Management Staff
EcoPhoenix staff are drawn from a mixture of expatriate and Nigerian expertise. Independent consultants are used extensively and an emphasis is placed on training and elevating the skill and competence level of Nigerian employees. Local workers are employed for operations in the field at each licence area.
Managing Director
Bill Hussey ACSM, MNSME
Formerly General Manager of Ashanti Goldfields, Ghana; Chairman of Bakyrchik Gold JV, Kazakhstan and General Director of Kazminco Ltd, Kazakhstan.
Consulting Director Prof.
Ibrahim Garba BSc, MSc, PhD, DIC, MIMM, MNMGS
Professor of Economic Geology at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria and Founding Director of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office.
Chief Operating Officer
Nigel Walls BSc, CEng, FIMMM
A Chartered Mining Engineer, formerly VP Business Development for a Canadian copper producer ($4 billion market cap) and COO for a copper/cobalt exploration and development company in the DRC.
Geological Director
Dr Micky Brown BSc, PhD, FGS
Geologist specialist in GIS and remote sensing technologies with Mappa Mundi Geological Consultants, UK; Anglo American Corporation, South Africa and Hunting Geology and Geophysics, UK.
Chief Geologist
Ken Douglas BSc
Formerly Exploration Manager with Ashanti Goldfields in Ethiopia, Project Manager with Ghana National Manganese and Consultant with CSA Consultants, Ireland.
