Jesse Taylor is the non-executive chairman of the board, and a member of the Company's audit committee and remuneration committee. Jesse has wide experience in the Australian and international mining and construction sectors.

Jesse holds a BA in economics, an LLB in law from the University of Texas and an LLM in international law from George Washington University Law School. He was a JSD(c) in international and comparative law at Yale Law School, and is a former Sterling Fellow in corporate management and finance at Yale Law School.

Jesse's former executive positions include executive chairman of Kaiser Engineers International, executive director of Elders Resources Limited, President of GFTA (a financial services joint venture between the German group Gesellschaft fur Trendanalysen and Morgan Stanley) and president of Phibro Development and Management Corporation.

He has held various positions over a 15 year period with Kaiser Engineers Inc and the US Atomic Energy Commission. He has been a member of over 20 professional and learned societies since 1960.

David Law is a non-executive deputy chairman and a major shareholder of the company through Amardale Offshore Inc.

David has been a member of the remuneration committee since March 2007 and appointed as a member of the audit committee on 19 February 2008.

David is also the chairman of Sinosteel Midwest Management Pty Ltd.

David brings to the Company many years of entrepreneurial experience in a wide variety of business. Speaking fluent Mandarin and being a Chinese descendant himself, David's strong Guanxi (networking) with the Chinese corporate leaders and understanding of the Chinese social, business and corporate culture has contributed and materialised in the current successful joint venture between Midwest Corporation and Sinosteel Corporation.

David is the Malaysian Business Advisor to the Jinan Iron and Steel Corporation (Jinan), Shandong Province, China. Jinan is one of the top ten biggest steel millers in China. Since 2000, David and Jinan have been joint venture partners in a very successful and productive Steel Mill of Malaysia.

David is executive chairman of T.S.Law Holding Sdn Bhd. This business includes steel related manufacturing, steel plate distribution, property development, entertainment and film production, food and beverage business and plantation and logging.

David is a Malaysian philanthropist and he is involved in many charitable projects.

Francis Ng is the Executive Director of the executive committee. Francis works full-time for the Company and is involved in the day to day management of the business of Midwest and brings to the Company many years of technical, professional and corporate expertise and experience.

Francis holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and graduated in 1971. He is a member of both CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors AICA.

Francis' previous executive positions include executive deputy chairman and joint controlling shareholder of PanGlobal Bhd group of Companies, executive chairman of RB Land Bhd both listed in the Malaysian Stock Exchange Main Board. The companies are involved in coal mining, logging, veneer processing, insurance business and real estate development, construction and hospitality business.

Francis was a substantial shareholder and non-executive director of Gindalbie Metals Ltd and was a business controller of IBM World Trade Corporation from 1973-1979.

Roger Tan is a non-executive director, chairman of the audit committee and chairman of the remuneration committee.

Roger is a Barrister, member of Gray's Inn and a Hughes Parry Prize winner at the Law Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Roger practiced law for many years before joining the Hong Leong group of companies. Roger has many years of experience in corporate finance and management as well as vast experience in many fields of business.

Roger was president/CEO of Hong Leong Credit Berhad (2001-2004) and Hume Industries (Malaysia) Bhd, both companies are listed on the Malaysian stock exchange Main Board.

Roger is currently a director of the Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad since 6 December 2004.

Mr Stephen de Belle is a non-executive director and a member of the audit committee. Stephen is a former investment banker with particular expertise in business development and the financing of major projects in the energy, iron ore and steel industries.

Stephen has a BA in economics from Macquarie University, a MSc in economics from the London School of Economics, and a Masters Degree in Town and Country Planning from Sydney University.

Mr Steven Lee Chang Chong is a director and was the chairman of the remuneration committee and a member of the Audit Committee until March 2007. He is also deputy managing director of Sinosteel Midwest Management Pty. Ltd. Steven is actively involved in the day to day business of Midwest and particularly its interests in the joint venture with Sinosteel Corporation.

Steven has a BA (Honours) Law Degree from the University of Manchester in 1981. He furthered his studies at the Inns of Courts School of Law in London where he qualified with Honours in 1982. He was called to the UK Bar as a Barrister-at-Law to The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London, in 1982. In 1983, he was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and has held a practicing certificate ever since.

During the past 20 plus years, Steven has gathered considerable experience as a senior partner in the Kuala Lumpur law firm, Messrs. L.C. Chong & Co. His legal experience includes accepting legal briefs and advising various companies from Asia and United Kingdom, including steel millers from China. He speaks fluent Chinese and various other Asian languages and has considerable experience in the corporate sector as a lawyer, advisor and company director.

Steven has served as an executive director of Malaysian first board publicly listed company, Antah Holdings Berhad. His past corporate management experience with international organisations includes directorships with UK home furniture retail chain, JWC Limited, the Malaysian franchise holder of Pepsi-Cola, Seven-Eleven Convenience Stores, and Mitsubishi Electric Company.

Mr. Sijun (Tony) Cheng holds a Bachelor’s degree in British and American Language and Literature from the University of Shanghai and a Master of International Finance from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. He has been employed by Sinosteel Corporation for more than twenty years in various senior positions around the world. 

For the last fifteen years, Mr. Cheng has had comprehensive responsibility for major projects and since November 2005, Mr. Cheng has represented Sinosteel Australia Mining Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinosteel Corporation here in Australia as General Manager. His Australian and international experience provides strong insight into current development issues.

Mr. Hongbin (Michael) Wu graduated from Beijing Science and Technology University in 1994 with a Master’s degree in Automatisation and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance from University of South Africa in 2001. Mr. Wu has been a member of the CGA (Certified General Accountants) of Canada since 2003.

Mr. Wu has held various positions with Sinosteel Corporation since 1994, and is now Vice General Manager of Sinosteel Mining Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Sinosteel Corporation specialising in the development of mineral resources. Mr. Wu’s extensive international experience brings a strong insight into global resource development.

A graduate in economics and law, Ian McCubbin is a distinguished Australian commercial and resources lawyer and businessman with more than 25 years experience, much of it in the international arena.  Mr. McCubbin is a partner of Deacons, a major Australian law firm*.

Australian governments, both state and federal, regularly seek his advice and counsel on Sino-Australian trade and policy matters.  Mr. McCubbin has also assisted Australian, US and European companies, including major international resources companies, with the establishment and growth of their businesses in China.

Mr. McCubbin is the National Vice-President of the Australia China Business Council.

* Deacons acts for Sinosteel Corporation in relation to its takeover of Midwest and other matters.