Dr Jaydeep Biswas

Chief Executive Officer
B.Eng, MBA, Ph.D

Jaydeep Biswas (BE, PhD, MBA) is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Astra Mining Limited.  Dr Biswas is responsible for the tactical execution of the Astra Mining vision through to a successful stock exchange listing and long term growth. The core focus is continual shareholder value creation through the careful selection and acquisition of key mining assets and compelling Intellectual Property such as T-Steel, double strength steel.

Dr Jaydeep Biswas adds significant commercial mining and finance expertise invaluable in the rollout of the Astra Mining business.  His expertise includes mining tenement acquisition, budgets and strategic plans; liaising and negotiating with Mines Departments and other officials; negotiating directly with foreign governments and joint venture partners; sourcing geological, management and statutory reports; and presentations to companies, stockbrokers and financial institutions.

Dr Jaydeep Biswas brings a wealth of international business experience from the past 20 years with a distinguished career with the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies in Europe and Asia Pacific, including running its Corporate Planning and M&A operation in Australia. Since 2001, he has been involved with advising and directing start-ups of companies. A successful example in the area of sustainable development is EnergyMad Ltd.

Jaydeep Biswas was born in India and maintains business and political relationships in that country that facilitate the growth of Astra Mining and its subsidiaries in the region. Dr. Jaydeep Biswas is a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Ph.D. from the University of Queensland and an MBA from Queensland University of Technology.Please visit the main Astra Mining website to contact Jaydeep Biswas.