Australian Mines Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Les Guthrie as interim Chief Executive Officer to lead the Company while it continues its search for a permanent chief executive officer with large scale project delivery experience in the mining and infrastructure sectors. Mr. Guthrie is a director of Australian Mines. He is a qualified engineer and experienced company director, with over 40 years' experience of project delivery across the mining, infrastructure and energy sectors.

Previously, Mr. Guthrie held numerous senior leadership roles within global resources companies in Australia, the UK, North America and Asia, including with BG Group, Aker Kvaener Inc, Brown & Root, and BHP Billiton.