| Mr. David W. Moore, MSc., P. Geo. Position: Advisory Board Chairman Mr. Moore has spent most of his 30+ year career with Teck Cominco Ltd. (Cominco Ltd., Cominco Resources International, Cominco American Incorporated). Most recently (1999-2001) acting as general manager of global exploration and (2001-2003) as general manager of exploration and business development. In addition to the preceding, Mr. Moore held a number of directorships over the past decade, including with Cominco Argentina Ltd., Cominco Brazil Ltd., Cominco Madencilik Sanayi A.S., Cominco Mexico S.A. de C.V. and Cominco Namibia Ltd. | |
| Ms. Joanne Freeze, B.Sc., P. Geo. Ms. Freeze is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Candente Resource Corp. Ms. Freeze obtained a bachelor of arts in geography from the University of Western Ontario in 1978 and a bachelor of science in geology from the University of British Columbia in 1981. Since entering the mineral exploration business in 1979, Ms. Freeze has managed exploration programs and evaluated projects for numerous international mining companies, both juniors and majors, such as Queenstake Resources Ltd., Arequipa Resources Ltd., Mountain Province Mining Inc., Placer Dome Inc., Dia Met Minerals Corp., Hughes-Lang Group and Utah Mines Ltd. (BHP). Exploration targets have included nearly all types of mineral deposits but gold has been the dominant focus. Ms. Freeze will advise the company on corporate matters related to financing and market awareness and as well will bring to the company her technical expertise in the area of exploration on properties that the company acquires. | |
| Dr. Alan Carter, B.Sc., PhD. Dr. Carter has a BSc degree in geology from the University of Nottingham, U.K., and a PhD from the University of Southampton, U.K., and has 18 years of experience in the minerals exploration industry. Dr. Carter spent seven years working for Rio Tinto Corp. in South America and the United Kingdom before resigning his position as exploration manager, Bolivia in 1996 to join Balaclava Mines as president and chief executive officer. At Balaclava, Dr. Carter oversaw the acquisition and exploration of a number of gold projects in Peru and Ecuador. He joined Billiton PLC in 1998 and moved from Peru to Vancouver, B.C., in 2000 where he was instrumental in the development of an aggressive strategy aimed at developing partnerships with junior exploration companies. Following the merger with BHP, Dr. Carter assumed the role of manager, business development for BHP Billiton Diamonds where he was responsible for the commercial aspects of BHP Billiton's global portfolio of nickel and most recently diamond exploration projects. Dr. Carter is currently the chief operating officer of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. |
