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Executive Management 
| William Pincus
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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| J. Stevens Zuker
Senior V.P. Mr. Zuker is an explorationist with 25 years experience in metals exploration throughout the Americas and central Asia. He joined the Company as Senior Vice President in September 2005. Most recently, he was Vice President Exploration of Gallant Minerals (formerly Harrods Minerals), a private company. While at Gallant he was responsible for managing and performing grassroots exploration for base and precious metals in Peru and Mongolia, generating new projects and joint venturing them to both major and junior mining companies. Previously he was Principal and Chief Geochemist of International Geochemical Consulting, Senior Geochemist for Westmont Mining Inc, and an exploration geologist for FMC Corp (now Meridian Gold). He holds a B.Sc. in Earth Sciences from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, and an M.Sc. in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines. |
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| Paul Bartos
VP and Chief Geologist Dr. Bartos joined the company in January 2007 to assist in overseeing its exploration activities in Mexico and South America as the Company expands its programs, in particular at the San Luis gold/silver epithermal deposit in Peru and the Cerro Jumil bulk-tonnage gold deposit in Mexico. In 2005 and 2006 Dr. Bartos served on the Company's Executive Advisory Committee. Dr. Bartos is a noted authority on epithermal deposits and was with ASARCO Inc. for 20 years, latterly as its Latin American Exploration and Business Development Manager. Among other exploration accomplishments, he was responsible for the discovery and development of mineral resources of the San Bartolome silver deposit in Bolivia. This deposit, containing an estimated 150 million ounces of silver reserves, is being taken into production by Coeur d'Alene Mines. Most recently Dr. Bartos was Director of the Geology Museum at the Colorado School of Mines at which school he also earned his doctorate in geology |
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| William Bond:
V.P. Exploration Mr. Bond has been involved with precious metals exploration and production for 30 years, previously as Mines Operations Geologist for Homestake Mining Company, Chief Geologist for Asamera Minerals (U.S.) Inc., Chief Geologist for Sunshine Precious Metals, Inc., and Vice President of Exploration for Sunshine Mining & Refining Company. Mr. Bond was instrumental in the discovery and exploration of several major deposits including the 30-million-ounce West Chance silver deposit at the Sunshine Mine, the 155-million-ounce Pirquitas deposit and a multi-million-ounce gold deposit in Argentina. Mr. Bond earned a B.A. in geology from Winona State University and an M.S. in geology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He is a Professional Geologist registered by the State of Oregon. |
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| Julio Mendoza
Manager, Peruvian Exploration Mr. Mendoza has twelve years of exploration experience with both Peruvian and international groups in Argentina and Bolivia. During his career he has worked with such companies as Altai Resources Inc., SVS Engineers, Minera Sunshine del Perú, and with Sunshine Argentina Inc. as Project Supervisor. A Professional Geologist since 1990, he has a B. Ing. Degree in geology from the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru where he is based. |
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| David Miles
Chief Financial Officer Mr. Miles is a C.A. with a B.Sc. in Geology who has over 25 years experience in the mining and exploration industry, with over 20 years in a large multinational corporate environment at Teck Cominco Limited. While with Teck Cominco, he held various positions in corporate finance. From 2002 to 2004 Mr. Miles was the corporate controller for Quest Capital Corp. (formerly Viceroy Resource Corporation). Since 2004, Mr. Miles has been the CFO for a number of junior exploration companies which are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and whose exploration projects are located in Europe, Asia, Africa and Central and South America. |
| | | Kim Casswell
Corporate Secretary Since 1994, Ms. Casswell has been the Corporate Secretary of several public companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Ms. Casswell has played an important role in the growth of these companies and is familiar with regulations governing public companies in several jurisdictions. |
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