Tony Harwood is an economic geologist with 36 years of international exploration and mining experience mainly focused on gold exploration. Tony was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Montero Mining & Exploration Ltd. in 2009 and took the company to IPO on the TSX.V in 2011. Prior to this he was the President and CEO of Africo Resources Ltd., a company he listed on the TSX to develop a major copper-cobalt project in the DRC. Tony served as Vice President of Placer Dome Inc. for 8 years, a major Canadian gold mining company, before its acquisition by Barrick Gold Corp. in 2006. Professional credits include being appointed non-executive director and Chairman of various companies listed on stock exchanges in Canada (TSX, TSX.V) and Australia (ASX). Currently he serves as a non-executive director on the boards of: Tesoro Resources (TSX.V), East African Metals (TSX.V), and Hudson Resources (TSX.V). Tony was the founder of consulting company Harwood International Ltd. that operated in Africa for over 10 years. Tony also held positions as lecturer in Economic Geology at the University of Wales, Cardiff (UK), and at the University of Natal, Durban (South Africa). Tony graduated from University of Wales, College Cardiff, with a B.Sc. (Hons) cum laude and Ph.D. in Economic Geology.