William Schara- President, CEO & Director
Mr. Schara was appointed President, CEO & Director of Nevoro on October 15, 2007. Mr. Schara brings to Nevoro more than twenty-five years experience in finance and accounting with extensive experience in business start-ups, international business, and managing public companies and mining company joint ventures. Most recently Mr. Schara was the Chief Financial Officer of Minera Andes Inc., a TSX-listed development stage mining company. Previous to this position he spent eight years at Yamana Resources (now Yamana Gold), the last four years of which were as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He is currently the chairman of Goldrich Mining Company and a director of Marifil Mines Ltd. Mr. Schara is a native of Butte, Montana, a Certified Public Accountant and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Marquette University.
Timothy Read- Director & Chairman
Mr. Read was appointed as a Director of Nevoro on May 17, 2007. On June 14, 2007, he was appointed Chairman of the Company. Mr. Read was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Adastra Minerals from 1999 to 2006. Previously, Mr. Read was the Managing Director of Investment Banking for Merrill Lynch (UK) and the Head Investment Banking of the Mining Group at London-based Smith New Court. He is also currently Chairman of Kopane Diamond Developments and a director of Faroe Petroleum PLC. Mr. Read, who has thirty-nine years experience in the minerals industry, is a graduate in economics from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland and is a Fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute.
Victor H. Bradley- Executive Deputy Chairman
Mr. Bradley was appointed Executive Deputy Chairman of Nevoro on October 15, 2007. Prior to that Mr. Bradley was President & CEO of Nevoro. Mr. Bradley was the Founder, President Chief Executive Officer of Yamana Resources Inc., renamed Yamana Gold Inc. in 2003. Mr. Bradley is also the Founder of Aura Gold Inc., renamed Aura Minerals Inc. in 2007 and Nevoro Inc. Currently, Mr. Bradley is Chairman of Osisko Exploration Ltd. and has sat on the boards of several resource companies including Yamana Gold Inc., Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation, Blackthorn Resources Limited (formerly AIM Resources Limited) and Castillian Resources. Mr. Bradley is a Chartered Accountant with over forty years experience in the minerals industry, holding senior financial and executive positions with a wide range of mining and exploration companies.
Philip Martin- Director
Mr. Martin is an independent consultant and a director of Maximus Ventures Ltd., Rubicon Minerals Company, Asia Now Resources Corp., Aura Minerals Inc., Nico Mining Limited and Beta Minerals Inc. Mr. Martin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree. He has a broad range of experience in the mining industry as well as in mining finance and research. From 1986 to 1998 he worked with Gordon Capital Company in Toronto in research and investment banking specializing in the mining sector. Since 1998 he has acted as a mining finance consultant for clients in Canada and internationaly.
Sean Roosen- Director
Mr. Roosen is President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Osisko Exploration Ltd. he is also Chief Operating Officer of Eurasia Holdings A.G. Mr. Roosen was Director of Operations of IRT Interconti Trading from May 2001 until September 2003. During his more than twenty year career in the mineral exploration industry, Mr. Roosen has acquired extensive international exploration and development experience with Etruscan, Echo Bay Mines Ltd. and Placer Dome. Mr. Roosen, Eng. T. obtained his degree at Haileybury School of Mines.
Mel Klohn- Director & Executive Vice President, Exploration
Mr. Klohn was appointed Executive Vice President, Exploration of Nevoro on August 1, 2008. He was an independent, senior-level international exploration consultant, a director of International Enexco Ltd. and a director of Redhill Energy Inc. He holds a Masters of Science, is a Licensed Professional Geologist and is a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101. Additional experience includes serving one year as Exploration Vice President, Aura Gold Inc. now Aura Minerals Inc., ten years as Project Manager and Exploration Vice President for Yamana Resources Inc. and subsequently Yamana Gold Inc., and twenty-five years in various exploration, research and staff positions for Exxon Corporation. His activities have been directed toward a variety of commodities including gold, uranium, polymetallic minerals, industrial minerals, coal, and petroleum, with experience in North, Central, and South America, Africa and Asia.
James Ladner- Director
Mr. Ladner is an independent financial consultant with extensive international experience. Mr. Ladner was the Managing Director of RP&C from 1992 to 2002 as well as the Chairman of the Bank Austria (Switzerland) Ltd. from 1992 to 2001. Previously, Mr. Ladner was an Executive Vice President of Coutts Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. from 1975 to 1992. Mr. Ladner is a director of StrataGold Corporation, Colombia Gold PLC and Pan Pacific Aggregates PLC, Oracle Energy Corp and Mohave Exploration & Production Inc., as well as a director of several other companies mainly in the financial and exploration industries.