Venture Minerals Limited announced the appointment of Philippa Leggat to the role of Non-Executive Director. Philippa's appointment follows Venture's commitment to embark on a strategy aimed at recruiting new talent and skill sets to the Company's Non-Executive team. The strategy will also see the current Non-Executive Chair, Mr. Mel Ashton, retire from his position post the Annual General Meeting.

The Company has commenced a recruitment process to secure a new Non-Executive Chair, with a number of high calibre candidates currently being considered. Philippa is a mineral industry executive with over 20 years of experience in advancing domestic and international projects along the value chain. She has served as an executive director and advisor to ASX listed companies engaged in capital raising, exploration, development and project evaluation.

Philippa has a track record of negotiating value accretive project acquisitions and effectively communicating an organisation's competitive advantages to raise its profile. In addition to her advisory work, Philippa previously served in ASX-listed companies as CEO of Comet Resources, Executive Director of Geopacific Resources and Non-Executive Director of Kula Gold, and Ensurance Ltd. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Harena Resources, a private Australian company that is focused on developing a large Ionic Clay Rare Earths Project in Madagascar. Philippa is currently studying a master's degree in Data Science Strategy and Leadership through RMIT, with a view to improving her ability to assist companies to use their data to gain insights and make better decisions.

Philippa holds bachelor degrees in Commerce (financial management, strategy and risk) and Art (jewellery, gemmology and metallurgy). She is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.