James (Jim) McArthur Richards is Executive Chairman of the Board of Phosphate Australia Ltd since September 30, 2012. He was previously Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Jim Richards is a geology graduate of the University of London. He is a Perth based Group director and geologist with 22 years experience in exploration for a wide variety of commodities. Prior to the ASX listing of Phosphate Australia, Mr Richards was the chief executive officer and director of United Minerals Corporation NL (UMC). At UMC, Mr Richards led the technical team that discovered the high grade iron 'Railway Deposit' in the Pilbara.