Mr. Forrest has 30 years experience with public companies in the resource sector having dealt with promotion, financing, exploration, production and company management. Notable projects include Gulfstream's North Dome gas discovery, Qatar, Reunion Mining's Scorpion zinc, Namibia, which was subsequently developed by Anglo American and Ocean Diamond Mining which pioneered the independent diamond dredging industry off the west coast of southern Africa.

He is currently a director of several resource companies in the Oil & Gas and mining sectors.