Directors
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Carlos J. Miguens – Chairman
Extensive business experience in Latin America; President for 11 years of Cerveceria & Malteria Quilmes; Vice President of Central Puerto SA and Hidroelectrica Piedra del Aguila SA; Director of a number of other companies; Director of Patagonia Gold Plc since inception.
William H. Humphries – Managing Director
Director of Patagonia Gold Plc since inception; over 40 years’ experience in mining and civil engineering industries; General Manager of Sardinia Gold Mining SpA 1996 to 1998; Managing Director of Brancote Holdings Plc from January 1999 until its acquisition in 2002; Chairman of Landore Resources Limited.
Gonzalo Tanoira – Finance Director
Director of Patagonia Gold Plc since inception; Director and member of the audit committee of SA San Miguel and President of the Board of Directors of a number of other companies; worked for Bear Stearns & Co. (New York) in investment banking division for Latin America; associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton in its Buenos Aires office. Holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Marc J. Sale – Technical Director
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Australian Institute of Geoscientists with over 25 years’ experience in mineral exploration and development companies; managed operations of PGSA from May 2002 to June 2005; former Project Manager for Brancote Holdings Plc’s Esquel Gold and Silver Project in Argentina.
Edward J. Badida – Non-Executive Director
Chartered Accountant with 40+ years of financial management & corporate governance experience. Currently CFO of Temex Resources Corp. and Escape Gold Inc., both TSX-V listed. Served as CFO and/or has been a board member of 10 other companies listed on either TSX or TSX-V over the past 10 years. Also held management positions at accounting firms PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG.
Manuel de Prado – Non-Executive Director
More than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. He was head of Chase Manhattan S.G.I.I.C., covering Private Banking and Asset Management in Spain and Portugal. Previously, Manuel was Managing Director for more than 10 years at Chase Manhattan Bank, in charge of Corporate Lending and Investment Banking, in Spain. Most recently he has been a Director of Oquendo Corporate S.L. in Madrid, an independent financial advisory firm specialising in mergers and acquisitions and other corporate finance related transactions. Manuel has a BA in Economics and Business Administration from ICADE.
Glenn Featherby – Non-Executive Director
Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience in corporate advisory services and has worked extensively in the resources sector. He began his career with KPMG in Perth and London before establishing his own accounting practice in Perth in 1997. Glenn is currently executive Chairman of Hawkley Oil and Gas Limited and non-executive Chairman of Forte Energy NL, each of which is listed on the ASX. He was previously Finance Director of AIM-listed Regal Petroleum Plc and a
non-executive Director of TSX- and AIM-listed European Goldfields Limited.