Fabio Capponi
Chief Executive Officer, Director

Fabio Capponi has over 20 years of experience and a successful track-record in the natural resources and capital market industries. He has been involved in creating, structuring and selling natural resources companies worth over $5 billion working in Europe and both North and Latin America. Mr. Capponi is the founder of Western Atlas Resources and was Co-Founder of CB Gold Inc. where he also served as President and CEO from 2009 to 2015 (CB Gold was acquired in December 2015). Prior to that Mr. Capponi was with Endeavour Financial and has covered the Director and Management positions with private companies. Mr. Capponi holds a master’s degree in economics and business administration from the LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome, Italy

José Francisco Arata
Director

Jose Francisco Arata has over 30 years of experience in exploration, developing and production of mineral and hydrocarbons projects having started his career with Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the Venezuelan-state owned oil and natural gas company. Mr. Arata is a former Director of Gran Colombia Gold, and has been co-founding partner and board member of several companies listed in the Toronto Stock Exchange. Among those companies was Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., where he was President and Executive Director since its formation in 2003 until July 2015, Medoro Resources Ltd. and Bolivar Gold Corp. He holds a Degree in Geology from the University of Turin, Italy, a Degree in Geological Engineering from the Central University of Venezuela and is member of Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela, Asociación Colombiana de Geólogos, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Sociedad Venezolana de Geólogos, and Asociación Venezolana de Geofísicos.

Stephen Wilkinson
Director

Steve Wilkinson has over 40 years of experience in both the natural resources and capital market industries having acted as president of numerous resource companies and investment funds. Mr. Wilkinson is the former President and CEO of ValGold Resources Ltd., Blue Star Gold Corp., Northern Orion Explorations Ltd., a founding director of Gran Colombia Gold Corp., a director of Pacific Stratus Energy Limited and of Bolivar Gold Corp.. He was also a mining analyst for RBC Dominion Securities Inc., responsible for small capitalization and gold and base metal companies. Mr. Wilkinson holds his MBA from Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, his M.Sc. (Geology) from Carleton University and his B.Sc. (Geology) from the University of Western Ontario. In addition, Mr. Wilkinson sits on the Dean of Science advisory board at Western University in London, Ontario.

Cesar Torresini
Director

Cesar Torresini has over 30 years of experience in gold projects and mine operations in South America with a focus on Brazil, Colombia, and Chile, working on all aspects of project development, from exploration through construction and operations. Mr. Torresini was awarded “Mining Person of the Year, Precious Metals” by Brazil Mineral Magazine in 2018 and again in 2019. He is currently VP Public Affairs and Permitting – Equinox Gold Brazil. Previously he was VP of Operations Aurizona Gold Mine, Brazil (Equinox Gold), Director of Operations for AUX Colombia (now owned by Mubadala Development Co.), GM Operation at Tucano Gold Mine (fmr. Amapari Gold Mine), GM Operations at Amapari Gold Mine (New Gold Inc./Goldcorp’s fmr. Amapari Gold Project), Project Manager for AMX de Chile S.A., Country Manager Newmont Brazil and Project Manager Gurupi, a Newmont Mining/TVX Gold’s JV. Mr. Torresini holds a  Bachelor of Science with Distinction (Geology) from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, UNISINOS, Brazil.