Management
Simon Ridgway
Founder, Director 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 Silver Mines, and founder and CEO of Volcanic Gold Mines.
Bruce Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
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.
Kevin Bales
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Bales has 20 years of financial reporting experience in mining and information technology industries. He currently serves as CFO for several public junior exploration companies with operations in Canada, the U.S,. Latin America, and Europe. Mr. Bales holds a Bachelor of Management degree with a major in accounting.
Adam Buchanan
VP Corporate Development
Adam has extensive knowledge of capital markets, resource development and investor relations through more than 10 years' experience in the resource sector. He will be responsible for assisting with corporate development, financing, marketing and investor communications. Adam graduated with a B.A from Simon Fraser University and has completed courses through the Canadian Securities Institute.
Pedro Garcia
General Manager, Latin America
Pedro Garcia Varela, a Venezuelan citizen, graduated as forestry engineer at the Universidad de Los Andes in Venezuela. Pedro specializes in mining-related activities and has worked in the Latin American mining industry for 20 years, handling land, environmental and legal issues for North American companies. He is a director of the mining chambers of several Latin American countries. Pedro has worked with Simon and been an important member of the team since 1994, managing public and community relations for Radius.
Sally Whittall
Corporate Secretary
Sally has over 20 years experience in corporate compliance and securities regulations, and handles Radius' corporate regulatory work. Before joining the Gold Group, she spent six years working as a corporate securities legal assistant in a major Vancouver law firm. She has completed the Canadian Securities Course and is Corporate Secretary of the companies in the Gold Group. Sally has worked with Simon since 1994.