Chairman’s Advisory Committee

Leonard Harris who has been appointed the Chairman of Vena’s Advisory Board is a 1949 Graduate Metallurgist from the Mount Morgan Technical College (Australia). After graduation, he worked at Mount Morgan, Mount Isa, and Radium Hill in Australia and at Taquah & Abosso in Ghana. He spent 18 years with Cerro de Pasco Corporation in Peru and New York as Senior R&D Metallurgist and Director of Metallurgy, two years as Mine Manager at Texada Mines in Australia and 21 years with Newmont Mining Corporation in New York, Denver and Peru as Vice President R&D, Vice President Metallurgical Operations, General Manager of Minera Yanacocha (the first GM), President and General Manager of Newmont Peru and Vice President and General Manager of Newmont Latin America. He was Chairman of the Peruvian International Gold Symposium on two occasions in 1994 and 2002, Chairman of the INFOMINA Conference in 2000 and Chairman of the 4th International Congress on Environmental Protection in Mining and Metallurgy in 2005. Mr. Harris was the chairman of the advisory board of Glamis Gold before joining their board.

David Coffin has been active in prospecting, resource calculation, and feasibility studies for resource companies for 29 years. He attended the Haileybury School of Mines, has authored numerous qualifying reports for resource companies, and managed and designed field programs for over 15 years. He was one of the first to promote the use of detailed mineral studies early in the exploration cycle, and is a strong believer in using a varied sampling program to tie geophysical and geochemical studies to local geology. He was also one of the first to urge a return to high grade underground mining which was the saving grace for many companies during the bear market in the late 1990s. David is a regular speaker at Cambridge House and various American conferences, and has been interviewed numerous times on radio and TV and in third party news articles for his opinions on the gold sector and resource stocks in general. David logs literally tens of thousands of miles every year, visiting exploration sites on six continents.

Rafael Romero is an experienced and respected executive in the financial services industry in Peru who brings over 20 years of banking and financing expertise as well as knowledge of the import/export business. Mr. Romero currently manages the private banking group of the largest commercial bank in Peru - Banco de Credito. His experience in the financial services industry as well as the import/export business in Peru will help Vena in its efforts to expand its presence in the Latin American markets.

Shahé Sabag brings over 25 years of active experience from a diverse mining industry background in management and technical capacities. He has launched numerous exploration and development campaigns for a variety of commodities throughout Canada and the USA, including base metals, uranium, precious metals, industrial minerals, diamonds, placer gold, and peat. He has served as a senior officer and director of a number of private and public corporations including being the current President & CEO of Dumont Nickel Inc. (TSXV: DNI), the former President & COO and Director of Tintina Mines Limited (TSE), NSR Resources Inc. (TSE), a Director of Canspar Resources Inc. (MSE), the President of Algomin Inc., a Director of Algonquin Capital Corporation, a Vice President of Aurogin Resources Ltd. (TSX: VEN), a Director of Cleanair Canada Inc. and Mineral Steering Committee Member of the Alberta Chamber of Resources.