Dr. Sergey V. Kurzin - Executive Chairman
Dr. Kurzin is a Russian born research engineer who moved to the United Kingdom in 1990 and has been instrumental in initiatives to secure and progress several important FSU mining assets including:Julietta: a high grade gold deposit in Magadan, Russian Federation (Bema Gold); Kupol: a high grade epithermal gold deposit in Chukotka, Russian Federation (Bema Gold); and Varvarinskoye: gold & copper skarn deposit, Kazakhstan (European Minerals Corporation - ex-VP Corporate Development)
Dr. Kurzin has been an officer and consultant for the following companies' active in the FSU:
- Bema Gold - consultant on Kupol and Julietta gold developments
- Arian Resources Corp. (acquired by Bema) - ex. VP Corporate Development
- European Mineral Corporation - ex. VP Corporate Development
- Consolidated Puma Minerals Corp. - PGM in Kola Peninsula, Russia
- Zincox - Zinc project in Kazakhstan
- Eurasia Mining plc - PGM projects in Russia
- Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oriel Resources Plc
Petro Mychalkiw – Chief Financial Officer
Mr Petro Mychalkiw, British, was previously Oriel Resources plc’s Treasurer and Head of Corporate Finance, where he was responsible for strategic financial and tax planning, treasury, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing. Prior to that position, he was Oriel’s Regional Finance Director, Kazakhstan during which time he was responsible for tax planning, contract negotiations and financial reporting and was a vital part of the team which not only secured December 2006’s US$120m project financing deal for the Voskhod chrome project with the Eurasian Development Bank, Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG and WestLB AG, but was awarded the prestigious 2006 European Mining Deal of the Year award from Project Finance Magazine. Prior to joining Oriel, British-born Petro held the position of Divisional Finance Director for Tribal Group plc, the LSE listed provider of consulting, IT and professional support services. He currently also holds the position of CFO of Orsu Metals Corporation.Geoffrey Thomas Bush
Geoffrey Bush, MSc, FCA - Non-Executive Director
Amongst other positions Mr Bush is also the Director of Corporate Citizenship with Diageo plc, and has extensive knowledge in international corporate social responsibility matters, as well as earlier financial and general management experience.He is former chairman of the Corporate Responsibility Group and director of Business in the Community.
He has also been an adviser to a wide range of networks including the UK Committee of Inquiry on a new vision for business and the World Economic Forum global corporate citizenship initiative.