Mr Gale has over 30 years’ experience in senior executive roles across the public and private sectors, specialising in commercial and financial management. For the last 16 years, Chris has had extensive experience in the South American mining sector. He has developed and managed mining projects in Brazil, Argentina and Peru.

He founded Latin Resources Limited in 2008, an Australia-listed resources company, where he served as Managing Director and oversaw the development of the world-class Salinas Lithium Deposit in Brazil for Latin Resources from discovery through to the successful sale of Latin Resources (ASX: LRS) to Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) in 2025 for circa $600m.

Mr Gale is currently a Non-Executive Chairman of Solis Minerals Limited (ASX: SLM TSXV: SLMN) (appointed July 2018) and Non -Executive Chairman of Core Energy Minerals Limited (ASX: CR3). Chris is the former Chairman of the Council on Australian Latin American Relations (COALAR) from 2012 to 2018, which was established by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in 2001. He is also the founding Director of Allegra Capital, a boutique corporate advisory firm and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).