BOARD OF DIRECTORS
" In its relatively short period Coal FE Resources has achieved a number of significant milestones. The most obvious one has been its success in accumulating a large exploration tenement position with known and establish coal resources in Indonesia" I look forward to welcome you as a shareholders and together with your financial support we shall build up this Company and realise its vision and mission. Chairman View more Information on Coal Industry	The Board of Directors are as follows: Allan Ryan Non Executive Chairman Mr Ryan was appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director and Chairman on 15 November 2006.  Mr Ryan graduated with a Diploma in Accounting from Perth Technical College and later obtained an Advanced Certificate in Banking and Finance from Central Metropolitan College, TAFE, Perth. Mr Ryan has extensive experience working in the field of banking and finance and has held several managerial positions in BankWest.  He is presently a licensed Finance Broker and a partner of One Finance.  Mr Ryan is a Fellow of the National Institute of Accountants, a Senior Associate of The Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Full Member of the Mortgage Industry Association of Australia.    Dato’ A. Ramiah Deputy Chairman Dato’ Ramiah was appointed as the Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board when the Company was incorporated and is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. Dato’ Ramiah is a lawyer by profession.  He obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science from Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia in 1985 and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration in 1998.  He then obtained a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of East London in 1992 and another Bachelor of Laws from Bond University.  He has also completed a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Southern Queensland. Cheng J Keng Operations Director Mr Cheng was appointed to the Board as Executive Director in charge of Operations when the Company was incorporated.  He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Estate Management and subsequently obtained a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance (ACCA, UK) and Master of Business Administration (University of Strathclyde, UK).  He is a Registered Valuer and Estate Agent and a Member of the Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia. Mr Cheng was instrumental in developing PTI’s mining interest in Indonesia. Faris A Rahman Finance Director Mr Rahman was appointed to the Board as Executive Director in charge of Finance when the Company was incorporated.  He has a Bachelor of Commerce from Bond University in Queensland and is an Associate Member of CPA Australia. After graduating, Mr Rahman worked for three years in auditing with Arthur Andersen in Malaysia.  He then joined the Malaysian Securities Commission in the Securities Issues Department for two years.  Following this he worked in the Corporate Finance Department of the Kuala Lumpur City Securities Sdn Bhd.  He has spent time in Indonesia developing PTI’s mining interest Liesl Kemp Independent Director Ms Kemp was appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director on 15 November 2006 and she is the Chair Person of the Audit Committee.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from Western Australian School of Mines, Kalgoorlie WA and is a Member of Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy.  Ms Kemp is a geologist with more than 10 years working experience in mining operations, exploration and project development and has previously been involved in the Three Mine Hill Gold Project, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, GRD Minproc Limited and Summit Resources Limited holding various responsible positions.  She is presently attached with the Surpac Minex Group where she was the European Divisional Manager managing the sales, support and marketing for the European and Middle East clients.  Presently she is responsible for the sales and marketing of specialised coal mining software in Australia. Ian Macpherson Non-Executive Director & Company Secretary Mr Macpherson was appointed to the Board as Non Executive Director on 15 November 2006.  He graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1977.  He was admitted as a partner of the firm which became known as KMG Hungerfords in 1986, having built up a specialist practice in the provision of corporate and financial advice to the mining and mineral exploration industry.  In 1987 the firm merged with Arthur Andersen & Co. In 1990 he resigned from the partnership of Arthur Andersen & Co to establish Ord Partners. Mr Macpherson has specialised in the area of corporate advice with a particular emphasis on capital structuring, equity and debt raising and corporate affairs and ASX compliance procedures for both mining and industrial public companies.  He has acted in the role of director and company secretary for a number of clients and been involved in numerous asset acquisition and disposal engagements involving the preparation of detailed Information Memorandum, pre-acquisition review and Independent Reports. Mr Macpherson is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and past member of the Executive Council of the Association of Mining Exploration Companies (WA) Inc. The Directors of the Company collectively have significant experience in managing public funds and corporate governance involving public companies.  Their varied experiences in banking, legal, geology, property and auditing should be an asset to the Company.	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