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James McClements

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Co-founder & Managing Partner at Resource Capital Funds

Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia

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About

James McClements co-founded Resource Capital Funds (RCF), a mining-focused private equity firm established in 1998, and serves as Managing Partner. He sits on the boards of RCF portfolio companies Ausenco Pty Ltd. and Global Advanced Materials Pty Ltd., and has been a director of Mineral Resources Ltd since 2015, becoming Non-Executive Chairman in 2022. A graduate of the University of Western Australia with an Honours degree in Economics, he previously worked at BHP Group, Standard Chartered Bank, and N.M. Rothschild & Sons before co-founding RCF, and is based in London.

Experience

  1. Resource Capital FundsCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent1998 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. New MolyNon Executive Directorcurrent2025 — present
  3. AusencoBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
  4. Foundation for the WA MuseumGovernor and Investment Committee membercurrent2011 — presentGreater Perth Area
  5. Global Advanced MetalsBoard Membercurrent2009 — present
  6. Mineral Resources LimitedChairman2015 — 2025
  7. N. M. ROTHSCHILD & SONS LIMITEDSenior Manager1994 — 1998Denver, Colorado, United States

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MiningPrivate Equity

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James McClements?
James McClements co-founded Resource Capital Funds (RCF), a mining-focused private equity firm established in 1998, and serves as Managing Partner. He sits on the boards of RCF portfolio companies Ausenco Pty Ltd. and Global Advanced Materials Pty Ltd., and has been a director of Mineral Resources Ltd since 2015, becoming Non-Executive Chairman in 2022. A graduate of the University of Western Australia with an Honours degree in Economics, he previously worked at BHP Group, Standard Chartered Bank, and N.M. Rothschild & Sons before co-founding RCF, and is based in London.
Where does James McClements work?
James McClements is Co-founder & Managing Partner at Resource Capital Funds.
Where did James McClements go to school?
James McClements studied at The University of Western Australia (B.Ec (Hons), Economics); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Program in Strategy and Organisation); Mt Newman Senior High (High School).

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