Never hurts to have a past president of Ecuador Mining. This stock is gunna go nuts one day (soon?) Cheers WJ
Ecometals Limited (TSXVENTURE: EML)(FRANKFURT: GDQ)(BERLIN: GDQ) is pleased to announce theappointment of Diego Benalcazar as General Manager and Rodrigo Izurietaas Controller, both for Ecuadorian Operations.
Mr. Benalcazarhas been involved in mineral exploration, mining property evaluationand acquisitions in many countries throughout Latin America and theCaribbean. He has held consulting and managerial positions with severalinternational mining companies, including Homestake InternationalMinerals Ltd., Pancontinental Mining Ltd. and the U.S. subsidiary ofBelgium-based Union Miniere.
Mr. Benalcazar was also GeneralManager for several subsidiaries of the Holderbank Cement Group ofSwitzerland. He has additionally served as Director of Ready-MixedConcrete for Holcim Cementos Caribe S.A. in Venezuela and CemetosBoyaca S.A. in Colombia, which included responsibility for DominicanLesser Antilles.
As a former President and member of the Boardof Directors of the Ecuadorian Chamber of Mines, Mr. Benalcazar hasactively represented the mining industry in discussions with Ecuadoriangovernment authorities.
Mr. Benalcazar holds a B.A. in geologyfrom North Carolina State University and has completed the Program forManagement Development of Harvard Business School.
Mr. Izurietacomes to Ecometals from CTC, where he was a partner and owner. CTC is aconsulting firm specializing in finance and economics, advisingmultilateral organizations, banks and multinational corporations. Mr.Izurieta also served as Director of Finance and Strategy at EFH Corp.,a family-owned holding company with investments in manufacturing, realestate and agriculture. He also provided sovereign-bond coverage forBanco Santander in New York and was a senior consultant in ArthurAndersen's Corporate Finance consulting division.