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Chris received his civil law degree (BCL) in 1981 and his common law degree (LLB) in 1982, both from McGill University. For the past 20 years he has practiced principally in the fields of corporate, securities, mining and commercial law involving publicly traded companies. Chris has held a number of directorships in public companies involved in the mining and technology sectors and has also been involved in the resolution and settlement of commercial disputes.
Jim has BSc. and PhD degrees in Metallurgy from Strathclyde University in Glasgow and was President and CEO of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) from 2001 to 2007. Prior to his tenure as President he held various technical, operations and sales and marketing positions including General Manager of Richards Bay Iron and Titanium.
Beat is currently General Counsel for Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC), a diversified natural resources group operating in Kazakhstan, China, Russia, Brazil and Africa. Prior thereto he served as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions (2008-2011) and as General Counsel from 2003-2008 for ENRC.
Charles is the Chief Geologist and Head of Exploration for ENRC Africa. Previously he was the Senior Vice President at Oyu Tolgoi for Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in Mongolia and received the Colin Spence and Thayer Lindsay Awards for his work in Mongolia. Mr. Forster has a long history in the mining industry from his work with a number of major mining companies.
Matthew has practised law in England and Israel since 1998 and has advised on joint ventures as well as public and private merger and acquisition transactions in the African mining sector since 2004. He holds a BA in Law and a Master of Arts from University of Cambridge, England. Matthew qualified to the Supreme Court of England and Wales in September 2000. He was called to the Israeli Bar in November 2005.
Douglas is a business author and an accredited mediator. He has held various managerial positions in business and commerce including National Representative to the European Union Regional Transitional Cooperation. Douglas holds a BA from Middlesex University (UK) in Law with Management, a Post Graduate Certificate in Executive Management from Durham University (UK), and an Executive Diploma in Management from the Chartered Institute of Management.
Larry is a Chartered Accountant in British Columbia and Alberta as well as a Certified Public Accountant in Washington State. Larry has been in public practice with Deloitte & Touche, his own firm, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP over the past 35 years. He sits on a committee with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Larry is currently the Chief Financial Officer for BC Gold Corp., and has been involved with numerous public mining companies over the past 32 years.
