Indophil Resources NL - Board of Directors

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			BRIAN PHILLIPS (Chairman, Non-Executive) AWASM-Mining, FAusIMM, MIMMM. Appointed as a Director of the Company on 1 April 2005, Mr Phillips was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Company on 21 April 2005 and also serves as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr Phillips is a mining engineer with over 40 years experience in the mining industry. He worked for the Goldfields Group in Tasmania, the United Kingdom and Western Australia. In 1981, he joined Metals Exploration Limited and served as an executive director of Metals Exploration, North Kalgurli Mines Limited and Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie Limited. Mr Phillips joined MPI Mines Limited in 1992 and was managing director from October 2002 until December 2004, followed by two years as chairman of Leviathan Resources Limited. Mr Phillips is a past president of the Victorian Chamber of Mines (now the Minerals Council of Australia – Victorian division). Mr Phillips is a Non-Executive Director of Panoramic Resources Limited and Chairman of White Rock Minerals Limited.

			RICHARD LAUFMANN (CEO and Managing Director) B Eng (Mining), MAusIMM, MAICD. Appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO/MD) on 13 June 2007, Mr Laufmann was previously a non-executive director following his original appointment on 1 May 2003. From August 2002 to March 2007, he was the chief executive officer and managing director of Ballarat Goldfields NL. Mr Laufmann is a non-executive director of Rex Minerals Limited and he is a past chairman of the state council of the Minerals Council of Australia – Victorian division. From 1989 to 2001, Mr Laufmann worked for Western Mining Corporation (WMC) and held a number of managerial positions, including manager-mining at Kambalda nickel operations, general manager – St Ives and general manager – gold operations. In 1996 to 1997, Mr Laufmann was project study manager for WMC at the Tampakan Project. Mr Laufmann was appointed as Indophil’s nominated Director on the Sagittarius Mines Inc. Board in February 2009.

			TONY ROBBINS (Director, Non-Executive) BSc (Hons), MSc MAusIMM, MIMMM, FAAG. Appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2007, Mr Robbins was previously the managing director until 30 June 2007. Mr Robbins is a geologist/geochemist with over 40 years experience in the mining industry and has lived or worked in the South East Asia mining community for 20 years. From 1968 to 1996, Mr Robbins worked for WMC where he held a number of senior positions including operations manager, exploration manager – Eastern Australia and exploration manager – South East Asia/Pacific region and in his last position, he managed the exploration program and the team that discovered the Tampakan Project. Mr Robbins was also involved in the discoveries of the Benambra copper deposit, Junction, Redeemer and Yandan gold deposits, Edwin nickel deposit and Olympic Dam. He is a past president of the Philippine Mineral Exploration Association and is a member of the board of the Philippine Chamber of Mines. Mr Robbins is Indophil`s representative in South East Asia and was Indophil’s nominated director on the Sagittarius Mines Inc. Board until February 2009.

			KYLE WIGHTMAN (Director, Non-Executive) BComm, MBA, FAICD, CFTP (Snr). Appointed as a Director of the Company on 8 December 2006, Mr Wightman also serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr Wightman is an economist, financier and business consultant with over 40 years experience, particularly relating to the feasibility, development and financing of major projects and investments. Mr Wightman has held a number of senior roles, including positions in CRA Limited (now Rio Tinto Limited) as treasurer – AM&S and treasurer-projects, in both Chase Manhattan Bank Australasia and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited as head of project & structured finance, and in PricewaterhouseCoopers as director-projects. Mr Wightman now advises private and public sector clients on major projects through his own company, Tait Capital Pty Ltd. Mr Wightman has been involved in the development and financing of a number of major projects, including Argyle Diamonds, Tarong Coal, Mount Channar Iron Ore, Misima Gold, Energy Developments Ltd, Melbourne City Link and the Loy Yang A Power Privatization. Mr Wightman is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the audit and finance committee of Ivanhoe Australia Limited.