Mr Hannaford is a qualified Chartered Accountant who has worked in various corporate roles within the resources sector in Australia, Asia and Europe. In 2004, Mr Hannaford established Ventnor Capital, to provide specialist corporate advice to companies within the resources industries. Prior to establishing Ventnor Capital, Mr Hannaford provided various administrative, corporate and strategic financial advice to resource companies and was a Company Secretary or Financial Controller for many of these companies.