Akiba Leisman serves as the CEO and a Director of Mako Mining Corp. Previously, Akiba was Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of Marlin Gold Mining Ltd., leading the company through the spinout of Sailfish Royalty Corp. and the acquisition of Marlin by Golden Reign Resources Ltd. to form Mako. He also serves as the Executive Chairman and a Director of Sailfish, and as a consultant at Wexford Capital LP. Prior to Wexford, he was a Senior Analyst at Red Kite Capital Management for the Mine Finance funds where he was responsible for senior secured investments on metal mining assets. Previously, he was an Associate at Standard Bank working in the Structured Commodity Products and Mine Finance groups. Akiba has an MBA from New York University, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Jesse Muñoz serves as Chief Operating Officer of Mako Mining Corp. and has over 35 years of experience working in the domestic and international mining sector. His successful career has included construction and start-up in both surface and underground mine facilities. He has a diverse background and has focused primarily on the processing side of operations. His bilingual capabilities have proven to be extremely valuable while working in various Latin American countries. He has experience in conventional milling, heap leaching, agglomeration, crushing, refining, and both carbon adsorption and Merrill-Crowe recovery systems. He also has experience in negotiating property acquisitions and developmental strategies in Latin American countries.
Mr. Durand has more than 12 years of combined Banking, Financial Control & Budgeting, and Business Development expertise in the mining sector. He previously served as Corporate Head of Cost & Budget with Minsur SA (a major Peruvian producer of tin and precious metals) and pioneered the Corporate Financial Planning area at Sierra Metals Inc. Prior to Sierra Metals, he worked as Business Development Manager with Minera Volcan and as Senior Equity Research Analyst with Credicorp Capital in Perú. Mr. Durand was also part of the Investment Banking Summer Program at Lehman Brothers in New York in 2008. He received a double degree in Economics (B.A) and Corporate Financial Management (B.B.A) at St. Mary’s University, TX as well as a MBA from HEC, Paris.
Ezequiel Sirotinsky serves as the CFO and Corporate Secretary of Mako Mining Corp. Ezequiel is a professional in accounting and finance with over 25 years of senior level experience in the mining industry, working in Argentina, Colombia and Central America (Nicaragua and Panama). Prior to joining Mako Mining, Ezequiel has held several senior positions with gold and silver producers such as Calibre Mining, AngloGold Ashanti, Silver Standard Resources and other mid-tier and junior mining companies. He is experienced with IFRS and regulatory financial reporting, treasury management, corporate financing, budgeting and forecasting, tax planning, compliance and auditing. He received a CPA degree from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and a postgraduate diploma in human resources management from the School of Business of the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and is fluent in English and Spanish.
Frank Powell has over 39 years of exploration experience globally, including 23 years in senior management with both major and junior gold exploration/mining companies such as Placer Dome, Oro Gold Ltd, Mako Mining Corp. Frank’s career spans the sector from grass-roots to feasibility studies where he has lead teams in the acquisition, discovery, quantification and optimization of gold and platinum resources including: Las Cristinas, Venezuela; South Deeps, South Africa; Getchell Gold Mine, Nevada USA; La Trinidad, Mexico; Sedibelo Platinum, South Africa and San Albino, Nicaragua. Frank holds a B.Sc. Geological Engineering at Colorado School of Mines.
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