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Robert Jackson, President and CEO
Mr. Jackson has 30 years of experience in the mining
and investment banking industries.. Mr Jackson has been
President since September 1, 2006 and Chief Executive
Officer since June 11, 2007. Prior to joining Vaaldiam
Mining, Mr Jackson was employed by Jaguar Mining Inc. as a
consultant and subsequently as Executive Vice President,
Corporate Development from 2002 until 2006. As well, Mr.
Jackson is a director of Kivu. Mr. Jackson is a qualified
mining engineer with an MBA from the University of Western
Ontario and he is also a Chartered Financial Analyst®.
Kenneth W. Johnson, Executive Vice-President and COO
Mr. Johnson has 25 years of international mining and
mineral exploration experience, with a specific focus on
diamond exploration. He has been involved in the planning,
financing and implementation of kimberlite and alluvial
diamond exploration and development programs in Brazil,
South Africa, Canada and Central Africa. He has also been
involved in the evaluation of a number of diamond deposits
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Sierra Leone,
and Venezuela. He possesses extensive knowledge of the
exploration for and recovery of diamonds and is also
experienced in the grading and valuation of rough diamonds,
holding a diamond grading certificate from International
Diamond Education & Consulting of South Africa. He has a
significant amount of experience in equity markets and has
been directly responsible for over $20 million in equity
financing for Vaaldiam during the past three years. Mr.
Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from
the University of Windsor, and is a Member of the Canadian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Toronto Branch. He is a
Past-Director (1999-2001) of the Prospectors and Developers
Association of Canada.
Frances Kwong, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
A Chartered Accountant (England & Wales), Frances had
extensive years of senior management level experience in
Hong Kong and Asia, including auditing with Deloitte;
finance with General Electric; and finance, systems
implementation, project management, and strategic planning
within the Cable and Wireless Group. Frances co-founded and
managed an educational publishing business and a consulting
business in Canada.
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