Vertex Minerals (ASX:VTX) has announced the appointment of Jim Simpson as Executive Director, Operations, effective 3 February 2026, as the company accelerates gold production at the Reward Gold Mine in New South Wales.
Jim Simpson is an existing company director. He will be taking over the operational management from Executive Chairman Roger Jackson.
Simpson brings 40 years of Australian and international experience in the mining industry to the role. He has held a number of senior leadership positions at major mining operations in both Australia and Brazil and has extensive experience in underground and open-cut mining, corporate turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, feasibility studies, and more.
Executive Chairman Roger Jackson notes that the company is pleased to have Simpson taking on this role.
“Jim has the necessary skills and experience to take our emerging high-grade gold mine from development to mainstream production and beyond,” Jackson says.
“He knows the NSW mining environment and is very focused on operational systems and improvement. Jim is also highly experienced in high grade narrow mining of gold. He will add valuable expertise to the Reward mining team.”
Simpson was appointed as non-executive director of the company on 19 December 2025, as previously reported.
Vertex also announces that Tully Richards will be moving from the role of Executive Director, Technical to Executive Director, Geology and Exploration.
Vertex Minerals is focused on ramping up production at the Reward Gold Mine in New South Wales, Australia.
Write to Amy Rotman at Mining.com.au
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