Executive Management
The Group’s management team comprises a highly experienced, multi-disciplined group of international and South American executives. The executive management skills are specifically tailored to manage all stages of a growing mining company, from exploration through development to operating mines.
Courtney Chamberlain, Group Executive Chairman and CEO (see Board of Directors)
Tim Miller, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. Tim has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and finance experience in the natural resource industry, and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and a Fellow of Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA). Tim assisted with the founding of Minera IRL and managed the company's admission onto AIM. In 2009 he joined the Minera IRL Ltd team, managing the Company's placements, the acquisition of Hidefield and the listing of the Company on the TSX in April 2010.
Dr. Diego Benavides, President Minera IRL SA. Responsible for corporate, legal and community activities. Diego is a member of the Merger and Acquisition Committee. Lawyer by training with particular experience in the Latin American mining industry. Previous experience includes positions with Minera Mount ISA Peru SA, Minera Newcrest Peru SA and as a consultant to Minera Phelps Dodge Del Peru SA.
Donald McIver Vice President, Exploration. Donald is responsible for all exploration activities within the group. Donald is a fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He is a geologist by training with extensive international experience including over ten years in South Africa, two years in Ecuador and over nine years in Peru. He has previous production and exploration experience within consulting, project management and team environments.
Trish Kent, Vice President Corporate Relations. Responsible for group public and investor relations. Also responsible for the management of archaeology and closely involved with community relations. Trish holds an Arts degree and has a diverse employment background which includes public and community relations, administration and project management roles, and experience in writing, production and editing of publications. Trish has lived and worked in a number of countries, is currently a resident of Peru and is proficient in Spanish.
Bill Hogg, In-house Consultant. Mechanical engineer by profession with post-graduate qualifications in construction management, Bill has over 30 years experience in the development of mining projects. Bill has extensive experience in project implementation and feasibility studies for mining related projects including gold and heap leach projects, working both with engineering and mining companies. Bill was Project Manager, based in Peru, for the construction and initial operation of Corihuarmi. Prior to this, he was a Project Manager for Ivanhoe Mines Ltd’s Oyu Tolgoi Project in Mongolia from 2002 to 2006, filling a variety of roles as the project moved from discovery through to sinking of the first shaft.
Stuart Smith, Technical Manager. Metallurgist by training, extensive international experience in mine development including 13 years with Ausenco Limited an engineering and construction firm based in Australia. On a consulting basis, Mr. Smith is responsible for the management of technical aspects of the Company.
John Velasquez Palacios, General Manager, Corihuarmi Gold Mine. Responsible for the Corihuarmi mining operations, John is a trained Chemical Engineer with wide experience in the mining industry in Peru, specializing in the optimization of the ore resources through efficient exploitation and production practices. John also has previous experience in environmental consultancies and mining metallurgic processes.
Frank O’Kelly, In-house Consultant. Plays a key role on the Merger and Acquisition Committee. Mining engineer and financier, based in Santiago, Chile. Frank has extensive International experience in mine development, operations and finance with Rosario Resources Corporation, Exxon Minerals Inc., Hudson Bay Mining Co., JPMorgan, Elders Finance and Standard Bank.