Mr. Durrant is the Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee for Arias Resource Capital GP II Ltd with over 25 years experience with the investment bank S.G.Warburg & Co Ltd, later UBS Group, in Europe, Australasia and the USA where he was Global Head of the Natural Resources Group.

Mr. Durrant is a lawyer and senior finance executive with wide international experience in investment banking and business and a strong background in strategic business development, funding and public private partnerships in emerging markets.