H&P HCF
(Debt Advisory)

Sean is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in the natural resources sector. He started his career as an engineer, leading the design and construction of oil refineries and onshore gas plants across various international locations over a ten-year period. Sean then transitioned into banking, working in senior executive roles overseeing project finance, debt restructuring, business development and equity investment across a range of industries, including mining, oil & gas, power, and renewable energy. Sean is a Chartered Engineer and holds a BEng (Honours) from Manchester Polytechnic and an MBA from Bayes Business School in London.

David has over 20 years of mining finance experience advising on and executing transactions globally. His breadth of experience across the financing spectrum covers private equity and ECM, trade, project and acquisition finance and royalty and streaming agreements. David was formerly at Citibank in London as the Senior Advisor to its global commodities team, with a focus on mining project analysis and structuring. Before that, he was an Executive Director at Minexia Limited in London where he was responsible for originating and structuring ECM and project finance transactions. David also led the mining investments team at Quantum Global in Mauritius, focusing on private equity and mezzanine investment opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. This followed many years in banking working on mining project and acquisition finance transactions for Nedbank, WestLB and Rothschild in both London and Australia. David holds an Honours Degree in Business (First Class) from Monash University, a Master in Mining Engineering from Camborne School of Mines at University of Exeter and is a CFA Charterholder.

Guy is a highly experienced business executive with over 45 years of expertise in both the private and public sectors across developed and developing countries. He has worked with governments, public institutions and corporations, specialising in resolving complex issues in the natural resources sector, particularly in mining. Guy’s career highlights include his advisory roles with the state-owned Mauritanian mining company SNIM, 15 years as a Board Member and adviser to Ivanhoe Mines, and leading advisory mandates in large-scale projects including Rio Tinto’s Simandou project and the US$ 4bn financing of Oyu Tolgoi. He has held senior executive positions at the World Bank, Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan, and was a founding member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Guy is currently the Executive Chairman and interim CEO of TSX-V/FSE/OTCQB-listed rare earths developer Defense Metals Corp.