David James Franks is Director & Principal at Automic Group Pty Ltd., Secretary at JCurve Solutions Ltd., Secretary at Cogstate Ltd., Secretary at Elk Petroleum Ltd., Secretary for White Energy Co. Ltd., Secretary at White Energy Technology Co. Ltd. and Secretary at Amerod Exploration Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of White Energy Co. Ltd.), Secretary at Redman Mining Ltd., Secretary of van Eyk Research Pty Ltd., Secretary of Food & Beverage Australia Ltd., Secretary at Armidale Investment Co. Pty Ltd., Secretary at Applyflow Ltd., Secretary of COG Financial Services Ltd., Joint Secretary for Zip Co. Ltd., Secretary for Noxopharm Ltd., Secretary of Tomorrow Entertainment Ltd., Secretary at Hollier Dicksons, Secretary at Nyrada, Inc., Joint Secretary at Ixup Ltd., Secretary of Exopharm Ltd., Secretary for IRIS Metals Ltd. and Secretary of Adcorp Australia Ltd. David James Franks is also on the board of Automic Pty Ltd., CFO Innovation and Transcom Worldwide Australia Pty Ltd.

In his past career Mr. Franks occupied the position of Director & Owner at Franks & Associates Pty Ltd., Secretary for Alpha Technologies Corp. Ltd., Joint Secretary at AUB Group Ltd., Joint Secretary at AUB Group Ltd., Co-Secretary for AMA Group Ltd., Secretary for Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd., Secretary for Kelly Partners Group Holdings Ltd., Secretary of AuMake Ltd., Joint Company Secretary at Wallace Absolute Return Ltd., Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers (Australia), Secretary at Pulse Health Ltd. and Joint Secretary at Australian Power & Gas Co. Ltd.

He received an undergraduate degree from Macquarie University.