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Marek Kreczmer Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director | | | Mr. Kreczmer, M.Sc., is a geologist and mining executive with more than 30 years experience. He has worked for major and emerging mining industry players focused on base and precious metals and has gained extensive experience in corporate governance and administration through acting as a director and officer of several publicly listed companies. In 1993, Mr. Kreczmer founded Tan Range Exploration Corporation (currently Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation), a company focused on the exploration and development of mineral properties in East Africa. Mr. Kreczmer holds a B.Sc. Honors (Mineral Deposits) from the University of Ottawa and a Masters of Science specializing in mineral deposits from the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan and the Prospectors and Development Association of Canada (PDAC). |
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Alexander Davidson Director | | | Mr. Davidson was Executive Vice President, Exploration and Corporate Development with responsibility for Barrick Gold's international exploration programs and Corporate Development activities. Mr. Davidson joined Barrick in October 1993 as Vice President, Exploration with responsibility for the Company's expanding exploration program. Mr. Davidson initiated the expansion of Barrick Exploration out of North America and into Latin America, Africa and Asia and in doing so built one of the premier exploration groups in the world. On the Corporate Development side Mr. Davidson was instrumental in the acquisitions of Sutton Resources, Arequipa Resources, Pangea Goldfields, Homestake Mining and finally Placer Dome Ltd. |
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Mr. David Kong Director | | | Mr. Kong earned his Bachelor degree in Business Administration in Taiwan and spent two years working in Singapore for South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute, a United Nations sponsored organization. After moving to Canada in the early 1970's, Mr. Kong earned his Chartered Accountant designation in British Columbia and was a partner of Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants, the largest independent accounting firm in British Columbia, between 1981 and 2004. Ellis Foster merged with Ernst & Young LLP in 2005 and retained David as a partner of Ernst & Young LLP from 2005 to 2010 where he led its Chinese market practice in Canada and focused on servicing Canadian public companies doing business in China and Chinese public companies listed on the North American stock exchanges. |
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Kenneth Gillis Director | | | Mr. Kenneth Gillis is Senior Vice President, Corporate Development for Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSX/NYSE: HBM) a Canadian integrated mining company with a market capitalization of approximately Cdn$2.41 billion and assets in North and Central America principally focused on the discovery, production and marketing of base metals. Prior to joining Hudbay, Mr. Gillis served as Executive Director of Macquarie Canada's North American Mining Investment Banking practice. He has a 20 year history of corporate development and related activities with both mining companies and financial and investment firms. Mr. Gillis has a background in geology, with a degree in Geological Science (BSc) from Saint Francis Xavier University and a Masters of Applied Science in Mineral Exploration from McGill University. He also obtained a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, from McGill. |
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Chris Barrow Director | | | Mr. Chris Barrow was recently appointed President of Heineken Brazil which is the number four beer producer in Brazil producing approximately 11.5 million hectoliters of beer in 2010. Mr. Barrow is an entrepreneurially minded, flexible, leader with a solid and broad based business acumen covering Central Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. He also has over 20 years' experience in consumer focused industries within blue chip organisations involving finance, commercial management, operational management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and general management in culturally diverse markets. Mr. Barrow has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and is qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa). |
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Michael Houston Director | | | Mr. Michael Houston is currently a Director of Zimplats Holdings Ltd. ("Zimplats") (ZIM: ASX) which owns and operates three underground platinum mines, a concentrating and smelting operation on the Zimbabwean Great Dyke near the capital city of Harare. Zimplats, which has a market capitalization of approximately Cdn$1.51 billion, is 87%-owned by Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (IMP: JSE). Mr. Houston has held other positions with Zimplats, including as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Zimplats, Mr. Houston worked for 26 years for Anglo American (Zimbabwe) a subsidiary of the Anglo American Plc (AA: LSE) Group. In his role as Executive Director (Mining) Mr. Houston was part of the executive team that sold/rationalized various assets that the Anglo Group had secured in Zimbabwe. Mr. Houston also played a significant role in the development of the Anglo Zimbabwe (Unki) Platinum Project to the bankable feasibility stage and obtained Anglo American's approval to progress. Mr. Houston has almost 20 years of corporate and technical experience in the development and operation of precious and base metal projects in Africa. In addition, he also has considerable experience in community relations and engaging project stakeholders. Mr. Houston has a Master of Science in Strategic Management from the University of Derby, United Kingdom. |
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