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Management
CARUBE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
 Jeffrey Ackert
Jeffrey Ackert, BSc. - President and CEO, Director
Mr. Ackert began his career as a regional geologist with St. Joe Minerals, Bond Gold Canada and LAC Minerals in the 1980s. In 1990 he became mine geologist at LAC Minerals' Golden Patricia Mine (Barrick Gold Corp after 1994) where he specialized in production and exploration. In 1996 he was appointed VP Exploration for Orezone Resources Inc. focusing on West Africa and was subsequently named VP Technical Services in 2005. During his time at Orezone, its market cap increased from $2M to over $300M due to resource development of various projects in West Africa including Essakane, Sega and Bondigui in Burkina Faso. Since 2007, Mr. Ackert has been the sole principal of JSA International Geoconsulting. He is a director of Advance Gold Corp and Altai Resources Inc, both listed on the TSXV. Mr. Ackert holds a BSc. in Geology from the University of Toronto.  John McNeice
John McNeice, CA, CPA - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. McNeice is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant (Illinois). Mr. McNeice provides public company reporting, compliance and financial consulting services, typically acting as chief financial officer, to emerging private and junior public companies. Presently Mr. McNeice is CFO of Aura Silver Resources Inc. (TSX-V: AUU) and Carube Copper Corp. (TSX-V: CUC) where he is responsible for financial and regulatory reporting as well as day-to-day financial management. He is also currently CFO of Auropean Ventures Inc. and Mayo Lake Minerals Inc., both privately held junior exploration companies. From September 2005 to May 2007, Mr. McNeice was Chief Financial Officer of Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX: URE), a uranium exploration and development company where he was responsible for financial and regulatory reporting as well as day-to-day financial management. He was directly involved with the management team in financing the initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange. During Mr. McNeice’s tenure, Ur-Energy raised an aggregate of $150 million in a series of private placements, the IPO and several major secondary financings. Mr. McNeice holds a B.Com. from McMaster University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Ontario) and a Certified Public Accountant (Illinois).  Vern Rampton
Vern Rampton, P.Eng. Ph.D. (Geology) - Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development; Director
Dr. Rampton has over 40 years of experience in all aspects of mineral exploration and development in domestic and international jurisdictions, from grass roots exploration through to corporate direction and management. Dr. Rampton was President, CEO and a Director of Kinbauri Gold Corp. from its inception in 1984. He led the company in its $5M acquisition of the El Valle/Carlés mines in northwestern Spain in 2007 up to its $50M takeover by Orvana Minerals in the fall of 2009. During his tenure at Kinbauri he was responsible for its corporate strategy and management and as an officer and director played a leading role in all aspects of corporate governance, finances, strategy and development of the Company. In the past he has been an active participant in the real estate development and agricultural sectors. He is a member of numerous professional associations, most notably a core member of the PDAC. He has authored/co-authored over seventy articles in his fields of expertise, most recently on the dispersal of ore tracers in surficial materials. Dr. Rampton holds a B.Sc. Eng. (Geol) from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. (Geology) from the University of Minnesota. He is a professional engineer (Ontario) and is a “Qualified Person” under securities legislation in Canada.  Chris Irwin
Chris Irwin, B.A., LL.B - Corporate Secretary
Mr. Irwin is a principal of Irwin Lowy LLP, a Toronto based law firm specializing in Corporate and Securities Law. Between 2004 and 2006, he was associated with Wildeboer Dellelce LLP. From 1998 to 2004, he was associated initially with Boyle & Company and subsequently with Power Budd LLP. Presently Mr. Irwin is a director and/or officer of several public companies. Mr. Irwin was Corporate Secretary for Kinbauri Gold Corp. from 2004-2009. Mr. Irwin received his Bachelor of Arts from Bishop’s University in Lennoxville, Quebec in 1990 and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1994. He has been a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1996.  Darrell Munro
Darrell Munro, BBA, LL.B - Corporate Administration
Mr. Munro’s business career includes ten years in the practice of law (criminal and civil), ten years as an investment advisor and thereafter twelve years of experience in all aspects of corporate management including financing and investor relations for both private and public small cap companies. He was Manager of Corporate Communications for Kinbauri Gold Corp. for two years prior to its takeover by Orvana Minerals in the fall of 2009. Mr. Munro has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick and a Bachelor of Law degree (LL.B) from Queen’s University. He is actively involved in coaching minor football as well as fund raising for various athletic programs and charitable initiatives.  Shannon Baird
Shannon Baird, MSc Economic Geology - Exploration Manager
Mr. Baird is a registered professional geoscientist in Ontario and British Columbia with over 13 years of experience in the mining industry. His experience covers a broad range of commodities and exploration techniques, from prospecting to exploration program planning, to mine development, to acquisitions and corporate development. Shannon has held geological positions with VALE, Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd., and from 2010 to 2015 has been Exploration Manager of Miocene Metals Ltd. Shannon has been active and instrumental in fostering outstanding positive relations with First Nations communities throughout Carube’s active exploration areas within British Columbia. He is now building similar relations with the communities surrounding Carube Copper’s projects in Jamaica. Mr. Baird holds a M.Sc. degree in Economic Geology with a focus on Exploration from Laurentian University. JAMAICA
 Trevor W. McCain
Trevor W. McCain, B.Sc. (Hons Geology), M.Sc. - Country Manager
Mr. McCain has broad experience in geological mapping (exploration focused), resource estimation, mine planning (bauxite industry), laboratory supervision and general corporate management. He previously worked for Cominco, Citadel Mines, Caribbean Ecosystems, University of West Indies (“U.W.I.”), Mines and Geology (Jamaica), WINDALCO and UC Rusal Alumina. He has been and is very active in community affairs. Trevor’s duties involve managing legal and financial services, logistical planning, coordinating exploration activities, liaising with all government departments and contributing to geological exploration. Trevor has a B.Sc. (Hons Geology) and M.Sc. (Natural Resource Management) from U.W.I. |
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