Board of Directors & Officers
XTIERRA's directors and senior officers have extensive experience in the operation and financing of public companies and in the development and construction of mine projects.
| Terence N. McKillen |  |
| President & CEO, Director | |
| A professional geologist (P.Geo) and business executive with 40 years of experience in the mining industry. Mr. McKillen has extensive exploration and development experience in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia. He has been involved in the discovery and/or development of a number of precious, base metal and strategic mineral deposits worldwide. He is currently Director of Exploration & Business Development of Minco Plc and Executive Vice-President of Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited and a Director, President & CEO of Conquest Resources Limited. He was formerly Vice-President Exploration of Northgate Exploration Limited and Campbell Resources Inc. |
| John F. Kearney |  |
| Chairman & Director | |
| Age 56, Mr. Kearney has 30 years experience in the mining industry. He is currently the Chairman and President of Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited and Chairman of Canadian Zinc Corporation, Conquest Resources Limited, Scandinavian Minerals Limited, Sulliden Exploration Inc. and Anglesey Mining plc. In addition, Mr. Kearney is currently a director of Avnel Gold Mining Limited and Minco plc. Previously, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northgate Exploration Limited; Campbell Resources Inc. and Sonora Gold Corp. He also currently serves as a director of the Mining Association of Canada. Mr. Kearney holds degrees in law and economics from University College Dublin and an M.B.A. degree from Trinity College Dublin. He qualified as a solicitor in Ireland and as a chartered secretary with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in London. Mr.Kearney is also a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and the Law Society of Ireland. |
| Neil J.F. Steenberg |  |
| Secretary & Director | |
| Mr. Steenberg has over 25 years experience in the practise of securities and mining law. Mr. Steenberg currently operates an independent business law practise. Prior to December 31, 2003, Mr. Steenberg was a Partner in the law firm of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP where he served as Chair of the firm's national corporate finance and securities practice group. He is currently Secretary of Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited and Secretary & Director of Conquest Resources Limited. |
| Danesh K. Varma |  |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| Danesh Varma (FCA, ATII) has over 30 years experience in the international finance and mining sectors. Mr. Varma is currently CFO of Candian Zinc Corporation and Minco plc. He is currently a director and CFO of Anglesey Mining plc, Conquest Resources Limited and Minco plc and Corporate Finance Partner in Beer & Partners Limited. Mr. Varma was formerly President and Managing Director of American Resource Corporation Limited, Dundee Bancorp, Dundee Investment Management and Research Ltd. and Dundee Mutual Funds India in addition to holding the post of director and Vice President of the Dundee Bank Cayman. He was formerly a director of Northgate Exploration Limited and Westfield Minerals Limited |
| Tim Gallagher |  |
| Director | |
| Tim Gallagher is a graduade in commerce from McMaster University, and holds a Master of Business Administration from York University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He has been Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Antamena Capital Corp. since incorporation in March 2007. He has been a director or senior officer of a number of public and private companies including Inflection Capital Inc., Water Capital Inc., Eminence Capital Inc. and Biorem Inc. Previously he was in institutional sales for Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon and Union Bank of Switzerland (Canada). Mr. Gallagher has assisted a number of companies implement their growth plans primarily through the TSXV’s Capital Pool Program since 1997. |
| Lee A. Graber |
| Director |
| Lee is a professional mining engineer with over 30 years experience in the mining industry. He is currently Investment Director with Pacific Road Capital Management, based in San Francisco. Lee spent 23 years with Homestake Mining Company where as Vice President responsible for Corporate Development, he initiated, managed and closed major acquisition and divestment transactions totaling US$9.2 billion. Subsequent to Homestake, Lee was Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions for Endeavour Financial Ltd. in Vancouver advising junior resource companies on financings, mergers and acquisitions and project development and is, or has been a director of a number of public resource companies including Scorpio Mining Corp., AuEx Ventures, Inc., Atacama Minerals Corp., and Asia Pacific Resources Ltd. |