Chairman and Independent Director
Mr. Watts is a Chartered Accountant with 40 years' experience in the mining industry. He previously held executive positions with major companies including Placer Dome Ltd., Pegasus Gold Corp., Princeton Mining Corp. and Orvana Minerals Corp. Mr. Watts is also Director of Silver Quest Resources Ltd. and Dawson Heights Housing Ltd. Mr. Watts is a Former Director of a number of public mining companies including First Quantum Minerals Ltd. and Apollo Gold Corp. He is Co-founder, Chairman and First President of Orvana Minerals Corp.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
A graduate of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, University of London, Mr. Stephens has over 31 years of international mining experience. He has lived and worked extensively in Chile, Mexico and Brazil. Before co-founding Coro, Mr. Stephens was Vice-President of Exploration for First Quantum Minerals Ltd., and he spent ten years with Cyprus Amax Minerals Company managing exploration teams in Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia. He is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists (US) and of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK). Mr. Stephens is also a qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101.
Executive Vice-President, Corporate Secretary and Director
Mr. Philpot is a graduate of the University of British Columbia (BSc Geology) and holds an MBA from the City University of Vancouver. He has over 28 years of experience in the mining industry, including four years in Chile. Prior to co-founding Coro, Mr. Philpot held various executive positions with First Quantum Minerals Ltd., including Vice-President of Administration and Corporate Secretary.
Independent Director
Mr. Jackson is the former President and COO of Eurozinc Mining Corp. He is currently Chairman and CEO of Red Dragon Resources Corp. During Mr. Jackson's 35-year geological career, he has been directly involved with the exploration, and development of two major gold deposits and one porphyry copper deposit, all of which subsequently became producing mines.
Independent Director
Mr. Webster has more than 30 years' experience in the resources industry, including more than 10 years in executive positions. Mr. Webster is a Fellow of both the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and he is currently Chief Executive Officer of Weatherly International PLC. Prior to that role, he was a senior executive of First Quantum Minerals Ltd., responsible for the development of the Kansanshi mine in Zambia. Mr. Webster was also the founding Director and Chief Executive Officer of Western Metals Ltd.
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Fretwell graduated from University of British Columbia in 1979 with his Bachelor of Laws degree. Since that time, Mr. Fretwell has been a practicing solicitor in the City of Vancouver and over the last 20 years primarily in areas of resources and securities law. In addition, Mr. Fretwell is a Director or Officer of various publicly traded companies including Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., International Royalty Corporation, Keegan Resources Inc., Continental Minerals Corporation and Benton Resourcces Corp.