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The Appian Team

RALPH PENNER

Director of Mining

DESCRIPTION

Ralph is a Director of Mining for Appian. Ralph is based in London and is responsible for undertaking technical due diligence on mining projects, principally from an engineering and mining perspective.

Ralph has 30 years of experience in underground and surface mining operations from resource definition to production, predominantly within base and precious metals. Throughout the course of his operational and consulting career, he gained key skills in exploration, feasibility studies, planning, budgeting, development, equipment selection, financial modelling and mine management.

Prior to joining Appian, Ralph served an eight-year tenure with AMEC, overseeing numerous PFS / DFS studies, reserve audits, technical reviews and due diligence. Previous to AMEC, Ralph worked with Barrick Gold where he held various management and engineering roles in both operations and development, performing due diligence, feasibility studies and audit work.

Ralph is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, holds an MBA from Tulane University, a Magíster en Administración (Maximum Distinction) from the Universidad de Chile, a BSc. (Honours) in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada, and a Mining Technologist Diploma from the Haileybury School of Mines.

VIDEO INTRODUCTION

MICHAEL W. SCHERB

Founder and CEO

GUILLERMO KAELIN

Managing Partner

GRAHAM BROWN

Senior Operating Partner

PAUL HARVEY

Senior Operating Partner

WILLIAM LAMB

Senior Operating Partner

MONICA PINTO

Chief Financial Officer

IGOR GONZALES

Chief Operating Officer (technical)

RICHARD JOHNSON

Global Head of Investor Relations

WINTA JARVIS

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

TIMOTHY MISTER

Head of Credit & Royalties

ANTTI GRÖNLUND

Managing Director, Private Equity

IGNACIO BUSTAMANTE

Head of Base Metals

SILVIO LIMA

Head of Corporate Affairs, ESG and Community Engagement

GEOFFREY COHEN

Senior Advisor North America

PETER NICHOLSON

Senior Advisor Australia and Asia

K2 MAPASA

Head of Africa

RALPH PENNER

Director of Mining

KEN BRISEBOIS

Director, Mineral Evaluations

ADAM FISHER

Managing Director

YOHAN SANMUGAM

Principal

DAMIEN BRYANT

Director, Processing and Metallurgy

AUGUSTO CHUNG

Director, Processing and Metallurgy

TREVOR KRAWCHYK

Head of Continuous Improvement

RICHARD CLARK

Global Head of Specialty Materials and Processing

BENJAMIN MUSTON

Senior Vice President

JOSÉ MONTOYA

Senior Vice President, Latin America

JEAN LAFLEUR

Senior Consultant, North America

CARLOS URQUIAGA

Senior Consultant, Credit

DAVID ALLISON

VP of Operations

MARCUS SCHOLZ

VP Mining

RICHARD HATCHER

Senior Geologist

DARREN PARSONS

Senior Geologist

DOUGLAS COLEMAN

Head of Mexico

HECTOR SALAS

Senior Geologist, Mexico

LUCAS SARTO

Project Management Officer

MILOS AMATI

Vice President

TIM O’DONNELL

Vice President

DAVID SACHT

Vice President

DEREK MARLOW

Senior Associate

JÃœRGEN UHLMANN

Senior Associate

DANIEL FREIRE

Senior Associate

AIMAN CHBARY

Senior Associate

STEFAN STROBELE

Senior Associate

NIKKI MIAO

Investment Associate

SEBASTIAN MACIAS BRANDES

Associate (Base Metals)

MARTIN BARAKSO

Investment Analyst

JASON SANTIXIS

Investment Analyst

NEESHAL RAO

Group Financial Controller

ANH LUONG

Fund Controller

HASSAN SALIM

Fund Controller

ADRIANO FAGUNDES

Director, ANRH Cooperatief U.A.

AMABELLE MORAS

Senior Finance Manager

JOSH HAYNES

Corporate Accountant

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Senior Accountant

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Executive Assistant

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Executive Assistant

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Executive Assistant

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Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

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Administrative Assistant

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Executive Assistant