About Derek Fisher

Dr Fisher has more than 35 years of worldwide experience in the resource industry. He has been the principal in listing a number of companies, both in Australia and Canada, and has more than 20 years' experience as a manager of publicly listed companies. Dr Fisher began his career with the New South Wales Geological Survey in 1966 and, following graduation from the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, moved into the mineral exploration and mining industry. During the 1970s he undertook doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, Canada, gaining his PhD in 1979. Dr Fisher is an honorary life member of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC), having spent 13 years on the council of AMEC.