Management

Mr. Durose is a professional geologist with a B.Sc. (Honours) in Geology from Carleton University with a focus on mineral deposits geology, a Master of Science in Mineral Economics from Queen’s University, and a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering from McGill University. Founder and CEO of Durose Asset Management Inc., he previously held increasingly senior positions as a well-regarded mining analyst with Scotia Capital Inc., Morgan Stanley, Bunting Warburg, and Nesbitt Burns. He has travelled extensively to visit mining and exploration projects all over the world.  Before joining the capital markets, Mr. Durose worked as an exploration geologist in the Canadian base metal and gold industries.

Mr. Sawh has almost 20 years of experience serving as Chief Financial Officer for TSX-listed mining companies with producing assets around the world. These include Wesdome Gold Mines, Scorpio Mining, Crystallex, and Goldbelt Resources. He also spent over 16 years at Grant Thornton LLP, culminating as principal, focused on publicly listed mining companies. A Certified Professional Accountant, Mr. Sawh has an MBA in accounting from York University, a BSc in geology from Concordia University, and a graduate diploma in geology from McGill University.

Mr. Serpa, a Brazilian national, has spent the bulk of his 35 years in the mining industry developing mines. He was most recently Country Manager for Amarillo Gold Corporation. Prior to joining Amarillo, he was the Director of South America Institutional Affairs for Imerys, a French multinational company. In that role, he oversaw government relations, licensing, mining rights, and social responsibilities for 24 industrial mine sites. His previous experience includes three years at Yamana Gold, where as Country Manager for Honduras, he led the expansion of the San Andres mine and the Mercedes Mine in Mexico. Mr. Serpa has a BSc in mining engineering and an MBA.

Naomi Nemeth is a seasoned Investor Relations professional with more than 25 years’ experience. Focused on the mining industry since 2005, Ms. Nemeth has held senior management positions with companies including HighGold Mining (Alaska), Coro Mining (Chile), Desert Sun Mining (Brazil) and Continental Gold (Colombia). Ms. Nemeth has also led junior mining companies as CEO (MetalCorp Inc., Rockex Mining) and has served as a director on several exploration company boards. Ms. Nemeth began her career as a field geologist with Inco working in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Ontario and has an undergraduate degree in geology and biology from Brock University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario. Ms. Nemeth is based in Oakville, Ontario.