Amir Adnani, Chairman and Director, is a founder of Brazil Resources Inc., and since 2005 has served as Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Uranium Energy Corp., an NYSE Amex-listed company which he co-founded. Under his leadership, Uranium Energy Corp has become one of North America's newest uranium-producing companies. Mr. Adnani is an entrepreneur with a background in business development and marketing. In 2004, he founded Blender Media Inc. where he served as President and a director until 2006. Blender Media Inc. provides strategic marketing and financial communications services for public companies in the mineral exploration, mining and energy sectors. Mr. Adnani is recognized by a qualified resource industry investment advisory, Casey Research, as one of the sector's leading entrepreneurs, a list researched and known as "Casey's NexTen." He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia.
Stephen Swatton, President, CEO and Director, is a field geologist by training who migrated to senior corporate positions through his 28-year career. He initially worked for Rio Tinto as a field geologist (1984-91). His last major corporate role was as Global Head of Business Development for BHP Billiton's Exploration Division. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Minerals Corp. and Southern Rio Resources Ltd. in the late 1990's and was a mining analyst for Yorkton Securities in the early to mid-1990's. Mr. Swatton holds a Masters of Science degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
Mario Garnero, Director, is Chairman and the principal shareholder of the Brasilinvest Group, a private merchant bank established in 1975. He became director of Volkswagen Brazil in 1979, chaired the National Automakers Association and subsequently chaired the National Confederation of Industries. Brasilinvest is a strategic partner of Brazil Resources and is a leading merchant bank in Brazil having structured and initiated projects valued at +$6 billion, and having attracted investments in the range of $12 billion to Brazil. He is recognized as one of Brazil's most accomplished entrepreneurs. Mr. Garnero holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
Enzio Garayp, Director, earlier served as the Exploration Manager for Kinross Gold Corporation in Brazil where he oversaw the delineation of an 8-million-ounce expansion of the 15-million-ounce Paracatu gold mine. He has over 25 years of experience in the various stages of the mining industry, from grass-roots exploration to underground and open-pit mines. During his career, he has worked with numerous multinational mining companies including Teck Cominco where he served as Country Manager-Brazil, CVRD, Anschutz, Falconbridge and Goldfields. Mr. Garayp holds a Bachelor degree in geology from the University of Minas de Gerais in Brazil and a diploma in Structural Geology from Ouro Preto University in Brazil.
Pat Obara, CFO and Director, was Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Uranium Energy Corp., a NYSE Amex listed company, from August 2006 to January 2011 and currently serves as Vice President Administration of Uranium Energy Corp. He has consulted to several private and publicly listed companies providing various services in the areas of corporate finance, management and administration. Mr. Obara has served as the Chief Financial Officer and a director of several public companies listed on the TSXV. He holds a degree in Building Technology, Land and Construction Economics, from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in British Columbia.
David Kong, Director, Mr. Kong holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Taiwan and earned his Chartered Accountant designation in British Columbia in 1978 and U.S. CPA (Illinois) designation in 2002. From 1981 to 2004, he was a partner at Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants. Mr. Kong was also a partner of Ernst & Young from 2005 to 2010. Currently Mr. Kong is a director of Hana Mining Ltd., Channel Resources Ltd., CIBT Education Group Inc. New Pacific Metals Corp. and Uranium Energy Corp
Gloria Ballesta, Director, Ms. Ballesta has been paralegal for Uranium Energy Corp., a NYSE Amex listed company, since May 2010. Ms. Ballesta has experience working in North American, European and Latin American business environments and has direct experience working with Canadian listed public companies holding interests in Latin America. Ms. Ballesta has experience managing administrative and compliance procedures for spin-offs, take-overs and financings of various Canadian public companies. Ms. Ballesta holds an LLB (Hons.) degree in Law from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Spain and a Masters degree in Marketing and Business Management from ESIC School of Business in Spain.
Paulo Pereira, Vice President - Exploration, Mr. Pereira has over 25 years of experience in exploration and development of mining projects in Brazil and Canada. He worked as a geologist for the De Beers Group for twenty years and served for more than ten years as Senior Project Manager and Divisional Manager for Canada. Mr. Pereira holds a Bachelors degree in Geology from Universidade do Amazonas in Brazil and is a Qualified Person as defined in NI-43-101 and a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
Paulo Espellet, Senior Geologist, Mr. Espellet has over 20 years of experience in the exploration of gold, copper, nickel and iron throughout the major mining districts of Brazil. He has worked for major miners such as Yamana Gold and CODELCO in the exploration and production stages of resource development.
Dario Saldanha, Project Geologist, Mr. Saldanha has over 10 years of experience, including with Rio Tinto and state environmental agencies. He has worked on various exploration programs in Brazil including drilling, stream sediment sampling and geological mapping.
