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Speakers
Corinne Bufnoir
General Manager New Caledonia at Queensland Pacific Metals Pty Ltd
Mrs. Bufnoir is a geologist engineer with 20+ years’ experience in the nickel industry. Corinne has had a public-private career in areas related to strategy and resource management in lateritic nickel mining operations and has strong New Caledonian relationships and ore supply chain operating experience. Corinne’s most recent role was Mining Counsellor to President of the New Caledonia Government.
Corinne has worked for a range of New Caledonian and international organisations including Country Manager for Transamine Trading SA and Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd. Previously, Corinne held senior roles with the New Caledonian Department of Industry, Mines & Energy and Goro Nickel New Caledonia
Duane Woodbury
Chief Financial Officer at Queensland Pacific Metals Pty Ltd
Mr Woodbury has 25+ years’ experience in listed equity markets in Australia and overseas with a number of organisations including Macquarie Bank and as CFO to Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. His most recent role was CFO at Metro Mining Ltd where he successfully procured the funding required to construct the Bauxite Hills Mine and also secured a loan from Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to fund expansion initiatives.
During his career Duane has managed large debt and equity raisings for development and operating companies primarily in the resources sector.
Christopher Gyges
Minister in charge of New Caledonia Energetic Transition and the Development of Renewable Energies at Government of New Caledonia
Born in New Caledonia, Mr Gyges moved to mainland France for his tertiary education to get 2 Master’s degree in applied economics and corporate finance. On his return, he worked briefly for a bank before holding key positions as advisor then chief of staff for the Government and the Congress of New Caledonia.
Mr Gyges is passionate about politics. He belongs to a local anti-independence party and is also a member of the current national presidential party. He was first elected in May 2019 both for the Southern Province and the Congress of New Caledonia.
Mr Gyges became member of the Government in 2017 and was reconducted in 2019 both as Minister for Foreign Trade, Taxation, Energy, Economic Recovery measures, the Digital Economy, Marine Economy, Ageing & Solidarity policies and as the spokesperson of the Government. Following the most recent change in Government who saw the independentists come to power in 2021, Mr Gyges has been confirmed Minister in charge of the Digital Economy, the Marine Economy, the Energetic Transition and the Development of Renewable Energies.