A little about all of us at Promithian Global Ventures, Inc.
Mr. Philip J. Wheelton, President and Chairman, has been the President of Promithian Global Ventures, Inc. since May 16, 2013. Mr. Wheelton has been the President of Promithian Inc., since January 1, 2001. He has over 25 years of experience as a private businessman and President of a number of publicly traded resource companies. In addition, he spent several years working in the North American securities industry with a number of Canadian investment firms. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in Political Economy. Following this, he attended two years of graduate studies at McGill University, carrying out advanced work in the field of Political Economy. You can view his online resume profile on LinkedIn. You can also take a look at his resume here.
Ing. Dr. Seth Opoku, PhD., Chief Operations Officer (COO), is a holder of a PhD in Mining Engineering from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; as well as an MSc in Mining Engineering and a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Geodetic Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. Ing. Dr. Seth Opoku has over 31 years’ mining engineering experience obtained in mine survey, short and long term mine planning and mining projects in the mining industry. He holds a Mine Managers Certificate of Competence from Minerals Commission in Ghana. He has worked in various mines and countries across the globe, notably among them are as follows: Cardinal Namdini Gold mine in Ghana, Adamus Resources Limited in Ghana, AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mines , AngloGold Ashanti Siguiri mines in Guinea, AngloGold Ashanti Sadiola mines in Mali, AngloGold Ashanti Navachab mines in Namibia, AngloGold Ashanti Corporate office in Johannesburg, AngloGold Ashanti Kopanang and AngloGold Ashanti Mponeng mines in South Africa. His thesis for his PhD allowed him to know more about AngloGold Ashanti Geita mines in Tanzania, AngloGold Ashanti Sunrise Dam mines in Australia and AngloGold Ashanti Cerro Vangudia (CVSA) mines in Argentina. Ing.Dr. Opoku’s latest position includes Mining manager (Cardinal Namdini Gold mine, Ghana). You can view his profile on LinkedIn.
Mr. Stephen Mooney, P.Eng., Director, Secretary, has a Master of Science, Management and Leadership and is a registered Professional Engineer. Stephen has represented Canada on numerous Technology and Innovation Missions and has presented at over 80 regional, national, and international conferences, promoting Northern Canadian technology and innovation, and raising awareness on the challenges and opportunities for Northern Canada.
Stephen Mooney is an accomplished innovator with deep northern roots and cultural understanding. Stephen has previously served as the Director for the Northern Housing Innovation Centre, Yukon Research Centre, Yukon University and previously as the Director of the Cold Climate Innovation hub at the Yukon Research Centre. In these capacities, he has worked to create economic development opportunities for all Yukoners through applied research, innovation, and commercialization, emphasizing food security, energy, and technology. You can view his online resume profile on LinkedIn. You can also take a look at his resume here.
Mr. Craig A. Cyr, B. Eng, P.Eng., Advisor to the President, is a senior mining engineer with over two billion dollars worth of mine acquisition experience. He has provided project management and consulting services to mining industry clients in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Mr. Cyr’s technical and project management experience includes mine design, planning, optimization; as well as, production cost estimating, mine permitting, regulatory compliance, and subsurface investigations. Mr. Cyr provides senior management level advice during target mine acquisitions; including but not limited to, reserve estimates, operations, environmental, regulatory, and financial due diligence covering targeted mining operations. Mr. Cyr has over fifteen years experience with North American Reserve and Gulf Canada Operations. He is the Mining and Reserve Manager at Lafarge. You can view his online resume profile on LinkedIn. You can also take a look at his resume here.
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