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John Wilton
President, CEO and Director at BeMetals Corp.
Mr. Wilton is founding CEO of BeMetals and has over 30 years of experience in the minerals industry including roles ranging from target generation to feasibility studies and business development for base and precious metals. From 2010-2017, he was the Regional Exploration Manager of Africa at Antofagasta PLC. He was also a principal member of both the discovery and resource development teams of the Otjikoto Gold Mine in Namibia with Anglovaal Mining. Co-recipient of the Henno Martin Medal from the Namibian Geological Society for his role in the discovery.

Derek Iwanaka
VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Development at BeMetals Corp.
Mr. Iwanaka is a founding member of the BeMetals executive management team. He has over 18 years of investor relations and corporate development experience in the mining industry. Over the course of his career, he has been involved with over 20 mergers, acquisitions and property divestures, and he has played key roles in raising over US$100 million through various equity financings, including one of the first at-the-market (“ATMâ€) financings by a Canadian brokerage firm. Prior to joining BeMetals, Mr. Iwanaka oversaw the marketing programs for a number of mining companies traded in Canada, USA, Germany and the UK.
Tom Garagan
Independent Director & B2Golds Sr. VP, Exploration at B2Gold Corp
Founder of both B2Gold and BeMetals. Currently serves as Senior Vice President, Exploration at B2Gold (NYSE: BTG, TSX: BTO) and he was previously Vice President, Exploration at Bema Gold. Tom led the exploration teams which have thus far discovered over 32 million ounces of gold, 6 billion pounds of copper and 56 million ounces of silver. His teams’ discoveries include Refugio and Cerro Casale in Chile, as well as Kupol in far-east Russia.
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