James Cole has over 30 years of corporate secretarial experience and served in private, public and multinational companies, much of which relates to the international mining sector. He joined The African Lakes Corporation in 1996, where he served as head of the finance function and company secretary. He was also the international financial controller of Ellesse International, and audit manager of PKF since 1996. Mr Cole has an extensive experience in international public companies. He was admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland in 1990. Mr Cole holds a Bachelors of Accountancy degree from the University of Glasgow. He qualified as a CA with PKF.