Ian Robert Ashby is on the board of Anglo American Plc and IAMGOLD Corp. and Member of Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy and Vice President for The Chamber of Minerals & Energy of Western Australia, Inc.

In the past Mr. Ashby occupied the position of Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Petropavlovsk Plc, President at BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd. and President-Iron Ore Segment at BHP Group (UK) Ltd.

Mr. Ashby received an undergraduate degree from the University of Melbourne.