People: Great Panther Silver Limited (GPR.TO)

GPR.TO on Toronto Stock Exchange

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Foy, Kaare 2007 Executive Chairman of the Board
Archer, Robert 2004 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Iskanius, Raakel 2007 Chief Financial Officer
Brown, Charles 2007 Chief Operating Officer
Brown, Robert 50 2004 Vice-President - Exploration
Sanchez, Francisco 2007 Vice President - Business Development
Ratcliffe, Wendy 2001 Corporate Secretary
Carsky, Martin 2009 Director
Burne, Malcolm 2004 Independent Director
Kopcheff, John 2001 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Foy, Kaare Mr. Foy is Executive Chairman of Great Panther Resources Ltd. As Executive Chairman and a director, Mr. Foy is responsible for the financial and corporate management and supervision of the affairs and business of the Company and subsidiaries. Following graduation from Monash University in Australia, Mr. Foy became an Associate of the Australian Society of Accountants and a Member of the Australian Institute of Directors. In 1995, he emigrated to reside permanently in Canada. For most of his career, he has specialized in company "turnarounds," and has more than 30 years of experience serving on the boards of publicly listed companies in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, including Loscam Materials Handling Limited in Australia, and Greenchip Investments PLC in the United Kingdom. Mr. Foy is also Executive Chairman and a director of Cangold Limited, the President of Oceanic Management Limited, and a director of Golden Prospect Precious Metals Limited, an AIM-listed company.
Archer, Robert Mr. Archer is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Great Panther Resources Ltd. As President, Chief Executive Officer and a director, Mr. Archer is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company's Company and for the development of the company's strategic direction. Also, as the President of the company's Mexican subsidiary, he is responsible for the management and supervision of its affairs and business in Mexico. Mr. Archer has more than 27-years experience working for mining companies throughout North America, namely Newmont Exploration of Canada Ltd., Rio Algom Exploration Inc., Placer Dome Canada Ltd. and Noranda Exploration Inc. He also served as President of Consolidated Magna Ventures Ltd. Mr. Archer is the President of R. A. Archer & Associates and Platoro Resource Corp. He also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer and is a director of Cangold Limited, a company publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. He is also a non-executive director of Altair Ventures Incorporated, a company also publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Iskanius, Raakel Ms. Iskanius has been Chief Financial Officer of Great Panther Resources Ltd since May 2007. As CFO of the company Ms. Iskanius is responsible for all aspects of the Company's financial management, including financial reporting, analysis of operations and regulatory compliance. Ms. Iskanius has more than 18 years of experience as a finance professional with the vast majority of her career spent in natural gas utility and multi-branch sectors. A Chartered Accountant, Ms. Iskanius has worked for companies across North America including Terasen Gas Inc., KPMG and The Loewen Group Inc. Ms. Iskanius qualified as a Certified General Accountant in 1995 and received her Chartered Accountant designation in 1999. Ms. Iskanius is also the Chief Financial Officer of Cangold Limited, a company publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Brown, Charles Mr. Brown has been Chief Operating Officer of Graet Panther Resources Ltd since August 2007. He is a seasoned professional with more than 30 years experience successfully operating and developing mines both in Canada and internationally, from operating small gold mines in Ontario and Venezuela to being Managing Director of Tara Mines Ltd in Ireland, where he was responsible for one of the world's largest underground zinc mines. Most recently he was the Project Manager for Newgold Inc. during its underground exploration and development program, leading to the completion of a positive feasibility study. Mr. Brown graduated from Nottingham University, U.K. with an honours degree in Mining Engineering.
Brown, Robert Mr. Brown has been Vice President, Exploration of Great Panther Resources Ltd since April 30, 2004. He is responsible for overseeing all exploration activities undertaken by Company, and has particular experience in the immediate area of Company's projects in the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico. Mr. Brown is a Professional Engineer with a degree in Engineering Geology from Queen's University. His 28 years of experience in the mining industry includes 15 years with Lac Minerals in Canada, culminating in the position of Exploration Manager. For more than 13 years, he held senior management positions in the junior sector, working on projects throughout the Americas, Eastern Europe and Indonesia, primarily in gold and silver exploration.
Sanchez, Francisco Ing. Francisco Ramos Sanchez was appointed as Vice President of Business Development of Great Panther Resources Ltd in November 2007. He is responsible for seeking out new business opportunities for Great Panther and initiating planning and permitting issues for the advancement of the Mapimi Project in Durango. He was formerly Vice President of Operations from April 2004 through November 2007. Prior to that, Ing. Ramos was the Vice President, Operations of subsidiary MMR, since June 1998. With more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry, Ing. Ramos is a Mexican mining engineer and metallurgist based in Queretaro, Mexico. He obtained a Master's Degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Guanajuato and has worked with senior mining companies such as Peñoles, IMMSA and Minera Autlan. He has consulted for a number of junior to mid-size companies in Canada, Mexico and the United States. He is also the general director of Minco Ingenieria y Construcciones de Queretaro, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Ratcliffe, Wendy Ms. Ratcliffe has been Corporate Secretary of Great Panther resources Ltd since August 2001. She is responsible for making all necessary regulatory filings for Company its subsidiaries. Ms. Ratcliffe is also Corporate Secretary of Cangold Limited and Monarch Energy Limited, companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Carsky, Martin Martin Carsky has been appointed as Director of Great Panther Resources Ltd on February 9, 2009, at which time he was also appointed to the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. On February 12, 2009, he was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is an experienced financial executive with extensive experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisition, restructuring, and corporate governance. He is the CEO of Anthem Ventures Capital Corp. and until recently he acted as the Executive Chairman of Metrobridge Networks International Inc., a wireless broadband service provider, and as the Executive Vice President of Anthem Capital Corp., the private investment arm of the Anthem Group of companies. He is currently the director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Pacific Safey Products Inc. and Con-Space Communications Ltd. and is a director of Cangold Limited and Anthem Ventures Capital Corp. Mr. Carsky holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia and holds the designation of Chartered Accountant.
Burne, Malcolm Mr. Burne was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Great panther Resources Ltd from June 3, 1987 until April 27, 2004. Mr. Burne has been a director since June 3, 1987. As a non-executive director, he is also a member of Audit Committee. A self-employed business banker for many years, and formerly Executive Chairman of the Australian Bullion Company Pty. Ltd., Malcolm Burne is a director of public companies Samson Exploration NL, Jubilee Platinum PLC, Mano River Resources Inc., Great Panther Resources Limited, Cangold Limited and Golden Prospect Precious Metals Limited, a publicly listed mineral investments and gold fund company. Mr. Burne is an independent director.
Kopcheff, John Mr. Kopcheff has been a director of Great Panther Resources Ltd since August 2001. As a non-executive director, Mr. Kopcheff is responsible for the corporate governance of Company, and until February 12, 2009, he was the Chairman of Audit Committee, at which time he stepped down and he is now a member of Audit Committee. He is Managing Director of Victoria Petroleum NL, an oil and gas company publicly listed on the main board of the Australian Stock Exchange. Mr. Kopcheff is an independent director.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Foy, Kaare 322,425
Archer, Robert 329,250
Iskanius, Raakel 150,000
Brown, Charles 192,000
Brown, Robert 149,400
Sanchez, Francisco 266,230
Ratcliffe, Wendy --
Carsky, Martin --
Burne, Malcolm 30,000
Kopcheff, John 30,000
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Foy, Kaare 550,000 359,450
Archer, Robert 550,000 429,200
Iskanius, Raakel 250,000 0
Brown, Charles 250,000 0
Brown, Robert 330,000 203,700
Sanchez, Francisco 425,000 216,750
Ratcliffe, Wendy 0 0
Carsky, Martin 0 0
Burne, Malcolm 0 0
Kopcheff, John 0 0

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