Mountain Province has a strong team of officers and directors with extensive technical and financial expertise in diamond mining. This group oversees the development and implementation of the Company’s strategies and plans. This includes major business development initiatives and reviewing operational results.
Jonathan Christopher James Comerford, B.A. (Econ.), M.B.S. (Finance) - Chairman and Director
Patrick C. Evans, B.A., B.Sc. - President, CEO and Director
Jennifer M. Dawson, B.B.A. - CFO and Corporate Secretary
D. Harry W. Dobson - Director
Elizabeth J. Kirkwood - Director
Peeyush Varshney, LL.B. - Director
Carl G. Verley, B.Sc., P. Geol. - Director
David E. Whittle, B. Comm., C.A. - Director
A director of the Company since September, 2001 and Chairman since April 2006. Mr. Comerford is resident in Dublin, Ireland. Mr. Comerford obtained his Masters in Business from the Michael Smurfit Business School in 1993 and his Bachelor of Economics from University College, Dublin, in 1992. Mr. Comerford is Investment Manager at International Investment Underwriting (since August, 1995). Mr. Comerford represents the Company's largest shareholder, Bottin (International) Investments Ltd., on the Company's board.
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President, CEO and a director of the Company since November 2005. He is a resident of Arizona, USA. Mr. Evans is a graduate of the University of Cape Town where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 and Bachelor of Science degree in 1978. He was a career diplomat from 1979 to 1998. In 1999, he was appointed a Vice President of Placer Dome Inc. and a non-executive director of SouthernEra Resources Ltd. In 2001, he was appointed President and CEO of SouthernEra Resources Ltd. and Messina Limited. In 2004, he was appointed President, CEO and a director of Southern Platinum Corp, which was acquired by Lonmin Plc in June 2005. In September 2005, he was appointed President, CEO and a director of Weda Bay Minerals Inc., which was acquired by Eramet S.A. in May 2006. Mr. Evans is also the CEO and a director of Norsemont Mining Inc. and a non-executive director of First Uranium Corp. and Anvil Mining Ltd.
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Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary since May 2006. She is a resident of Ontario, Canada. Ms. Dawson is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University where she received her Bachelor of Business Administration in 1984. Her work experience includes public accounting experience with Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte), and financial management experience with CCH Canadian Limited and Genesis Media Inc. She provided financial support to SouthernEra Resources Ltd. in its corporate reorganization in 2004, and ongoing financial to both SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. and to Southern Platinum Corp. after the reorganization. She provided financial and administrative services to Arizona Star Resource Corp. (now owned 100% by Barrick Gold Corporation) and currently provides financial and administrative services to Blacksands Petroleum, Inc. and its subsidiary, Access Energy Inc.
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A director of the Company since November 1997. He is a resident of Monaco. Mr. Dobson was the founder and chairman of American Pacific Mining Company Inc. and a director of Breakwater Resources Ltd. until 1991. Subsequent to 1991, Mr. Dobson served as Deputy Chairman of the Board and a director of Lytton Minerals Limited. He is a former officer and director of 444965 B.C. Ltd., and served as a director and Chairman of Glenmore Highlands Inc. Since October 2001, he has been a director and officer of Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.
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A director of the Company since September, 2001 and past Chairman of the Board of the Company from January 2003 until April 2006. She was also Chief Financial Officer of the Company from September 2003 until May 2006, and Corporate Secretary from November 2003 until May 2006. She is resident in Ontario, Canada, and a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Ms. Kirkwood was the President and CEO of First Nickel Inc. (November 2003 to June 2006). She is also a director of Everbright Capital Corporation (since June 2005). She has been a past director of Canadian Shield Resources Inc. (June 2005-June 2007), Intrepid Minerals Corporation (April 1999 – July 2006), Investor Links.com (March 1993-May 2001), Canada's Choice Spring Water (July 1996-August 1999), Stroud Resources Ltd. (August, 2000 - March 2002), and a past director and officer of O.S.E Corp. (formerly Oil Springs Energy Corp. (July, 1993- June 2005), Hucamp Mines Limited (May 2001-May 2002), and First Strike Diamonds Inc. (October 1995 – March 2004).
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A director of the Company since April 2007. He is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. Mr. Varshney has been actively involved in the capital markets since 1996 and is a principal of Varshney Capital Corp., a private merchant banking, venture capital and corporate advisory firm. He is currently a director or officer of several public companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, including Chief Executive Officer and Director of Canada Zinc Metals Corp. He is also a director of The Varshney Family Charitable Foundation. Mr. Varshney obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Finance) in 1989 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1993, both from the University of British Columbia (UBC). He then articled at Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy, of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1993 to 1994 and has been a member of the Law Society of British Columbia since September 1994.
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A director of Old MPV since December 1986 and a director of the Company since November 1997. He is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. Mr. Verley is a graduate of the University of British Columbia where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in May of 1974. From August of 1990 to January 2002, he has served on the Board of Directors of Gee-Ten Ventures Inc. He is a registered Professional Geoscientist with both the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario and the British Columbia Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists. He has been a self-employed geologist since 1982. Since July 2003, he has been a director of La Plata Gold Corporation and a director of African Metals Corporation since October 2007.
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A director of the Company since November 1997. He is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. A Chartered Accountant, Mr. Whttle was employed with Coopers & Lybrand, Chartered Accountants, from 1987 to 1992. From 1992 through 2004, Mr. Whittle served as operator or partner of a financial consulting and chartered accounting practice. From 1993 to June 2004, Mr. Whittle was President and director of Glenmore Highlands Inc. and President and director of 444965 B.C. Ltd. From November 1997 to April 1998, Mr. Whittle served as Secretary of the Company. From 1994 to January 1998, Mr. Whittle was CFO and a director of Lytton Minerals Limited. From 1993 to January 1998, Mr. Whittle was FCE, Corporate Secretary and director of New Indigo Resources Inc. From 2004 to August 2007, Mr. Whittle was Chief Financial Officer of Hillsborough Resources Limited. From 2004 to the present, Mr. Whittle has been and is a director of Image Innovations Holdings Inc. From October 2007 to the present, Mr. Whittle’s principal occupation has been and is Chief Financial Officer of Alexco Resource Corp., a company in the business of both undertaking mineral exploration and development and providing consulting services to third parties in respect of environmental remediation and permitting.
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