Board of Directors
Simon Ridgway
Chairman
Jorge A. Ganoza
David Farrell
Robert R. Gilmore
Michael Iverson
Thomas Kelly
Mario Szotlender
Simon Ridgway
Chairman of the Board
Simon Ridgway is a co-founder of Fortuna Silver
Mines Inc., a prospector, a mining financier and a
Casey Research Explorer’s League inductee. Simon
is the Chairman of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., CEO of
Focus Ventures Ltd., President and CEO of Radius
Gold Inc.
Jorge A. Ganoza
President and CEO
Jorge A. Ganoza is a geological engineer with over 18
years of experience in mineral exploration, mining
and business development throughout Latin America.
He is a graduate from the New Mexico Institute of
Mining and Technology. Jorge also serves as
Chairman of the Board of Atico Mining Corporation.
David Farrell
David Farrell is President of Davisa Consulting, a private
consulting firm working with junior to mid-tier global
mining companies. He has twenty years of corporate
and mining experience, and has negotiated, structured
and closed more than US$25 billion worth of M&A and
structured financing transactions for junior and mid-tier
natural resource companies.
Robert R. Gilmore
Robert Gilmore is a Certified Public Accountant and
a Member of the Colorado Society of Certified Public
Accountants and the American Institute of CPAs.
Currently serves as Chairman of the Board for
Eldorado Gold Corp. and as a Director of Layne
Christensen Company.
Michael Iverson
Michael Iverson is the President and CEO of several
publicly-listed TSX companies, including Niogold
Mining Corporation, Volcanic Metals, and past
President and CEO of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.
Thomas kelly
Thomas kelly has bachelor and masters degrees in
mining engineering from the Colorado School of
Mines, is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy and a registered member of
the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. Tom
is currently COO of Atico Mining Corporation.
Mario Szotlender
Mario Szotlender holds a degree in international
relations and is fluent in several languages. Mario is
also a Director of Radius Gold Inc. and Endeavour
Silver Corp.
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