cost cutting, business development and improvement Show less

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  Avalon Minerals Limited

  Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

  Chief Financial Officer

  Avalon is an ASX listed mineral exploration company with high quality assets in Sweden, one of the leading metal producing countries in the European Union (ASX: AVI). Avalon’s flagship asset is the Viscaria Copper-Iron Project located 1,200km north of Stockholm where the Company has delineated a global resource of 63.86 million tonnes of copper mineralisation at 1.06% Cu, containing 680,000 tonnes of copper and 35.3 million tonnes of iron mineralisation at 29.8% Fe, containing 9.1 million tonnes of recoverable iron. The Viscaria Project is surrounded by established infrastructure, lying immediately adjacent to LKAB’s Kirunavaara Iron Ore operation and in close proximity to high-capacity rail and ports. www.avalonminerals.com.au Key Achievements:* Solely responsible for obtaining a $3.5m Research and Development refund which was not deemed recoverable through R&D claims* Implementation of substantial improved monthly management reporting framework* Identified and achieved over $100K in overhead savings Responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer:• Prepare and complete Annual Report• Arrange premium funding for all insurances Show less

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  Cape Estates Group

  Mar 2015 - now

  Group Financial Director