Team

We are committed to investing in The Pallinghurst Group team to ensure our people are supported and empowered to deliver exceptional results for the benefit of our clients.

The international team comprises skilled and efficient technologists, analysts, accountants, and marketers, all dedicated to our company mission.

Christopher Shepherd

Managing Director

Chris Shepherd joined Pallinghurst in 2010 and has 20 years’ experience in international finance, investment banking and private equity. He is a former investment banker and has extensive experience in transaction origination, structuring and execution in the mining sector.

Chris is a Chartered Accountant and prior to joining Pallinghurst, Chris worked for Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch and KPMG Corporate Finance.

Spiro Pippos

Vice President

Mining Engineer Spiro Pippos oversees our mining engineering and mine management upstream effort.

Spiro is Australian and holds an MBA from London Business School.

Mining Engineer Spiro Pippos oversees our mining engineering and mine management upstream effort.

Spiro is Australian and holds an MBA from London Business School. In addition, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) with honours as well as a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Spiro worked at a leading independent financial and investment firm focussed on natural resources. He was responsible for generating and executing corporate financial advisory, M&A, capital raising and financial restructuring mandates across the natural resources space. Spiro led corporate finance efforts on a wide range of mining projects and companies in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia.

Prior to commencing his corporate finance career, Spiro worked as a Mining Engineer and Project Manager in the resources industry where he was an on-site Project Manager for operations in Ghana, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia, including two turnaround projects. He started his career working for BHP Billiton, where for three years he worked as an Operations and Scheduling Engineer at the Cannington Mine.

Alex Middleton

Senior Associate

Geologist Alex Middleton will be spearheading our geological analysis. Alex is British and earned a PhD with a focus on geochemistry as well as natural resource research and development from University of Queensland, Australia

Geologist Alex Middleton will be spearheading our geological analysis.

Alex is British and earned a PhD with a focus on geochemistry as well as natural resource research and development from University of Queensland, Australia. Before that, he earned a MSci (Hons) in Earth Science and Engineering from Imperial College London.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Alex worked in London for a metals trading firm. He comes with experience in technical due diligence for mining acquisitions, metal off-take agreements and corporate disposals. In addition, Alexander has been part of equity and debt finance projects and mining project development (drilling program design and mineral processing). He has worked on projects across a range of different jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Before commencing his finance advisory career, Alex worked for the Geological Survey of Finland in Helsinki. In that position he conducted research, quantitative analysis and statistical data interpretation, as well as preparing documentation of research for industry and international publication.

Anthony Payne

Chief Compliance Officer

Chief Compliance Officer Anthony Payne is in charge of regulatory compliance throughout The Pallinghurst Group, along with ensuring the group adheres to positive ESG practices and global tax regimes.

Chief Compliance Officer Anthony Payne is in charge of regulatory compliance throughout The Pallinghurst Group, along with ensuring the group adheres to positive ESG practices and global tax regimes.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst in 2010, Anthony spent five years with a top UK corporate service provider, focusing on share registration and investment trusts, and established an in-house online share dealing facility for all listed company shareholders. Anthony then spent the next six years with a leading global investment manager, focusing on daily trading of UK and European mutual funds. Following that, Anthony project managed the development of IT solutions to support regulatory compliance alongside cost saving initiatives for the global back-office functions.

Anthony qualified with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in UK Company Secretarial Practice at the Kensington College of Business, London.

Anthony brings to the group 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including regulatory compliance, share registration, investment management and private equity.

Richard Dudley

Associate

Associate Richard Dudley conducts research and financial analysis for the investment and corporate finance team on both prospective and existing Pallinghurst projects.

Associate Richard Dudley conducts research and financial analysis for the investment and corporate finance team on both prospective and existing Pallinghurst projects. He is also an integral member of the finance team and assists with the servicing of Pallinghurst’s investors and strategic partners.

Richard attended the University of Cape Town in South Africa and earned a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting as well as Honours in financial analysis and portfolio management. Richard is a South African and British citizen.

Richard has worked on past transactions at Pallinghurst including the Pallinghurst Resources takeover of Gemfields and the subsequent restructuring of Pallinghurst’s coloured gemstones strategy in 2017. Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Richard held several finance positions, including at a FTSE100 construction company.

Alice Coslett

HR and Operations Manager

Human Resources and Operations Manager Alice Coslett delivers wide ranging expertise to The Pallinghurst Group. Alongside managing these fundamental personnel processes, her role extends to supporting the Finance Team and advising Management.

During her seven-years with the Group, Alice has become an integral member of the team. She has been instrumental in implementing and refining operations to ensure that the Group functions efficiently and effectively.

Alice holds a BA (Hons) in Sociology from the University of Kent in the UK, and a Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD) qualification in Human Resources Management (Level Three). She is an Associate Member of the CIPD.

Carissa Mosser

Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant Carissa Mosser provides high-level secretarial, administrative and information management support to Andrew Willis and the wider team. Carissa holds a BA (Hons), degree in Geography, Business and the Environment from the University of Nottingham in the UK and a Post Graduate Diploma in Surveying (PGDipSurv), from the University of Reading College of Estate Management. Carissa studied to become an Associate Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (AssocRICS) whilst working in her previous role as a Commercial Surveyor.

Ulandi Langhein

Business Manager

Ulandi has a wealth of experience in her field of expertise in the mining industry. In her earlier career she was Assistant to the Chief Consulting Metallurgist of General Mining Union Corporation and later joined the office of Brian Gilbertson, Chairman of Gencor and Billiton as his Personal and Executive Assistant.

She joined Samancor Chrome in 1998 as Public Relations and Public Affairs officer where amongst other initiatives, she successfully created and rolled out the intranet site including that of the document management website relating to all safety protocols, policies and procedures.

In 2004 she joined the SA Chairman’s office at BHP Billiton and in 2005 appointed as Financial and Project Controller within the BHP Billiton Development Trust. Ulandi was responsible for overseeing the financial management of all sustainable development projects in the areas of education and training, capacity building, socio economic development and health care with a budget of R100m and to ensure compliance and adherence to effective internal control policies and procedures. During this time, she was the Group champion and the Southern African Organiser of the Matched Giving Programme (MGP) and responsible for its operating, governance and reporting framework to all group mining sites and communities. Within the MGP the company would match the employee’s contribution to certain non-profit organisations and communities. She served as company secretary to the BHP Billiton Development Trust Board and as a member of the SA Chairman’s Executive Team tasked with the empowerment initiatives within the company including the adherence to the BBBEE (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment) Act and the company’s scorecard.

Ulandi joined Pallinghurst on 1 November 2008. She served as an alternate director and company secretary on several Pallinghurst’s portfolio companies. Currently she is responsible for the planning, organization and control of the administration of the Southern African operations and is involved in investor, media and stakeholder relationships. In her role as Public Officer and Business Manager of Pallinghurst Advisors (Pty) Ltd, she is tasked with all governance and compliance issues and provides support, strategic research and executive assistance to the Pallinghurst Group Chairman and Chief Executive.

She holds a diploma in Commerce from the University of Johannesburg (previously known as Technikon of the Witwatersrand) and a diploma (with distinction) in Project Management from the University of South Africa (Unisa). She is IASSC Certified with Six Sigma Yellow Belt™ (ICYB™) and have lead improvement projects according to the Sig Sigma methodology and served as a team member of more complex improvement projects. She also received certification from Oxfam Australia to deliver community development training programs which includes community dialogue, participatory structures and people-centred community development processes.

Zama Ntombela

Senior Associate

Metallurgist Zama Ntombela is in charge of our processing and downstream analysis.

Zama is South African and has earned a master’s degree in Management of Finance and Investment (Wits Business School).

Metallurgist Zama Ntombela is in charge of our processing and downstream analysis.

Zama is South African and has earned a master’s degree in Management of Finance and Investment (Wits Business School). She also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering) – First Class & Honours (University of Pretoria).

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Zama worked in the IDC’s Natural Resources team where she was a successful “Deal Maker”, having done in excess of 20 metals and mining related deals in a number of different countries. Before joining the IDC, she worked as a metallurgical engineer for Outotec and Glencore.

Not only will Zama be bringing additional expertise in metallurgy and financial analysis, but her proven deal due-diligence skills will support our execution capabilities.

Zama is a member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, as well as Women in Mining South Africa.

Timene Stemmet

Group Accountant

Group Accountant Timene Stemmet joined Pallinghurst in 2009 and manages the financial accounting for various offices across the Group.

Group Accountant Timene Stemmet joined Pallinghurst in 2009 and manages the financial accounting for various offices across the Group. Timene holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting Science from the University of South Africa, has four years of audit experience and fifteen years of financial and cost accounting experience within a variety of sectors including financial services, media and hospitality.

Eve James

Office Administrator

Office Administrator Eve James joined The Pallinghurst Group in 2018 providing varied administrative support to the London Team, including senior members within the core investment and compliance teams.

Prior to joining Pallinghurst, Eve worked in a private family office and luxury yacht charter brokerage, bringing with her extensive experience in secretarial support, HNW client management and operational coordination, together with two foreign languages. Eve attended the University of Nottingham in the UK and earned a Bachelor of Arts with Combined Honours in Politics, Spanish and French.

Team

We are committed to investing in The Pallinghurst Group team to ensure our people are supported and empowered to deliver exceptional results for the benefit of our clients.

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Team

We are committed to investing in The Pallinghurst Group team to ensure our people are supported and empowered to deliver exceptional results for the benefit of our clients.

Christopher Shepherd - Managing Director

Spiro Pippos - Vice President

Alex Middleton - Senior Associate

Anthony Payne - Chief Compliance Officer

Richard Dudley - Associate

Alice Coslett - HR and Operations Manager

Carissa Mosser - Executive Assistant

Ulandi Langhein - Business Manager

Zama Ntombela - Senior Associate

Timene Stemmet - Group Accountant

Eve James - Office Administrator

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