Leadership

Mr Lawson is a highly respected mining executive with extensive experience in exploration strategy, corporate leadership and capital markets. His career spans multiple commodities and jurisdictions including Jubilee Mines, Silver Lake Resources and Northern Star Resources, where he was a founding member, and most recently Spartan Resources.

As Managing Director and later Executive Chair of Spartan, Mr Lawson led the team during the Company’s transformation from a low-grade open cut mining operation into an exploration and development focused company that delivered the high-grade Never Never and Pepper underground discoveries, which rapidly evolved into a globally recognised high-grade gold system and delivered significant shareholder value creation. Mr Lawson led Spartan Resources through until its $2.5 billion merger with Ramelius Resources in July 2025, and has served as Deputy Chair of Ramelius since then.

Mr Lawson brings substantial operational management and technical expertise to the Board of Torque Metals, underpinned by a proven track record of driving growth, enhancing productivity, and delivering shareholder value in the mining sector.

Mr Jones is a highly experienced mining engineer with more than 28 years’ experience in West Australian underground hard-rock mining operations, primarily in operational leadership roles including with Barrick Gold, Northern Star Resources, Bellevue Gold, Poseidon Nickel and, most recently, Spartan Resources, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. As COO of Spartan, Mr Jones played an instrumental role in establishing underground access to the Never Never deposit, while overseeing the progression of a mining restart Feasibility Study and project permitting for underground mining.

During his career, Mr Jones has been instrumental in optimising, integrating, and operating underground mines as well as upgrading mill infrastructure and installing major capital projects at various operations. He has also led projects through from Definitive Feasibility Study stage to construction and into production.

As Managing Director and CEO of Torque Metals, Mr Jones will lead the Company’s strategy to advance exploration while progressing the Paris Gold Project toward development and production. Mr Jones holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the University of Ballarat and a WA First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate.

Mr Coyne is an experienced mining professional with extensive operational and leadership experience across mining operations in Australia and internationally. Mr Coyne is an accountant with more than 30 years’ experience, and has served as Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary and Finance Director for multiple ASX-listed mining companies.

He served as Executive Director and Joint Company Secretary of Spartan Resources, where he oversaw the funding and financing of the company during its turnaround from Gascoyne Resources through to its successful $2.5 billion merger with Ramelius Resources. As an experienced CPA, Mr Coyne has secured equity and debt funding, led commercial, financial, and tax due diligence and lead cost reduction initiatives for active mining projects.

Mr Coyne currently serves as non-executive Chair of uranium producer Peninsula Energy (ASX: PEN).

Evan Cranston is a former corporate lawyer and experienced mining executive, having operated in the sector for over 15 years.

Throughout his career, Mr Cranston has been instrumental in several successful recapitalisation and asset transactions with ASX listed companies including Bellevue Gold, New Century Zinc, Boss Resources, and Benz Mining.