Syndicated Metals Limited announced the appointment of a new senior management team to drive the company's gold exploration strategy across its three high-quality projects located in Western Australia. The new appointments ­ of highly experienced exploration geologists and mining executives Bradley Drabsch (Managing Director) and Toby Wellman (Executive Technical Director) ­mark the final stage of the company's strategic repositioning to advanced gold exploration in WA. Both Mr. Drabsch and Mr. Wellman are highly regarded and experienced geologists with a strong track record of exploration success in WA's major gold districts.

Both are Directors of Centrepeak Resources Group Pty Ltd. (CRG). As part of the change, David Morgan will step down as Managing Director but will remain on the board as a non-executive Director. Also, following the appointment of the new directors, long serving non-executive Director, Rob Cooper, will resign from the board to focus on his role as CEO of Round Oak Minerals Pty Ltd. The board changes will be effective from December 1, 2019.

Bradley Drabsch is a highly regarded mining executive and experienced geologist who has worked in a wide range of commodities and roles globally. He was most recently Managing Director of ASX-listed Trek Metals Limited, where he led the restructure and recapitalization of Zambezi Resources into Trek and brought the Kroussou zinc-lead project in Gabon into the company. Mr. Drabsch is a founding director of Centrepeak Resources Group Pty Ltd. He is also is currently a Technical Director for ASX listed High Grade Metals.

He previously held roles as Exploration Manager for gold producer Doray Minerals and explorers Duketon Mining Ltd. and Montezuma Mining Co. Ltd. He spent many years as a Senior Exploration Geologist for Independence Group and before that worked in a range of geological roles for companies including BHP Billiton, Ivanhoe Mines, St Barbara Mines and Strike Mining. Toby Wellman has more than 19 years' experience across exploration, development and production geology with exposure to varied mineralisation styles and commodities including gold, copper, lead, zinc, lithium and cobalt.

During his career, Mr. Wellman made a significant contribution to the development of the Andy Well and Deflector Projects in WA as Senior Development Geologist and Senior Geologist for gold producer Doray Minerals. He was an integral part of the exploration team that discovered the Judy and Suzy deposits at Andy Well. Other roles included senior geological positions for Boliden Minerals AB, where Mr. Wellman led the targeting team that identified the Ravlidan Norra polymetallic deposit in Kristineberg, Northern Sweden and as Exploration Manager for Mont Royal Resources.