Lykos Metals Limited (ASX:LYK)

Mr. Bošnjaković is a dual national of Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and was the co-founder and former director of both ASX-listed Balamara Resources Limited and dual ASX and LSE-listed Adriatic Metals plc. He is a qualified lawyer with extensive business experience in the Former Yugoslav Republics, Australia and New Zealand.

Mr. Bošnjaković has significant experience in the identification and commercialisation of minerals projects in the Balkans. He established Eastern Mining d.o.o. in 2013 which pegged and developed the Vareš and Rupice deposits. Upon the incorporation of Adriatic Metals plc, he remained as director of Eastern Mining and from 2017 to July 2020 acted as both head of regulatory and board member for Adriatic. Mr. Bošnjaković played a critical role in securing government approvals and maintaining community relationships for the Vareš and Rupice projects. Mr. Bošnjaković has a wide personal, business and legal network in the Former Yugoslav Republics.

Mr. Bošnjaković is fluent in English and the South Slavic languages. The Board considers that Mr. Bošnjaković is not an independent Director.

Ms Sloboda is a mining executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in developing emerging and established resources companies. Born in Belarus, she speaks fluent Russian and German, and brings a unique understanding of the dynamics in Eastern Europe and Balkans. Ms Sloboda is a current Non-Executive Director of Elixir Energy Ltd, an oil and gas developer with its focus on development of the portfolio of the gas assets in Queensland, Australia and in Mongolia. Ms Sloboda brings to the Board capabilities solid commercial acumen, having being involved in international negotiations of offtake agreements, joint ventures, projects acquisitions and stakeholders’ engagement. Previously, she held key leadership positions in successful private mineral exploration ventures, Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd and Red Citadel Resources Pty Ltd, as well as senior financial roles in various blue chip organisations including Deloitte in Germany, Lehman Brothers JV in Luxembourg, Clough Ltd and Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia.

Ms Sloboda currently serves as an Advisory Committee Member, Maritime Archaeology, at the Western Australian Maritime Museum. She holds an MBA degree from Melbourne Business School and Master Degree of Economics of Belarussian State University. Ms Sloboda is a Graduate member of Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ms Sloboda is an Australian resident. She presently does not have a shareholding in the Company and is therefore considered to be an Independent Director of Lykos Metals.

Mr Tomasevic is a multilingual leader with a diverse background. Specialising in future metals, mineral acquisition, and asset implementation, Petar brings a deep understanding of the mining and financing sector to his role with Lykos. His career path reflects a unique blend of athletic achievement and business acumen. As a professional athlete, he represented France in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Prior to his current role, Petar served as Director at Fenix Resources Ltd (ASX: FEX), playing a pivotal role in the company’s transformation into a premium iron ore producer.  He was instrumental in restructuring and financing Fenix’s acclaimed Iron Ridge project, showcasing his ability to navigate complex financial challenges.

Beyond his leadership at Lykos Metals, Petar currently serves as a Non-Executive Director for both GTI Energy Ltd (ASX: GTR) and Regenerate Resources Ltd (ASX: R8R).  

Mr. Stevanovic is a geologist with over 19 years of experience gained in Australia, Europe and Africa. He has held senior and management roles for tier one and junior mining companies, including Gold Fields Ltd in Western Australia. Mladen brings extensive knowledge of the geological discoveries in Balkan region; he played key technical role in early development of Adriatic Metals’ project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was part of exploration team that has discovered 2.7 Moz Timok Gold deposit in Serbia and delineated 2.4 Moz gold at Plavica project in Macedonia.

Mr. McNab is a highly credentialed CFO and company secretary with over 14 years’ experience in the resource industry and accounting profession in Australia, NZ and the UK. Mr. McNab initially qualified as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers and his experience includes senior finance positions held at the De Beers Group and various corporate roles at Anglo American plc in London. He provides services to a number of ASX-listed companies, specialising in corporate compliance, governance and financial accounting. Mr. McNab is an Australian resident and will be the person responsible for communications with the ASX in relation to listing rule matters under Listing Rule 12.6.  

Mr Wheeler has more than 30 years of Executive Management, Directorship, and Corporate Advisory experience. He is a foundation Director and Partner of Pathways Corporate a boutique Corporate Advisory firm that undertakes assignments on behalf of family offices, private clients, and ASX listed companies. Mr Wheeler also acts as a director of, Avira Resources Limited (ASX: AVW), Earths Energy Limited (ASX:EE1) (formally Cradle Resources Ltd (ASX:CXX)), Cycliq Group Ltd (ASX:CYQ), MOAB Minerals Limited (ASX: MOM) (formally Delecta Limited (ASX:DLC)), OZZ Resources Ltd (ASX:OZZ), Protean Energy Ltd (ASX: POW), PVW Resources Limited (ASX: PVW), Invex Therapeutics Ltd (ASX: IXC) and Ragnar Metals Limited (RAG). Mr. Wheeler is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and Turnaround Management Australia (TMA).

Mr. Matkovic has more than 15 years of experience with a multinational law firm headquartered in London, UK. He is heavily involved in some of the most complex and significant large-scale European transactions with the primary focus on Mining & Energy, Projects & Infrastructure and Banking & Finance in Balkan region. Mr. Matkovic brings extensive legal and commercial advisory experience encompassing the range of the clients form junior and mid-tier exploration companies (Strickland Metals Ltd (ASX.:STK), Tara Resources AG) to key mining players like BHP, Zijin Mining Group, Dundee Precious Metals and FG Gold (Sierra Leone). Mr. Matkovic is a member of Belgrade and Serbian Bar Associations, American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia and Montenegro and Institute for Law and Finance, and has a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree of University of Belgrade. Mr. Matkovic is acting as Executive Director of Australian Serbian Commerce Chamber (ASCC).