On November 30, 2010, Mr. Richard Kehmeier, a current member of the Board of Directors since August 2009, was appointed Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company. Set forth below is a brief description of the background and business experience of Mr. Richard Kehmeier over the past ten years.
Richard Kehmeier is an AIPG Certified Professional Geologist with forty years of international experience in all phases of resource development for the mining industry. Mr. Kehmeier is currently a Principal Geologist for Pincock, Allen & Holt, an international mining consulting firm with offices in Lakewood, Colorado. During the previous ten years he has been owner and principal of Kehmeier Geological Consulting except from December 2008 to July 2010 when he was Senior Geologist for Vector Engineering. During his career he has held such positions as Vice President of Exploration at Gold Reserve Corp and Atlas Corporation and has worked for companies such as Union Carbide, and Anaconda. He is responsible for the discovery of nearly 15 million ounces of gold in his career. Mr. Kehmeier graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering and a Master of Science in Geology. Mr Kehmeier is currently a director of Tuffnel Ltd., a Nevada company and Nevada Sunrise Gold Corporation, a Canadian company.
