Horizonte Minerals plc has appointed Simon Retter as an executive director and Leonardo (Leo) Neves as company secretary, with immediate effect.
SIMON RETTER
Mr Retter has been the group chief financial officer since 2016 and is the outgoing company secretary.
He has almost 15 years’ experience as an executive and non-executive director focused on the natural resources sector, leading teams across various financial roles.
Mr Retter started his career at Deloitte in assurance and advisory, qualifying as a chartered accountant.
He has extensive experience in the public markets and the mining sector, specifically reverse takeovers, IPOs and secondary fundraising.
LEONARDO NEVES
Horizonte’s new secretary is the company’s general counsel Leonardo (Leo) Neves.
Mr Neves previously worked at law firms Pinheiro Neto Advogados (Brazil), McMillan LLP (Canada) and Fasken Martineau LLP (UK).
He has also acted in-house for various mining companies, including Ferrous Resources where he spent nine years as head of legal and company secretary.
Mr Neves holds an LL.B. degree from University of Brasília (UnB) and an LL.M. degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
He is qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales, as well as in Brazil and Portugal.