Aura Energy Limited announced the appointment of Andrew Grove as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective 30 January 2024. Mr. David Woodall has resigned as MD & CEO. The board wishes to thank Dave for his enormous energy and commitment as he drove forward the Tiris Enhanced Definitive Feasibility Study and the Häggån Scoping Study.

Mr. Grove is a highly experienced mining and finance executive with extensive global industry experience across multiple commodities. This includes more than 30 years of managerial, technical, commercial and finance experience, including significant expertise in uranium and West African development and operations. He was most recently Managing Director at Chesser Resources Limited which was developing the Diamba Sud Gold Project in Senegal.

Chesser Resources was acquired by Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. for a 95% premium late in 2023. Prior to Chesser, Andrew was the Group General Manager Business Development and Investor Relations at Perseus Mining Limited. He was most recently Managing Director at Chesser Resources Limited which was developing the Diamba Sud Gold Project in Senegal.

Chesser Resources was acquired by Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. for a 95% premium late in 2023. Prior to Chesser, Andrew was the Group General Manager Business Development and Investor Relations at Perseus Mining Limited. Andrew also spent 14 years at Macquarie Bank as Division Director - Mining Finance and Risk Management.

He held technical roles at Orano/Areva, Mines and Resources Australia and at Acacia Resources Limited. Andrew currently serves as a non-executive director of Zenith Minerals an Australian focused lithium exploration company. Mr. Grove also holds a Masters in Mineral Economics and a Bachelor of Engineering (Minerals Exploration and Mining Geology) from the WA School of Mines.

Mr. Andrew Dean Grove, aged 54, currently holds or has held the following directorships and partnerships in the last five years: Current Directorships /Partnerships: Zenith Minerals Limited and Chesser Resources Limited. Directorships /Partnerships in the last 5 years: Rockfrog Holdings Pty Ltd.