Martin is an experienced CFO, predominantly in the natural resources sector, with exposure to all elements of the value cycle including exploration and operating assets. He has extensive experience of capital and debt markets, statutory and management reporting requirements and detailed tax and treasury planning.

Martin was previously CFO at Trident Royalties plc, an AIM quoted junior mining royalty company, where he presided over an increase in the company's market cap from c.$40 million to c.$200m. In this role, Martin was responsible for oversight and management of the Group's finances, negotiation of debt financing and the deployment of over US$100m in capital across several large deals. Prior to that he held the position of CFO at Toro Gold, a group that owned and operated the Mako Gold mine in Senegal, which was sold to Resolute Mining for in excess of US$300m in 2019.