David A. Seton — Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Seton's experience in the mining industry spans 25 years and includes 18 years establishing a presence in Vietnam including experience in the Vietnamese investment industry. In 1996 he acquired Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc., an inactive company, and in 1997 purchased the Bong Mieu Gold property in central Vietnam from Indochina Goldfields.
Charles Barclay — Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Barclay has 35 years mining operations experience, including positions as Mine Development Manager of Kainantu Gold Mine (Highlands Pacific), Chief Operating Officer of Emperor Mines Ltd., and General Manager and Operations Manager of the Emperor Gold Mine (Fiji). His experience has provided a solid grounding in all aspects of open pit and underground mining,including, production, design, evaluation, construction, contract negotiation, and management.
Peter Tiedemann — Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Tiedemann has considerable financial, management and consulting experience spanning some 40 years. His work as a management consultant and his employment as company director, General Manager and Chief Financial Officerhave involved a range of well known companies including Fortune 500 corporations,Canon NZ, Pitney Bowes NZ and DRG New Zealand Ltd, and also Telecom and Corrections NZ. Mr. Tidemann holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland.
Paul Seton — VP Commercial Development
Paul Seton has been involved in Vietnam related investment and resources since 1991. A former resident of Hanoi as executive director for NZ listed Iddison Group Vietnam Limited, Mr Seton has been responsible for negotiating a number of investment and exploration or mining licences in Vietnam. He holds or has held directorships in and has been Chairman of a number of Vietnam licensed joint venture enterprises.
Louis Montpellier of Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLP — Corporate Secretary
Mr. Montpellier is a legal advisor to the mining industry with over 25 years experience in structuring mineral exploration and development companies. Mr. Montpellier is identified in the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert Guide to the Leading 100 Industry Specialists in Canada, Who’s Who Legal, the International Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in Canada, as one of Canada's leading mining lawyers. Through his directorships, Mr. Montpellier also has direct experience in the mineral exploration and development business and in its related M&A transactions.
Rod Murfitt — Chief Geologist
Mr. Murfitt is a geologist with more than 30 years mineral exploration and mining experience in southwest Pacific and Southeast Asian countries. Mr. Murfitt holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from University of Auckland, New Zealand and is a long standing member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He has held senior management roles with a number of exploration, mining and consultant companies in New Zealand and Australia. Rod was initially responsible for leading the exploration teams that brought the Bong Mieu and Phuoc Son properties from discovery through advanced exploration up to development stage. Rod has been leading teams on other major exploration projects, including the Bau Gold Project in Sarawak, which is now similarly reaching preliminary
mining assessment stage.
Russell Graham — VP Finance
Russell Graham received his B. Comm. (Accounting Major) from University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ in 1987. He went on to receive his chartered accountancy designation from the Institute of Chartered Accounts NZ in 1991 and completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Business in 2003 - 2005 (University of Auckland, NZ). Russell spent 1992 to 1999 in the United Kingdom gaining valuable experience in finance control, management of inter- company operating expenses and, upon leaving Schroder Investment Management Ltd. UK in 1999, he was Manager, Business Area Profitability. Russell served the last four years as Business Manager in Auckland NZ where he managed a medical and surgical portfolio.
Jane Bell — VP Finance
Ms. Bell has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Lincoln University. She obtained her CA designation with the NZ institute of Chartered Accountants in 1989. Ms. Bell spent 8 years in compliance work with KPMG in New Zealand and the Cayman Islands, leaving as business services manager. Since then she has been involved in a management capacity with a number of organisations dealing with corporate finance, regulation and governance. Jane has in conjunction with her finance roles been the Company Secretary for several companies and has for 15 years served on or reported to corporate Boards. Jane is a director of CBM NZ, CBMI and CBMeV international charitable organizations responsible for delivery of healthcare services to those with disabilities in developing countries.
James Hamilton — VP Investor Relations
James Hamilton has an Ontario Associate Diploma in Agriculture from the University of Guelph (1972). He has 30 years experience in sales and marketing and has held several senior sales positions throughout his career. Prior to joining the Company, he was Sales Manager for UAP Canada Inc. where he led sales and marketing efforts for this agribusiness company. Mr. Hamilton spent 15 years in the Canadian potash industry and was the Canadian Sales Manger for the Potash Co. of America, Div. Rio Algom Ltd.from 1983 through 1993. Mr. Hamilton also served the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan from 1978 to 1983 as their Eastern Canadian Sales Manager. James was active with his industry association serving, The Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI) as Chairman of the Transportation
Committee and Vice Chairman for one term.
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