Luke Leslie

Biography

Luke was instrumental in the formation and capitalisation of Kincora in 2011/2012, its capital market and M&A strategy since. He brings extensive capital markets, transaction and advisory experience as a seasoned private equity investor and previously as a corporate financier with UBS Investment Bank’s metals and mining team. Luke has served as Chairman of Kincora’s Audit Committee and been a member of the Remuneration Committee since 2012. He is a Director of Shanta Gold where he is Chairman of Shanta’s Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Luke is a Director of Moly World, a private molybdenum and tungsten developer in Mongolia and a Director of Origo Advisors Limited. Luke was based out of Ulaanbaatar between 2010 and 2012 and has extensive experience in natural resource opportunities both globally and in Mongolia. In Mongolia, one of Luke’s roles was as co-Head of the Trafigura Origo Joint Venture which reviewed over 100 exploration licenses and over 30 mining licenses in addition to the proprietary databases and exploration data which Kincora has established since 2011.

Research Interest

Environmental Science and Earth science