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MANAGEMENT & DIRECTORS
Robert Washer - President & CEO
Mr. Washer has 34 years experience in the mining industry and has been involved in the construction of five gold processing plants (four Carbon in Pulp "CIP" and one alluvial). Mr. Washer has also been directly involved in discovering and/or opening 6 gold mines and locating a new gold field in Ecuador. He was also responsible for the financing and construction of a 2 million tonne per annum gold processing plant in Western Australia and has developed a number of mines on his own prospects. These ultimately produced approximately 100,000 oz of gold per year. Mr. Washer was chairman of the board of directors and major shareholder of AVATAR Petroleum Inc, an oil production company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, which held 30% interest in the Tiguino Oilfield in Ecuador.
Nick Furber - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Furber is a Chartered Accountant (England) and Chartered Financial Analyst. He joins the Company from Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he was a Senior Manager in the M&A Transaction Advisory group. Previously, Mr. Furber was a vice-president in the Corporate Finance group of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has spent over 10 years in Vancouver and London providing audit and corporate advisory services.
Bill McCartney - Director of Business Development
Bill McCartney, CA. is a business consultant and a former founding partner of Davidson & Company (1984-1990), chartered accountants where he specialized in taxation, mergers & acquisitions, structured financings and business advisory services.
He is a chartered accountant and has been a member in good standing with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia since 1980. He is also a graduate of Simon Fraser University (1978); Bachelor of Arts (business administration).
Brian Speechly - Director
Mr. Speechly is a consultant with over 46 years of experience in the mining industry. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and metallurgy. He has held technical and managerial positions with MIM Holdings Ltd., Peko Wallsend Ltd., Poseidon Ltd., Goldsworthy Mining Ltd. And Pancontinental Mining Ltd. He has been involved with more than 310 mining projects and is recognized in Australia and overseas as an expert in both underground and open pit mining and design, equipment selection and mining methods.
Mark Bailey, MSc. P. Geol - Director
Mr. Bailey is a successful exploration geologist, with over 27 years of experience, who has been the President and CEO of Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Minefinders Corporation Ltd. ("Minefinders"), since 1995. He is highly respected for both his technical competence and his aptitude in maximizing the effectiveness of exploration programs and budgets. While with Minefinders, he has been responsible for the discovery and ongoing development of resources now totalling more than 3 million ounces of gold and 165 million ounces of silver.
Yale Simpson, B.Ap.Sc. (Geological Engineering) - Director
Yale Simpson is the Executive Chairman of Exeter and a professional geologist. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Geological Engineering) from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Yale has more than 30 years experience as a senior geologist, exploration manager and CEO of companies involved in precious metals projects in Australia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Argentina. Those companies included Pennzoil Company, Chevron Exploration, Australmin Holdings, Black Swan Gold Mines Ltd. and Argosy Minerals Inc.
Ernesto Andrade Veloz - Director
Mr. Veloz is the Senior Partner and President of Andrade Veloz & Associates, Attorneys at Law, Quito, Ecuador. He is an Arbitrator with the Quito Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Centre and was previously the Superintendent of Companies. More recently, he was Chairman of the Quito Stock Exchange. He brings extensive experience in corporate law and regulatory matters.
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Management & Directors
Zaruma Project Team
