Gerald Wright
(President and CEO, Director)
Dr. Wright was co-founder of the Crew Group of Companies and formerly served as President and CEO of Asia Pacific Resources Ltd. from 1987 until early 2001. He has over 25 years experience in the mining industry. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering (Queen’s, Belfast) and is a registered Professional Engineer in British Columbia, Canada.

Pieter J. Bakker
(Executive Vice-President and COO, Director)
Mr. Bakker has more than 30 years experience in the minerals industry, primarily in Africa, South America and Asia. He holds a M.Sc. (Delft) in geology and mining and in Africa in the 1970s he served with the large United Nations exploration programmes in Burkina Faso and Liberia. From 1994-1995 he was Executive Vice-President with Indochina Goldfields in Southeast Asia and from 1995-1998 he was Senior Vice-President and Director of Bong Mieu Holdings. Prior to this, he was Head of the Minerals Division for the United Nations (UNESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, from 1984-1993. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Thanawut Sirinawin
(Project Director)
Mr. Sirinawin is a senior Thai geologist with more than 20 years experience with a number of base and precious metals projects in Thailand and the surrounding countries. He has a wide network of acquaintances and contacts in the mining industry in Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Patrick Cauley
(Director)
Mr. Cauley studied journalism at Carleton University (Ottawa). He has over 12 years of experience in the junior mining industry, most recently with Amanta Resources Ltd. as CFO and formerly with Asia Pacific Resources Ltd., developer of a large potash project in Thailand. He has focused on corporate finance as well as investor and media relations.

Robert Forrest
(Director)
Mr. Forrest is a freelance business writer for the resource industry. He is a contributor to numerous regional and national magazines in Canada and the United States and a former magazine editor.

David Long
(Director)
Mr. Long has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Engineering (Queens, Belfast) and is Managing Director of Dublin Direct Limited, Dublin, Ireland and Managing Director of Dublin Sports Café, Dublin, Ireland.