Rui Feng, Ph. D., Geology
CEO
Dr. Feng has worked as both a geologist and an executive in the mineral resource industry for over 17 years and is the current CEO, Chairman and director of Silvercorp Metals Inc. He is an entrepreneur with an extensive track record in successfully acquiring and exploring mineral properties and ultimately turning them into profitable mining operations. Dr. Rui Feng obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Geology in China and his Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada in 1992. He was awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the National Engineering and Science Council of Canada from April 1992 to April 1993 to work as a Research Scientist at the University of Montreal. From 1993 to 1994, Dr. Feng worked for the Institute of Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology of the Geological Survey of Canada in Calgary as research scientist.
Jason Nickel - P.Eng.
Vice President, Mining
Jason Nickel has been involved in advancing several projects in BC, NWT and Yukon. Prior to joining New Pacific he was Mine Manager at Capstone's ~45 M lb/yr cu Minto Mine in the Yukon. He's spent much of career in Engineering and Mine Operations, also gaining development and start-up experience with Merit Mining and DeBeers Snap Lake. He's earned a B.A.Sc. from UBC in Mine Engineering.
Alex Zhang, M.Sci, M.Eng
Vice-President, Exploration
Mr. Zhang has 20 years of experience and has worked with Eldorado Gold, Afcan Mining, and Sino Gold. He supervised the exploration activities of two major gold projects from exploration through development to production, and brings a full range of technical and managerial skills related to exploration project, data collection and validation, drill database setup, 3D modeling of geology bodies, block modeling, and other technical aspects of exploration projects.
Maria Tang, C.A., C.P.A.
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Tang earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Nankai University, China, holds both a CA and US CPA designation, and has five years audit experience, most recently with Ernst & Young LLP where she focused on public company audits with China operations and was in charge of SOX 404 audits for U.S. public companies.
Peter Torn, MBA, LL.B
Corporate Secretary
Peter Torn has 20 years working with various companies in Europe, Asia and the US. He is a securities and corporate commercial lawyer and a current member of the British Columbia Law Society. Mr. Torn has been involved in a wide range of corporate and securities matters, including mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, cross-border transactions, stock exchange listings, initial public offerings, public and private financings, and securities regulatory issues. He has a MBA and LLB from the University of British Columbia.
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