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| Dr Michiel (Mike) de Wit
President & CEO
Mike de Wit, President of BRC DiamondCore, has extensive experience in the diamond industry, having begun his career as an exploration geologist for the Geological Survey in South Africa prior to joining De Beers, where he worked for 29 years. Dr de Wit managed various exploration programs for De Beers in Africa which led to a number of kimberlite discoveries. Prior to his most recent appointment as general manager for De Beers in the DRC, Dr de Wit was responsible for all exploration programs for De Beers in Africa. In addition to MSc degrees in geophysics and sedimentology from the Universities of Pretoria and Reading (UK) respectively, Dr de Wit holds a PhD degree from the University of Cape Town. He brings some 31 years of exploration experience to the Company. Dr De Wit is based in Kinshasa, DRC.
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| Martin Jones
Vice President, Corporate Development
Mr Jones has over 25 years experience in corporate and investor communications. Prior to joining the Company, he was a partner with Advance Planning/MS&L, where he consulted to a number of Canada's leading corporations. For a number of years, he worked in the public affairs department of Imperial Oil. He holds a similar position with Banro Corporation.
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| Donat K. Madilo
Treasurer
Mr. Madilo has over 17 years experience in finance and administration. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Institut Supérieur de Commerce de Kinshasa, a B.Sc. (Licence) in Applied Economics from University of Kinshasa and a Master's of Science in Accounting (Honors) from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is also the Chief Financial Officer of Banro Corporation.
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| Danie van der Merwe
Group Operating Manager
Mr van der Merwe has extensive experience in the diamond mining sector in the areas of metallurgy, engineering and mining production. He previously managed Saxendrift on the Middle Orange River for Trans Hex and the Koidu Kimberlite Project in Sierra Leone. Mr. van der Merwe holds a National Technical Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and has completed numerous supplementary courses including courses in metallurgy, diamond recovery systems, as well as safety and management. He is based on site in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
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| Fabrice Matheys
Geology, kimberlite
Mr Matheys holds an MSc in exploration geology from Rhodes University in South Africa and has 16 years of field experience, mainly with De Beers. He has an intimate knowledge of the DRC, having worked for the last three years in that country. He is based in the DRC.
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| Edmond Thorose
Geology, alluvial
Mr. Thorose graduated from the University of Toronto with a BSc. (hons) degree in geology and also holds an MBA from York University in Toronto. Edmond has nine years of exploration experience in gold and diamonds and has worked in the DRC for the last two years. He is based in the DRC.
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| Nick Norman
Consulting Geologist
Mr Norman has worked in the past for RTZ and various junior companies in both Africa and South America. He has a M.Sc. in geology and is based on site in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
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