André Douchane is a seasoned mining executive with nearly 35 years of experience in all aspects of the mining industry, including development, construction, operations and corporate administration. He has acquired experience in both open pit and underground mining through his work at operations in Australia, South America and the United States. Mr. Douchane has held senior positions with several leading precious and base metal producers. He is the current chairman and former President and CEO of North American Palladium Ltd. Previously, Mr. Douchane was President and CEO of Chief Consolidated Mining Co., Vice President Operations of Franco-Nevada Mining Corp. and Battle Mountain Gold, President of Battle Mountain North America and Vice President and General Manager of Round Mountain Gold Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and is a graduate of the Executive Business Program at the Kellogg School of Business.
Greg Van Staveren has extensive financial and mining industry experience in the private and public sector. He is the President of Strategic Financial Services, a private consulting firm and presently sits on the board of directors of several companies, three of which are mining firms traded on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange. Previously, Mr. Van Staveren was a partner in the mining group of KPMG and VP Finance and CFO of MartinRea International Inc. Mr. Van Staveren is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
Michael Moran has more than 25 years of experience in the mining industry, most recently as the Project Director for the EMag “Magnesium Smelter†project located at Skohna Port in Egypt and as Executive Project Director for the Antamina “Zinc-Copper†project located in Northern Peru, which was successfully completed four months ahead of schedule. Prior to the Antamina project, Mr. Moran held the position of Vice President of Engineering Services and Major Projects for the Newmont Mining Corporation located in Denver, Colorado. He played a major role in the successful development of Batu Hijau “Copper and Gold†project located on the Island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, along with several other domestic and international projects in the USA, Indonesia, Peru, and Uzbekistan. Mr. Moran’s mining career began when he joined Utah/BHP Minerals International in 1979 and spent 15 years working on major projects around the world. From 1988 to 1991, he developed the Escondida “Copper†project in Northern Chile, which today rates as the single largest copper producer in the world. Mr. Moran is a graduate civil engineer from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of California.
Fred Mason has over 35 years of experience with senior mining companies. Prior to joining Starfield, he was Construction Manager at New Gold Inc.’s New Afton Copper-Gold project, located near Kamloops, British Columbia. Previously he was Vice President and General Manager at Kinross Gold Corporation’s Refugio project near Copiapo, Chile, and General Manager of the Pascua Lama project for Barrick Gold Corporation, situated on the border of Chile and Argentina. Mr. Mason was also Vice President of Operations and Senior Manager of Mining for Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. in Indonesia and General Manager at the Toquepala Area for Southern Peru Copper, now known as Southern Copper Corporation.
André Douchane addresses the investment community
