Melanie was appointed as Company Secretary in April 2017.  She has 25 years' experience in the accounting profession and is a director and company secretary for several ASX-listed oil and gas, junior mining and exploration companies. She has been a Chartered Accountant since 1997 and is a Registered Company Auditor.

Since 2000, Melanie has been the Principal of chartered accounting firm, Leydin Freyer, specialising in outsourced company secretarial and financial duties for resources and biotechnology sectors.