Management Team
Peak’s leadership team has extensive international and African project development, mining, refining, marketing and rare earth expertise.
BARDIN DAVIS
Chief Executive Officer
GAICD, MAppFin, GradDipAcc, BAg Econ (1st Class Hons)
Bardin has over 25 years of investment banking and corporate experience in the mining and energy sectors. He commenced his career with diversified mining group, North Limited, before moving into investment banking and has also spent time working in renewable energy.
Previous roles include the Chief Financial Officer of UPC\AC Renewables (now ACEN Australia), the Head of the Resources & Energy Group – Asia Pacific, Deputy Head of Corporates – Asia Pacific and Head of Advisory – Australia for HSBC and Head of Metals & Mining Asia for Macquarie Capital.
Bardin has significant emerging markets experience and has worked on a broad range of international advisory, capital markets and financing transactions.
PHILIP RUNDELL
Company Secretary & Chief Financial Officer
CA, DipBus
Philip is a former Partner at Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWatehouseCoopers) and a Director at Ferrier Hodgson. He is now a sole practitioner Chartered Accountant specialising in providing company secretarial, compliance, accounting and reconstruction services.
ISMAIL DIWANI
Country Manager, Tanzania
B.BusAdmin, CPA (Tanzania)
Ismail has a background in accounting and worked as the Business Manager and later as the Managing Director of the Warthog Safari Tanzania in Iringa. He joined Peak in 2015 as a Regulatory Liaison Officer with responsibility for administering compliance with Tanzanian laws and regulations in Tanzania and government communications. Ismail was subsequently appointed to the role of Commercial Manager, before being promoted to Country Manager, Tanzania.
JOHAN COETZEE
Project Director
Masters in Project Management (MPM), MBA in Strategic & Change Management, B. Eng.
Johan is a highly experienced project management professional with over 30 years in diverse industries, including mining, processing, and oil & gas. He excels in end-to-end project management, from planning and organizing to executing projects within scope and meeting KPIs. Johan has a proven track record in delivering large-scale, mission-critical projects globally, including high-quality engineering and infrastructure in mining, Petro-chemical, and oil & gas sectors.
Johan has a strong background in both greenfield and brownfield projects, contributing significantly to operational efficiency and production growth. His expertise spans the entire project lifecycle, including exploration, technology piloting, feasibility studies, and execution. He is adept at managing complex projects, handling stakeholders, and delivering within budget and schedule constraints.
With a broad technical base in mining, infrastructure, and power generation, Johan has led projects across Africa, Indonesia, and Europe. His experience includes managing projects worth $100M to $1B, negotiating contracts, and securing project funding. Johan’s recent achievement includes successfully delivering the Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine Restart project for Paladin Energy in Namibia.
MARK GODFREY
Head of Technical Services - Consultant
BSc. Chemical Engineering
Mark holds over 40 years of metallurgical experience and has worked with a broad suite of leading international mining companies including Glencore, Newcrest, MMG, Rio Tinto, BHP and Impala Platinum. Mark hasspent a significant portion of his career in Africa and has extensive experience in overseeing feasibility studies, pilot plant testwork, optimisation of flow sheets, commissioning of projects, debottlenecking and operational enhancements.
His most recent role was as Technical Manager Metallurgy at the Komoto Copper Project (Glencore) based in the DRC. Other select positions include Principal Metallurgist – Group Technical Services (MMG), Principal Metallurgist – Northparkes Mine (Rio Tinto), Principal Advisor Hydrometallurgy – Technology & Innovation Group (Rio Tinto), Process & Technical Manager – Yabulu Extension Project (BHP) and Head of Hydrometallurgy Research (Gencor).
MARY Duncan Mwaiswelo
Community Liaison Officer
Masters Community Development
Mary is an experienced Community Development expert with 9 years of professional experience dealing Community affairs. She joined Peak in 2015 as a Community Liaison Officer after serving as a Community Development tutor at St. John’s University in Tanzania.
