Board of Directors
Juan Vegarra, Chairman & CEO
Juan Vegarra is a native of Peru and continues to foster his significant base of contacts within the both the Peruvian government and the mining industry. Prior to his appointments as Chairman and CEO of Vena Resources in 2003, Mr. Vegarra enjoyed a successful career as a Microsoft executive. He currently manages a venture capital firm focused on the mining sector in addition to his duties with Vena Resources.
Harry Burgess
Mr. Burgess became a director in January 2005. He has over 20 years of experience as a mining engineer and holds degrees in both mechanical and mining engineering. He is a Vice President of Micon International Limited, mineral industry consultants and his prior operating experience includes senior positions in the copper industry of Zambia and gold mining in South Africa. In Zambia, he held management positions with both technical and production responsibility. In South Africa, he was responsible for the introduction of mechanized mining systems to the gold mines of Anglo-American Corporation in the Orange Free State. Mr. Burgess has particular experience in the monitoring to completion of mining projects for banks and financial institutions and sits on the board of several junior mining companies.
Denis Clement, LLM
Denis Clement became a director of the Company in 2003. He has 24 years of international experience in finance, corporate management and law. Mr. Clement is also Chairman of Dumont Nickel Inc., and a Director of CGX Energy Inc., both TSX Venture Exchange listed companies.
James Fairbairn
James Fairbairn was appointed a director on November 6, 2006. Mr. Fairbairn has 17 years' experience as a Chartered Accountant. Having focused his professional career with working primarily with junior public companies, Mr. Fairbairn's wealth of experience and knowledge in public company accounting, financing and corporate governance is a strong asset for Vena Resources.
Kenneth Grace
Mr. Grace was appointed a director on November 6, 2006. Mr. Grace is a geologist with over 40 years of experience in the mining industry. He holds a Bachelor and a Masters degree and is a registered Professional Engineer in Canada. As a co-founder of the consulting group Micon International Limited, Mr. Grace has been involved in the evaluation of mining projects worldwide, including base and precious metals, industrial minerals and coal and uranium. He acted as Technical Advisor to the OSC-TSE Mining Standards Task Force, the recommendations of which led to the establishment of National Instrument 43-101.
Miguel Grau M., LLB
Mr. Grau resides in Peru and has been instrumental in the negotiation and implementation of several internationally viable resource projects, including the Shell-Mobil Camisea Natural Gas project and the Antamina mining project. Mr. Grau was a Director of Antamina until 2005 and chairman of Minera Milpo unitl 2000, one of the largest Peruvian zinc producers. He is also a member of the board of two TSX listed mining companies, Bear Creek Mining and Peru Copper, and is related in Peru to companies such as Rio TInto, Xstrata, Iamgold, among others.
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