Louis Gignac D.Eng
Chairman/Non-Executive Director
Mr Louis Gignac is Canadian-based and is currently President of G Mining Services Inc., a private consultancy which has managed feasibility studies and mine development for multiple projects in North America, South America, West Africa and Eastern Europe.
He previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Cambior Inc. from its creation in 1986 until its acquisition by IAMGOLD Corporation in 2006. Prior to that, he held senior executive positions with Falconbridge Copper Company and Exxon Minerals Company, and also served as Professor of Mining Engineering at Laval University, Quebec.
During his professional career, Mr Gignac has been involved in the development and operations of some 14 mines throughout the Americas.
He is currently Chairman of St Andrew Goldfields Limited and serves as a Director of Domtar Corp, and Franco-Nevada Corporation. He was previously Chairman of the highly successful ASX-listed resource company Andean Resources Ltd, until its takeover by Goldcorp for $3.6 billion. Mr Gignac has also been recently appointed to the The Sentient Council, an advisory body to The Sentient Group, a global investment fund and Marengo's major shareholder.
Mr Gignac holds a Doctor of Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla, a Masters in Mineral Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Degree in Mining Engineering from Laval University. |
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Leslie (Les) Emery
President/CEO
Mr Les Emery is a founding director of Marengo and has been involved in the Western Australian mining industry for more than 40 years and has experience in exploration, mining and corporate administration. Until June 2001 he was Managing Director of Lynas Corporation Limited (formerly Lynas Gold NL) for 15 years and was instrumental in the transition of that Company from explorer to gold producer. In addition Mr Emery negotiated the entry of Lynas Corporation into that company's now core business, the Mt Weld rare earths and tantalum/niobium project.
Mr Emery has been a Director or senior executive of a number of listed Australian resource companies and has been instrumental in the transition of a number of companies from explorer to producer.
Mr Emery is also a past Vice President and Executive Councillor of the Association of Exploration and Mining Companies Inc (AMEC) and has served as a commissioned officer in the Australian Citizen Military Forces (now Army Reserve). |
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Sir Rabbie Namaliu GCL, CSM, KCMG, BA, MA, HonLLD
Non-Executive Director
Former Prime Minister Sir Rabbie Namaliu is a distinguished statesman and committed Papua New Guinean with ministerial experience in Foreign Affairs and Trade, Treasury, Primary Industry, Petroleum and Energy and other areas of government responsibility including being the Speaker of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament.
Sir Rabbie holds directorships of other Papua New Guinea companies, including non-executive director of Bougainville Copper Limited and Kina Securities Limited, and Chairman of the publicly listed investment company Kina Asset Management Limited. In February 2010, Sir Rabbie was appointed Chairman of Kramer Ausenco, a new joint venture of PNG engineering company Kramer (PNG) Limited and Ausenco of Australia.
He has also been appointed as a director of Interoil Corporation PNG. |
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Elizabeth Martin CMA, ICD.D
Non-Executive Director
Ms Elizabeth Martin is a Toronto based, professional accountant with a strong background in international exploration and mining companies. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and has held senior and executive management roles in base metal and precious metal companies such as Northgate Mines Inc., Western Mining Corporation Limited, IAMGOLD Corporation and High River Gold Mines Ltd.
Ms Martin is currently on the board of Aura Minerals Inc. She is past Chair of the Board of St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital and is currently on the board of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute as well as the HealthCare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada, all located in Toronto. |
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John Hick BA, LLB
Non-Executive Director/Lead Director
Mr Hick has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry in both senior management positions and as an independent director, during which he has spent the majority of his time based in Toronto, Canada.
He is also an independent director of a number of TSX (or TSXV) listed mining companies including Carpathian Gold Inc., Eurotin Inc., First Bauxite Corporation, First Uranium Corporation, Hudson Resources Inc., International Minerals Corporation and St Andrew Goldfields Ltd.
Previously Mr Hick has held board and/or senior management positions with a number of other Canadian mining companies, including Medoro Resources Ltd., Defiance Mining Corp./Geomaque Explorations Ltd, Cambior Inc., Rio Narcea Gold Mines Ltd, Rayrock Resources Inc., Revett Minerals Inc. and Placer Dome Inc. |
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Mario Caron P.Eng
Non-Executive Director
Mr Mario Caron is a Canadian-based Mining Engineer and is currently President and CEO of Aldridge Minerals Inc., a near-development stage mining company focused on a polymetallic VMS deposit in Turkey. He was previously President and CEO of West African-focused exploration and development company Axmin Inc., as well as Tiberon Minerals Ltd, developer of the Nui Phao tungsten-fluorspar deposit in Vietnam.
His previous roles included senior executive positions with Defiance Mining Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities and Eden Roc Mineral Corp. |
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Richard William (Keith) Morrison P.Geo
Non-Executive Director
Mr Keith Morrison is a prominent Canadian-based mining entrepreneur with over 30 years of international experience and an accomplished background in strategy, finance, exploration, technology, global operations, capital markets and corporate development.
He co-founded two significant Canadian-based success stories, Quantec, a world-leader in deep sub-surface imaging technologies, and QGX, a Canadian-based exploration company which operated in Mongolia prior to its acquisition for $300 million. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of Gedex Inc., a private exploration data technology. |
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Vincent (Ian) Masterton-(Hume)
Non-Executive Director
Mr Ian Hume is Australian-based and has more than 30 years' experience in the natural resource industry, primarily in the fields of managed fund investments, capital raising and project development. He was a founding partner of The Sentient Group, a manager of closed end private equity funds, specialising in global investments, in the natural resource sector. Since its inception, The Sentient Group has raised over US$2.6 billion for its investment funds.
Following his retirement from the Group in 2008 he was appointed to The Sentient Council, an advisory body to The Sentient Group.
Prior to the establishment of The Sentient Group, Mr Hume was a partner in Bain & Co for a number of years and a strategic consultant to AMP's Private Capital Division, working on the development of a number of Chilean mining investment joint ventures, as well as advising on a number of specific investments across a range of commodities and locations. He was a Director of Andean Resources until its acquisition by Goldcorp, and Norsemont Mining until its acquisition by Hudbay Minerals Inc. He is currently a Director of Golden Minerals Company, Iron Road Limited and Silver City Minerals Limited. |
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Samuel Akoitai
Director - Yandera Mining Company Limited
Mr Sam Akoitai was born on the PNG island of Bougainville and gained experience in the
minerals industry through his employment with Bougainville Copper Limited.
He entered the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea in 1997, serving firstly as Minister for Bougainville Affairs (1997-2000) and subsequently as Minister for Mining from 2002 until the national elections in mid 2007.
During his term as Minister for Mining he implemented the establishment of the Mineral Resources Authority, the statutory authority which now regulates and administers the mining industry in that country.
Mr Akoitai is a director of Marengo's 100% owned subsidiary, Yandera Mining Company Limited, the holding company for Marengo's Yandera Copper-Molybdenum Project. |
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