Directors
R. Stuart (Tookie) Angus
Director, Chairman
R. Stuart (Tookie) Angus is presently an independent business advisor to the mining industry. Previously he was Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions for Endeavour Financial and was responsible for merger and acquisition mandates. Prior to joining Endeavour Financial, he was a partner at the Canadian law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin and headed that firm's Global Mining Group. For over 30 years, Tookie has focused on significant international exploration, development and mining ventures, and all aspects of their structuring and finance. Tookie is Chair of Tirex Resources Ltd., a founding director of Plutonic Power Ltd. and a director of Ventana Gold Corp. He was a director of First Quantum Minerals Ltd. from inception until June 2005, resigned as a director of Canico Resources Ltd. on completion of a takeover by CVRD and resigned as a director of Bema Gold on completion of a takeover by Kinross. He was also Chair of B.C. Sugar Refinery Ltd.
Cliff T. Davis
Director, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Davis was appointed Chief Executive Officer in August 2008 after having served as Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer since 2002 and CFO from 1994 to 2000. During the period from 2000 - 2002 he was the Chairman and CEO of a public chemical manufacturing company. Mr. Davis is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Prior to joining Nevsun in 1994, he was an audit partner in the international accounting firm, KPMG where he provided services predominantly to public companies in the resource, industrial and financial sectors. Mr. Davis has had experience as a director of a number of other Canadian public companies in the industrial and mining industries. He currently sits on the board of one other junior resource company.
Robert J. Gayton
Director
Bob Gayton is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years' consulting experience in accounting and finance, most recently as V.P. Finance for Western Silver Corporation (TSX:WTC, AMEX:WTZ) and as a Director and Audit Committee Chairman for other publicly trading companies. Prior to this Dr. Gayton was an audit partner with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Chartered Accountants and a member of the Faculty of Commerce at the University of British Columbia. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) in both Ontario and BC and holds a Ph.D. in Business from the University of California. Dr. Gayton joined us in November, 2003 as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Gerard E. Munera
Director
Mr. Munera, a US citizen, is Managing Partner of Synergex Group LLC and serves on the Boards of Dynamic Materials Company and Mag Industries . A graduate of the French premier Ecole Polytechnique and of Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees in Paris, Mr. Munera has a diverse background which includes engineering, economics, sales, finance, operations, mining and metals. His tenures, most of which were at the Management, CEO, Executive VP and/or Chairman level, include Pechiney (20 years), Union Miniere, Rio Tinto and Minorco, an affiliate of Anglo American. Based for many years in various countries of Europe, Africa and South America, he is fluent in English, French and Spanish. Mr. Munera has been awarded the French Legion of Honor (officer) and the Algerian war medal.
Gary E. German
Director
Gary German is a professional engineer with over thirty five years of senior executive experience in the building of companies, projects, operating teams, and financing of global resource developments. His career was formed through twenty-eight years in the Noranda Group, culminating as Senior Vice President. Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, Mr. German's Noranda international responsibilities included major projects in Chile, industrial & mine developments in Brazil and executive strategic activities in some 20 countries. The past decade has included a diverse set of leadership roles in Corporate Finance, Senior Advisor to the CEO of Saudi Arabia's $1B Ma'aden mining group, and COO of TVX Gold (responsible for world wide projects and operations). Mr. German joined the Nevsun board in April, 1996 and is also Chairman or Director of a number of international mining and development companies, public on the TSX, NYSE or AMEX, and other Not for Profit organizations.
