RE: La ParrillaKeith Neumeyer
Position: President
Mr. Neumeyer has worked in the investment community for 18 years beginning his career at the Vancouver Stock Exchange and continued on with McLeod Young Weir (now Scotia McLeod), then Richardson Greenshields and then Walwyn Stogell McCuthchen (which became Midland Walwyn). Mr. Neumeyer moved on to work with several publically traded companies in the resource and high technology sectors. His roles have included senior management positions and directorships responsible in areas of finance, business development, strategic planning and corporate restructuring. Mr. Neumeyer was the original and founding President of First Quantum Minerals (T-FM). He was instrumental in the implementation of the acquisition of the Bwana Mkubwa Mine in Zambia and the assembly of a team of mining professionals who in turn built the first new mine in the region in 25 years. The Bwana Mkubwa was in production 18 months after acquisition and today remains the most significant investment by any company world wide in the copper belt of Africa. Mr. Neumeyer has collectively raised over $100 million to date, has listed two companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange and as such has extensive experience dealing with the financial, regulatory, legal and accounting issues that are relevant in the investment community.
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Ramon Davila, Ing
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Davila, a Mexican citizen, residing in Durango, has an Engineering degree in Mining and Metallurgy and a Masters degree in Minerals Economics'. He worked for Industrias Penoles, the largest silver producer in Mexico from 1978 to 1987 and then became the VP of Mining Operations for Luismin until 1993. Since 1998 Mr. Davila has been President of Plata Panamericana SA de CV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pan American Silver Corp. (PAA: TSX; PAAS: NASDAQ) where he was in charge of all aspects of production, exploration and administration of Pan American's Mexican operations.
Mr. Davila was also the National President for the Association of Mining Metallurgist and Geologists in Mexico from 1996 to 1998 and is currently a member of the board of Directors of the Chamber of Mines in Mexico. He is also a member of the Society of Mining Metallurgical and Exploration Engineers.
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Paul Matysek, M.Sc., P.Geo.
Position: Director
Mr. Matysek is a geochemist/geologist, and member of the Association of Exploration Geochemists. He is also registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. He obtained a B.Sc. Degree in Geology from the University of Toronto, in 1980, and a M.Sc. Degree in Geology and from the University of British Columbia, in 1985. Mr. Matysek has worked in an executive or director capacity for several exploration and development companies including First Quantum Minerals Ltd., Vannessa Ventures Ltd., Clan Resources Ltd., Odyssey Resources Ltd, Mandalay Resources Ltd. and Consolidated Jaba Ltd. In the last 5 years he has focused on corporate development activities and has been instrumental in the acquisition and development of a number of significant precious metal and base-metal properties which include the 11.2 million ounce Las Cristinas Gold Project in Venezuela, the 2.4 million ounce Crucital Gold Project in Costa Rica and the 500,000 ounce plus Altintepe Gold Project in Turkey. Since 1999, Paul has been involved in obtaining over $20 million of exploration and development financing
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