Board of Directors

Simon Ridgway

Simon Ridgway

Founder and Executive Chairman

Mr. Ridgway is a successful prospector and mining financier, gaining his initial experience with grass roots mineral exploration. Starting out as a prospector in the Yukon Territory in the 70's, Simon and the teams under his guidance have discovered gold deposits in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua and silver deposits in Mexico. Simon is a founder of Fortuna Mining Corp. and the CEO of Volcanic Gold Mines.

Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith

Director, President and CEO

Bruce Smith, Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Geology from Otago University, New Zealand and MEng Water and Environmental Resources, IHE Delft, Netherlands. Bruce has been exploring for more than 20 years in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, North and South America. He has participated in gold discoveries in Guinea, Guatemala and Nicaragua and led the team that discovered the 200Moz Ag eq Chinchillas deposit in Argentina.

Mario Szotlender

Mario Szotlender

Director

Mario Szotlender is a financier and businessman with a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He has successfully directed Latin American affairs for numerous private and public companies for over 30 years, specializing in developing new business opportunities and establishing relationships within the investment community. He has been involved in various mineral exploration and development joint ventures (precious metals and diamonds) in Central and South America, including heading several mineral operations in Venezuela, such as Las Cristinas in the 1980's.

Mario was also President of Mena Resources Inc. until it was purchased by Rusoro Mining Ltd., of which he was also President. In addition to being a Director of Radius, Mario is a Director of Atico Mining Corporation (TSXV), Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX and NYSE), and Fortuna Mining Corp. (TSX and NYSE). 

William Katzin

William Katzin

Director

William Katzin is a graduate of the University of Cape Town, South Africa with a Bachelor of Commerce and Law degree. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. William has been a partner in private practice with a Vancouver firm of Chartered Accountants since 1986 and has experience working with resource and exploration companies.

Luke Longridge

Luke Longridge

Dr. Longridge is a structural and economic geologist with over 15 years of international experience across the mining lifecycle. He has a strong track record in leading exploration programs, target generation, technical execution, and project advancement with both junior exploration companies and major mining groups. Most recently, he served as Principal Structural Geologist at Teck Resources on the Zafranal project in southern Peru. Previous roles include VP Exploration at Canterra Minerals in Newfoundland, Senior Structural Geologist at CSA Global, and Exploration Manager at Bushveld Minerals in South Africa. Dr. Longridge holds a PhD and First Class BSc Honours in Geology from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and is a registered Professional Geoscientist in British Columbia, a member of the Society of Economic Geologists, and has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and technical reports.