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| | | Michael J. Gingles
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Co-Founder of Fortune Valley. Previoulsy, Mr. Gingles was Vice President Corporate Development of Placer Dome Americas, from October 2001 though September 2006, and worked for various affiliates of Placer Dome after joining in 1995. During his tenure at Placer Dome, Mr. Gingles was a leading participant in the successful division that restarted Getchell, acquired the Pueblo Viejo project and developed Zaldivar into a world-class copper mine. Mr. Gingles has 21 years experience in exploration, business development, corporate development and finance in the mining industry and has worked in Australia, United Kingdom, Chile and the United States.
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| | | Max A. Oemick
General Manager, Chile, Director, Corporate Secretary
Co-Founder of Fortune Valley. Since 2002, Mr. Oemick has been the General Manager of Andean Dragon Trading, a trading company involved in the mining industry. He has also been since 2003, the representative in South America for Argor Heraeus, a major international gold refinery. Mr. Oemick has acquired an extensive network trading in gold in Latin America over the past 12 years and provides Fortune Valley with an important link to the mining community in Chile.
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| | | Mark T. Brown
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Brown, a chartered accountant, is the President of Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd., a company that advises and invests in emerging companies. He was formerly employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Miramar Mining Corporation and Eldorado Gold Corporation, and is a director or officer of several mineral resource companies. His broad experience includes raising equity and debt capital, negotiating acquisitions and dispositions, establishing and cooperating rapid growth companies and managing tax planning.
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| | | Roque Benavides
Director
Mr. Benavides has been the President & CEO of Compañia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., Peru's largest publicly traded precious metals mining company since 2001. The Company is engaged in the mining, processing, development and exploration of gold, silver and other metals via wholly-owned mines, as well as through its participation in joint exploration projects. Mr. Benavides is a Civil Engineer and is also the Vice-Chairman of the World Gold Council.
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| | | Joseph L. Danni
Director
Mr. Danni has served as Senior Vice President Corporate Relations for Placer Dome Inc. in Vancouver, BC, from 1993 to July, 2005. He also served as Vice President Corporate Relations for Glamis Gold Inc. a Nevada, USA, company until it completely merged with Goldcorp Inc. in January, 2007. He has a wealth of experience in different areas of the mining industry, with specialist knowledge in corporate relations, public and government affairs, and human resources. Mr. Danni holds a BA in History from the Western State College in Colorado, USA. He has been a member of the Mining & Metallurgical Society of America since 1994.
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