Chief Executive Officer & President
Mr. Archer has more than 27-years experience working for mining companies throughout North America, namely Newmont Exploration of Canada Ltd., Rio Algom Exploration Inc., Placer Dome Canada Ltd. and Noranda Exploration Inc. He also served as President of Consolidated Magna Ventures Ltd.
Mr. Archer is the President of R. A. Archer & Associates and Platoro Resource Corp. He also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer and is a director of Great Panther Silver Limited, a company publicly listed on the TSX Exchange. He is also a non-executive director of Altair Ventures Incorporated, a company publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange
Executive Chairman
Following graduation from Monash University in Australia, Mr. Foy became an Associate of the Australian Society of Accountants and a Member of the Australian Institute of Directors. In 1995, he emigrated to reside permanently in Canada. For most of his career, he has specialized in company "turnarounds," and has more than 30-years experience serving on the boards of publicly listed companies in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, including Loscam Materials Handling Limited in Australia, and Greenchip Investments PLC in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Foy is also Executive Chairman of Great Panther Silver Limited, the President of Oceanic Management Limited and a director of Golden Prospect Precious Metals Limited, an AIM-listed company.
Director
Malcolm Burne has been a self-employed investment banker for more than 25 years. He has held directorship of many public companies in Canada, Australia, and Europe. Mr. Burne is currently a director of Jubilee Platinum plc, Golden Prospect Precious Metals Limited, Cangold Limited and Great Panther Silver Limited, all publicly listed companies in the natural resources sector.
Director
Chairman of the Audit Committee, Martin Carsky is an experienced financial executive with extensive experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and corporate governance. He is the CEO of CON-SPACE Communications Ltd. a member of the Savox Group of Companies. In addition to Cangold, he is currently a director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Pacific Safety Products Inc., Amato Exploration Ltd., and Great Panther Silver Limited. Mr. Carsky holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia and holds the designation Chartered Accountant.
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Iskanius joined the Company in May 2007 as CFO and is responsible for all aspects of the Company's financial management, including treasury, financial reporting, analysis of operations, regulatory compliance and corporate governance.
Ms. Iskanius has more than 19 years of experience as a finance professional with the vast majority of her career spent in natural gas utility and multi-branch sectors. A Chartered Accountant, Ms. Iskanius has worked for companies across North America including Terasen Gas Inc., KPMG and The Loewen Group Inc.
Ms. Iskanius qualified as a Certified General Accountant in 1995 and received her Chartered Accountant designation in 1999.
Director, Vice President Exploration
Mr. Brown is a Professional Engineer with a degree in Engineering Geology from Queen's University. His 28-years of experience in the mining industry includes 15-years with Lac Minerals in Canada, culminating in the position of Exploration Manager. For more than 13 years, he held senior management positions in the junior sector, working on projects throughout the Americas, Eastern Europe and Indonesia, primarily in gold and silver exploration.
Mr. Brown is also Vice President of Exploration of Great Panther Silver Limited.
Vice President of Operations
With more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry, Ing. Francisco Ramos Sanchez is a Mexican mining engineer and metallurgist based in Queretaro, Mexico. He obtained a Master's Degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Guanajuato and has worked with senior mining companies such as Peñoles, IMMSA and Minera Autlan and for a number of junior to mid-size companies from Canada , Mexico and the United States. He is a co-founder and currently Vice President of Business Development for Great Panther Silver Limited.
Ing. Ramos serves as Vice President of Operations for Cangold. In this capacity, Ing. Ramos will seek out new business opportunities for the Company, initiate planning and permitting issues for the advancement of projects in Mexico (and elsewhere as necessary), and will continue to oversee various administrative aspects for the Company in Mexico.
Corporate Secretary
Ms. Ratcliffe is responsible for making all necessary regulatory filings for our Company. She is also Corporate Secretary of Great Panther Silver Limited, a company listed on the TSX Exchange.