PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mr. Nicolaas Edward “Ted” Blom
(Citizen of the Republic of South Africa) has over 25 years of experience in mining and energy, with expertise in structured finance, commercial transactions and business development.  He holds Bachelors of Commerce and Bachelors of Jurisprudence degrees from the University of Port Elizabeth (n/k/a Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), a Masters of Business Administration degree from Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, and Republic of South Africa and is a Chartered Secretary of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, London.  Mr. Blom also completed the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development and a Diploma in Mineral Economics from Imperial College, London.  R. Blom is a member of the Association of Mining Analysts in the United Kingdom. 

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

RONALD YADIN LOWENTHA (Citizen of the United Kingdom and Resident in the Republic of South Africa) is a specialist in Corporate Finance, in the structuring of IPO's and in fund raising for Mining Exploration Companies. From 1999, Mr. Lowenthal was a founding director of Incentive Holdings Ltd. and Incentive Securities Ltd; a South African based Financial Services Group. From 1982 to 1999, Mr. Lowenthal served as a financial consultant and as the compliance officer to family owned, Lowenthal & Co, a South African based Stock Broking, Corporate Finance and Fund Management company specializing in obtaining mining concessions for exploration, and obtaining and assisting a significant number of Mining and other companies with their obtaining quotations on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. In 1971, Mr. Lowenthal earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Wharton Graduate Division, University of Pennsylvania, USA and in 1969 earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in International Relations from the University of Sussex, England.