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| | | | Manfred Kurschner
Position: President, CEO, and Director
Mr. Kurschner is a venture capitalist with 35 years of business experience in managing and financing both private and public companies. Highly regarded for his management skills, network of contacts and attention to detail, Mr. Kurschner has successfully owned, managed, directed and advised private and public companies in financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and investor relations since 1973. He has been a director or officer of a number of public companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and its predecessor stock exchanges.
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| | | Dr. David Terry
Position: Director and Vice-President of Exploration
Dr. Terry's extensive experience has focused on exploration for a wide spectrum of precious and base metal deposits throughout North and South America. His experience has included international project management, management of exploration programs for both major and junior mining companies, as well as independent consulting assignments. He was formerly a Regional Geologist with the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines and has worked for numerous mining companies including Boliden Limited, Westmin Resources Limited, Hemlo Gold Mines Inc., Cominco Limited and Gold Fields Mining Corporation. Dr. Terry is a registered professional geoscientist and brings Astral Mining over 15 years of international experience in the mineral exploration and mineral deposit research sectors.
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| | | Andrew Carter
Position: Director
Mr. Carter entered the mining industry in the 1970s, managing exploration crews in the Leonora and Kimberly regions of Western Australia. He graduated from Midland Technical College after studying accounting. In 1988, Mr Carter was appointed Chief Executive of RAC Finance Limited, a non-bank owned commercial financier in Western Australia. During this time, he was appointed Chairman and Director of Australian Finance Conference Limited and represented the industry as a panel member of the Commercial Tribunal for Western Australia. Mr. Carter is currently President and CEO of Tinka Resources Limited, a TSX Venture Exchange listed company, and also serves as an officer and director of other public reporting companies.
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| | | Nick DeMare
Position: Director
Mr. DeMare holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia. Mr. DeMare is the President of Chase Management Ltd., a private company which provides a broad range of administrative, management and financial services to private and public companies engaged in mineral exploration and development, gold and silver production, oil and gas exploration and production and venture capital. Mr. DeMare indirectly owns 100% of Chase. Mr. DeMare currently serves as an officer and director of various public-reporting companies.
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| | | Arthur Lang
Position: CFO
Mr. Lang is a seasoned chartered accountant with over 25 years of financial management and business development experience. Before joining Astral Mining he operated a private consulting company that provided financial management services to a variety of clients. He brings this extensive background experience to assist the Board in dealing with financial and corporate strategy matters.
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| | | Linda McClusky
Position: Corporate Secretary
Ms. McClusky brings to the Board over 19 years of experience working in Canada and the US for both private and public companies in the corporate legal department and as assistant corporate secretary.
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