Dr Colin Knight
Non Executive DirectorDr Knight’s formidable international mining experience has been gained through almost five decades in the industry and spans academia, executive industry roles and consultancy. His experience of project evaluation in the FSU will be of particular value to the Company.
Dr Knight’s early career, which followed UK military service, was divided between the industrial and academic worlds. He worked in various mines in Canada before studying economic geology at the University of Toronto, where he gained a PhD in 1967. Following a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Oxford, he became Assistant Professor of Geology at Carleton University, Ottawa.
He returned to industry by taking a position at Metallgesellschaft AG, becoming Exploration Manager for Metall Canada, before joining the stockbroker McEwen Securities as a mining analyst and mineral industry adviser. In 1974 he moved to London to join Rio Tinto plc, becoming Commercial Manager, Rio Tinto Finance & Exploration. Since 1983, Dr Knight has worked in consultancy. His assignments have included mineral sector reviews for the World Bank and technical and commercial due diligence for mining projects worldwide, including the FSU.
Dr Knight, age 71, is non-executive Chairman of the privately held company London Mining plc.
