James McClements Senior Partner, Member of the Investment Committee
Mr. McClements heads the Funds' management company, RCF Management and is chiefly responsible for implementation of the Funds' investment strategy. Mr. McClements has extensive experience in resource finance and particularly investing in junior mining companies globally. Prior to the launch of Resource Capital Fund L.P. in 1998, he was Senior Vice President and Director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons (Denver) Ltd. and was responsible for North American resource banking. Previously, he was with Rothschild Australia Limited in Sydney for four years, specializing in financing junior mining companies and other natural resource lending. His background also includes work with Standard Chartered Bank Australia Limited as a resource industry credit analyst and with the Broken Hill Proprietary mining company. Mr. McClements grew up in a mining town in Western Australia and attended university as a part of a BHP scholarship program. He holds an honors degree in Economics from the University of Western Australia. Mr. McClements currently serves as a board member for Resource Capital Fund portfolio companies Gabriel Resources Ltd., and Southern Cross Resources Inc.