Pierre Lacombe, BEng, Eng President, Chief Executive Officer & Director Mr. Lacombe has over 28 years of experience in mining and mineral processing including considerable experience in Latin America. Prior to joining Scorpio, he was Vice-President, Project Development for Pershimco Resources. Mr. Lacombe spent 12 years as Principal Process Engineer for AMEC, contributing to project engineering for companies like Barrick, Kinross, Xstrata, BHP, Teck, Northgate, Aur Resources and Yamana on world-class projects in both North and South America. His previous positions include Plant Superintendent at BP Minerals' Selbaie Mine and Process Plant Manager at Aur Resources' Louvicourt Mine. |
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Thomas McGrail, BSc, BEng Chief Operating Officer Mr. McGrail has over 35 years' experience in the mining industry and has a track record of successfully managing open-pit and underground operations, including 18 years in Latin America. Prior to joining Scorpio, he was General Manager of the Mulatos Mine for Alamos Gold. His previous positions include Vice-President of Operations for Aura Minerals with responsibility for their San Andres open-pit mine in Honduras and the Aranzazu underground mine in Mexico, consultant to Cia Minera de Caldas, S.A., General Manager for Desarrollo Minera de Nicaragua, S.A., and President and General Manager of HEMCO de Nicaragua, S.A. |
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Hemdat Sawh, BSc, MBA, CA Chief Financial Officer Prior to joining Scorpio Mining, Mr. Sawh held the position of CFO for Crystallex International Corporation, a Canadian-based gold company with operations in Venezuela. From 2005 to 2007, he was the CFO for Goldbelt Resources Ltd., prior to which he worked with Grant Thornton LLP from 1989 to 2005, involved in the audit of small to medium-sized businesses with a concentration in publicly-listed junior mining companies. |
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John A. Sadek, BEng (Mining), MAusIMM Country Mining Manager - Mexico Mr. Sadek brings a wealth of international mining experience to the Corporation, with past positions including Mining Manager at the Ernest Henry gold-copper mine in Australia, Operations Analyst/Senior Mining Engineer at the Minera Alumbrera copper-gold mine in Argentina, Mine Superintendent - West Operations at the Minera Yanacocha gold mine in Peru, and most recently, Vice President Operations at the San Gregorio project for Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. |
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James M. Stonehouse, MA (Geology) Vice President, Exploration Mr. Stonehouse has over 30 years of experience in exploration, primarily focused in the Americas and on precious and base metal deposits. He is experienced in managing all aspects of exploration and has successfully led multiple teams through grass roots exploration to discovery stage, resource evaluation, feasibility study and development, including turnaround projects that brought sub-valued assets to economic status and production. |
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Victoria Vargas, HBSc (Economics), MBA Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Ms. Vargas has over 18 years of experience in the mining industry and brings a wealth of experience in investor relations and stakeholder communications to Scorpio Mining. Prior to joining Scorpio, served as Vice President of Investor Relations with Greystar Resources Ltd., Romarco Minerals Inc. and VP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for Iberian Minerals Corp. Previously, Victoria worked for Alamos Gold Inc. and held a variety of financial and corporate development positions at Kinross from 1994 until 1999. |
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Ewan Mason, HBSc, MBA Chairman of the Board Mr. Mason began his career as a contract geologist working for a number of mining companies. Following receipt of his MBA in 1992, he embarked on a corporate banking career with the Bank of Nova Scotia, focusing on project financing. Recruited by Richardson Greenshields in 1995 (acquired by RBC in 1996), Mr. Mason rose to the role of Managing Director. In 2005, he was recruited by TD Securities to start up and head their mining investment banking team, which he led until May 2009. |
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Peter J. Hawley, BSc, BEng, PGeo Director Peter Hawley has over 30 years' experience in the exploration and mining industry. He has worked as a consulting geologist to a large number of intermediate and senior mining companies including Teck Corp, Noranda Inc, Placer Dome Inc and Barrick Gold Corp. Mr. Hawley is the founder of Scorpio Mining Corporation and current CEO of Scorpio Gold Corporation. |
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Jonathan A. Berg, BS, MBA Director Mr. Berg has more than 36 years' experience in finance and investments and is currently a Director of International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. He was a Director and Non-Executive Chairman at Colombia Goldfields from 2007 to 2009, when the company merged into Medoro Resources. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Vice-President, Finance, of PeriCor Therapeutics Inc. Mr. Berg has been involved with the start up of several companies, acting as a consultant on finance and corporate structure, and has assisted in the funding of early stage companies in the fields of energy, technology, healthcare, and consumer electronics. |
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Eric Lowy Corporate Secretary Mr. Lowy is a corporate lawyer with Irwin Lowy LLP. He has extensive experience advising public companies on corporate finance and merger and acquisition transactions, as well as public company governance and regulation. |