POTTER
Mark
Chief Investment Officer of Metal Tiger
Organization: Metal Tiger
Profession: Chief Investment Officer
Biography
Mark Potter is Chief Investment Officer of Metal Tiger.
Career
Mark Potter who was appointed in January 2017 has over 14 years’ experience in natural resources investments. Mark currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer of the Company and is the founder and a partner of Sita Capital Partners LLP, an investment management and advisory firm specialising in investments in the mining industry.
Mark was formerly a director and chief investment officer of Anglo Pacific Group plc, a London listed natural resources royalty company, where he successfully led a turnaround of the business through the acquisition of new royalties, disposal of non-core assets, and successful equity and debt fund raisings.
Mark invested over US$300m during the period 2005 to 2012 in the mining sector, generating P&L in excess of US$600m and realised proceeds of over US$900m. The Audley European Opportunities Fund was nominated by Eurohedge as a top performing hedge fund in the event-driven space for 2006, 2007 and 2010.
Prior to Anglo Pacific, Mark was a founding member and investment principal for Audley Capital Advisors LLP, a London-based activist hedge fund, where he was responsible for managing all UK listed and natural resources investments.
Mark was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Artemis Resources Limited (ASX: ARV) in February 2020, he was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Thor Mining PLC (AIM: THR) in August 2019. Mark was formerly a director of Kalahari Metals Limited and Trident Resources plc.
Education
Mark graduated with an MA degree in Engineering and Management Studies from Trinity College, Cambridge.