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Directors 
| Brian Bayley
Director Brian E. Bayley is President and Chief Executive Officer of Quest Capital Corp., a merchant bank that provides financial services to small- and mid-cap companies operating primarily in North America. Quest Capital's principal business is to provide asset-backed bridge loans to companies operating in industries such as mining, oil and gas, real estate and manufacturing. Since 1996, he has been President and a Director of Quest Management Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quest Capital, which provides various consulting, administrative, management and related services to publicly traded companies. |
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| Michael Halvorson
Director Michael Halvorson is President of Halcorp Capital Ltd., a private investment company and has 35 years experience in the financial markets. He is a director of several other publicly-traded Canadian natural-resource companies including Quest Capital Corp., Western Silver Corporation, Orezone Resources Inc., and Gentry Resources Ltd. |
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| William Pincus
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Pincus became CEO of Esperanza in 2002 and has over 30 years of industry experience. Prior to Esperanza he was Vice President of Sunshine Mining Company, overseeing the development of the 155-million-ounce Pirquitas silver deposit. Previously Mr. Pincus was Executive Vice President of the mining consulting firm, Pincock, Allen and Holt. Prior experience includes both FMC Gold (now Meridian Gold) and Atlas Corporation where he was involved in the successful exploration and acquisition of various precious metal projects. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a B.A. in geology in 1975 and received an M.Sc. in geology and an M.Sc. in mineral economics in 1981 and 1986, respectively, from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a Certified Professional Geologist. |
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| Steve Ristorcelli
Director Mr. Ristorcelli is currently the principal geologist for Mine Development Associates, an independent mining and geological consulting firm in Reno, Nevada. His experience includes resource estimates and estimate reviews or audits, worldwide evaluations of precious, base, noble and industrial minerals projects, and mine production reconciliation. He has 30 years experience in the mining industry, including supervision of exploration programs and developing resources for a variety of minerals and metals. Mr. Ristorcelli is a director of other private and publicly traded companies in the mining industry and is a Certified Professional Geologist. |
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