Phillip has been CEO and Chairman of a number of ASX and TSX companies and has amassed a wealth of experience in exploration, mine feasibility and development, operations, minerals trading, corporate strategy and valuation. He has significant trading and investment banking experience having been a senior executive at Macquarie Bank, ABN-Amro, McIntosh Securities, Admiralty Resources NL, Arrowstar Resources and Spey Resources on TSX. He is currently Executive Chairman for Patagonia Lithium Ltd (AX:PL3), COO for Recharge Resources Ltd (CSE:RR) for lithium brine projects in Argentina and Chairman of Austral Resources Australia Ltd (ASX:AR1) a major copper producer. He is also CEO of Ekosolve Limited a DLE lithium extraction process system provider (www.ekosolve.com.au).

Phil has substantial Australian and international mining experience having worked in Chile (iron ore, copper,) , Argentina (lithium brines, lithium production), Peru (IOCG), Mexico (iron ore, copper), USA, Canada (iron ore, copper) and Malaysia (iron ore, tin). He has a keen understanding of the skills required for the successful development of mining businesses and the teams that run them. Phillip's commodity experience includes Copper, Gold, Iron Ore, Lithium, and rare earths. He has Certified Mineral Valuer status with the Australian Institute of Mineral Valuers and Appraisers.

Gurtan provides valuations, acquisition and sale of mining projects and finance (both equity and debt). It also provides geological consulting services with a specialty in lithium brines, iron ore and gold.

Ekosolve Limited is an unlisted public company that has signed 5 licences to provide direct lithium extraction plants to lithium brine producers from salt lakes, petrobrines and geothermal brines.