Management
Klaus Zeitler - Director and Chairman
Dr. Zeitler received his professional education at Karlsruhe University from 1959 to 1966 and obtained a PHD in economic planning. Dr. Zeitler is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Prospectors and Developers Association. Dr. Zeitler financed, built and managed base metal and gold mines worldwide (Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific) with a total investment value of $4 billion.
Dr. Zeitler was a managing director of Metallgeschaft AG, a German metals conglomerate and in 1986 founded and was a director and CEO of Metall Mining, later Inmet, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed company with assets of over $1 billion and base metal and gold mines in different parts of the world. After having been a director of Teck and Cominco for many years, Dr. Zeitler joined Teck in 1997 as Senior Vice President and had responsibilities for the exploration and development of mines in Peru, Mexico and the USA. Since his retirement in 2002 from Teck Cominco and in addition to being President and a director of Amerigo, Dr. Zeitler has been actively involved as a director in various junior base and precious metal companies.
Eduardo Covarrubias- President and Director
Mr. Covarrubias has been overseeing the mining interests of Turnbrook Corporation prior to the recent consolidation of ownership of the Vizcachitas project. Mr. Covarrubias was a banker with the Chase Manhattan Bank for almost a decade, covering the mining sector in Chile. He was based in New York and Santiago and his responsibilities included project financing, structured finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions. Most recently Mr. Covarrubias had devoted his time to entrepreneurial activities in the real estate sector, among others. Mr. Covarrubias holds a degree in chemical and industrial engineering from the Catholic University of Chile, and a Master of Science in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
John Dyer - Director
Mr. Dyer brings over 20 years of experience in the mining industry, having worked in the 1980s and early 1990s for Citibank and Chase Manhattan Bank where he covered the mining sector in Chile. From 1993 to 2008, Mr. Dyer worked for Anglo American plc, where he had multiple positions and responsibilities in Chile and the South American region. Throughout his mining career he has been involved in project financing, structuring and acquisitions, as well as finance, accounting, tax, supply chain and IT functions, including the negotiation of key power and EPC contracts. Mr. Dyer had responsibilities in overseeing Anglo American's investments in Collahuasi, Los Bronces, Mantos Blancos, Mantoverde, El Soldado and the Chagres smelter. He is currently the CFO and Corporate Secretary for a large multinational corporation, global leader in cable manufacturing, with responsibility for accounting, finance, tax, planning & reporting, IT, procurement, and HR in the company’s operations in South America
Frank O’Kelly - Director
Frank O’Kelly is a graduate of the Royal School of Mines, London. He has worked in metalliferous mining throughout the Americas, having previously being employed by Exxon, Anaconda and Rosario Mining Co. He also has served as an officer of JP Morgan and a partner of Elders Finance and acted in the capacity of a director of Glamis Gold, Alamos Gold, Northgate, Campbell Mines and Rayrock Resources. Mr O’Kelly currently is an independent financial and technical consultant based in Santiago Chile.
Aurora Davidson - Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Davidson holds a Certified General Accountant designation from the Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia and a BSc in Business Administration from Alliant International University in San Diego, California. Ms. Davidson has over 14 years of experience in financial and general business management having assisted private and public companies in the roles of Chief Financial Officer, Vice-president, Finance and Corporate Controller within the mineral exploration and high technology sectors.
Michael Kuta - Corporate Secretary
Mr. Kuta is a member of the British Columbia and Canadian Bar Associations. Mr. Kuta has more than 20 years experience in corporate commercial, securities and taxation law, in both private and public practice. Mr. Kuta was an associate lawyer at Thorsteinssons LLP, Tax Lawyers, Vice-President, Law at The Loewen Group and InsulPro Industries, and Director, Content Development for the Thomson Corporation. Mr. Kuta has experience in domestic and international business acquisitions and combinations and finance. He has an HBA (Honours in Business Administration) degree from the University of Western Ontario, and an LLB from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Kuta is also General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Amerigo Resources Ltd., listed on the TSX, and is a director of Nikos Explorations Ltd., listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
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