Leadership

Mr. Stein is the Founder of Kuya and President since 2017. Educated with a technical background in Geology and Engineering, Mr. Stein jumped into the capital markets very early in his career, in 2001, as a mining equities analyst for a prominent Canadian broker-dealer. More recently Mr. Stein was President and CEO of Aberdeen International, where he led various private equity and public company investment mandates.

Mr. Aramayo has more than seventeen years of experience in the mining industry in North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. Throughout his career, he has been closely associated with the practices that make for world-class mining operations and projects including challenging operations as Pueblo Viejo, Paracatu, Fruta del Norte and Tasiast. Mr. Aramayo is a Chartered Engineer who holds a Master’s Degree in Science from the University of Manchester (UK) in Decision Sciences and a Master’s Degree in Metallurgy.

Mr. Lewis has over 20 years experience managing and operating mineral exploration programs in a variety of settings, including Northern Ontario, as has been with Kuya since 2021. Mr. Lewis also teaches Structural Geology at Fleming College and obtained a BSc. In Geological Sciences from U. of Saskatchewan and MSc. from Laurentian University.

Mr. King has over 10 years’ experience in the management of publicly listed and privately held companies in the resource sector. He has been actively engaged in overseeing the day-to-day operations of several companies where he’s held various senior officer positions throughout his career. Mr. King holds a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary.

Mr. Peters, CPA is a driven and versatile finance professional with more than 30 years of experience, and with a track record of delivering practical and astute solutions to a wide range of financial and operational issues. Mr. Peters is an advisor with Hive Advisory Inc. (“Hive”), a Toronto-based management consulting firm which assists a number of public companies on various financial and operational mandates. After leaving the Canadian operations of a global bank as the Principal Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Peters joined Hive, through which he gained significant experience working on complex accounting, financial reporting, insurance and analytics projects within mining, technology, and private equity.

Ms. Lendon, is a seasoned, internationally-experienced general counsel with 25 years’ experience in the mining and technology industries gained after initially practicing with top Bay Street law firms. Ms. Lendon is Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Greenlane Renewables Inc., and is also a director of Revival Gold Inc. Ms. Lendon was previously Chief General Counsel of Primero Mining, and Chief Legal Officer of Hudbay Minerals.

Mr. Del Rio is a Peruvian mining executive with over 30 years of experience in the mining industry in both corporate and business unit roles and in open-pit, underground and expansion initiatives. Currently, as Senior Vice President South America and USA for Hudbay Minerals Inc., he is responsible for the strategic and operational performance of the business units located in Peru, Arizona and Nevada, which also includes executive oversight of human and capital resources, environmental management, health and safety performance and community relations.

Mr. Peniuk is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and corporate director. Mr. Peniuk has a B.Comm from the University of British Columbia (1982) and received his Chartered Accountant designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. He spent more than 20 years with KPMG LLP and predecessor firms, the last ten years as an Assurance Partner with a focus on mining companies. Mr. Peniuk also serves as a director and Audit Committee Chair of Lundin Mining Corporation and MAG Silver Corp.

Mr. Recalde is the Director of Mining for Common Good. His expertise is with social performance and building stakeholder confidence for the extractive industries. Mr. Recalde is Peruvian/Canadian and has worked extensively in Latin America as a consultant, advisor and corporate director to mining companies such as Barrick Gold, Pan American Silver and Torex Gold. Mr. Recalde is also actively involved as Past President of the Peruvian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Mrs. Hodges is the principal of Benchmark Governance, providing corporate compliance, administration and governance support to private and public companies in the resource and technology sectors. Mrs. Hodges has over fifteen years of experience serving on, and for, numerous boards of directors of public listed companies.

Mr. Aramayo, based in Lima, Peru, is an experienced civil engineer, consultant and project manager with experience in retail and industrial construction in Latin America. He is the Founder of SICG SAC, a construction contractor and management company that over the past 20+ years has built blue chip client base in Latin America.

*Services are provided to Kuya Silver Corp. by way of an external consulting agreement with SICG SAC of Lima, Peru, and subject to change without notice.