James Bruce

Managing Director of Black Cat Syndicate Limited effective 1 Apr 2026, succeeding founding MD Gareth Solly -- missing from this DB entirely before this batch. Mining engineer (B.Sc. Hons, Swansea University) whose career spans underground gold mining operations near Kalgoorlie, nearly two decades as a portfolio manager and resources analyst (including Sailingstone Capital Partners and Perpetual), and senior corporate/operating roles including Executive General Manager, Corporate Development at Mineral Resources and, most recently, Chief Operating Officer of Core Lithium (from Oct 2024).