Barra Resources Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Christopher Hansen as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Hansen is a multidisciplinary metals and mining professional, combining core technical fundamentals with a strong finance and project development mind-set. Having initially focused on building a solid technical foundation with industry majors such as Fortescue Metals Group and Barrick Gold, Chris later joined a preeminent London based mining private equity fund developing robust investment skills, project development expertise, market knowledge and strong industry relations. Since returning to Australia, Chris has leveraged his experience in both public and private markets, most recently having led mining business development activities for one of Australia's largest private investment groups.