Presently, Ray Ridge holds the position of Chief Financial Officer & Secretary at Southern Gold Ltd., Chief Financial Officer & Joint Secretary at Thor Mining Plc and Chief Financial Officer & Secretary for LBT Innovations Ltd.

He is also Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand and Member of Governance Institute of Australia Ltd.

In the past he was Secretary for Kogi Iron Ltd., Chief Financial Officer-Merchandise Division at Elders Ltd., Chief Financial Officer & Secretary at PerkinElmer Health Sciences (Australia) Pty Ltd., General Manager-Commercial & Operations at WSP Australia Pty Ltd. and Senior Audit Manager at Arthur Andersen.

Mr. Ridge received an undergraduate degree from the University of South Australia.