Leadership

David 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.

Christian 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.

David 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.

Tyson King has over 15 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.

Stephen 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.

Maura 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.

Andres 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.

Leah 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 twenty years of experience serving on, and for, numerous boards of directors of public listed companies.

Eugene (Gene) McBurney has built a distinguished 25+ year career in investment banking, cultivating deep international relationships and expertise across Latin America and the Caribbean. He has played a pivotal role in developing a dedicated investment banking practice for these regions, advising clients across both resource and non-resource sectors and leading a number of landmark transactions in mining and natural resources. As co-founder of GMP Securities, he helped establish one of Canada’s most successful independent investment banks. He later served as Chairman of the Emerging Markets Group at a leading Canadian independent bank, further strengthening his global reach and expertise. Before transitioning to investment banking, Gene was a partner at a top-tier Canadian law firm.

Gene holds BA, MA, LL.B, and LL.D degrees from leading Canadian institutions.

Sandro Ferrarone was recently named Vice President, Country Manager—Mexico. In his current role, Mr. Ferrarone is responsible for formulating and executing the growth and operational strategies and ensuring the sustainability of Coeur’s two Mexican assets. Previously, Mr. Ferrarone was responsible for Coeur’s Technical Services and, Palmarejo mine in Mexico, and the Silvertip project in Canada. Mr. Ferrarone joined Coeur in 2013 as the VP of Technical and Strategic Services and has 30 years of mining experience with an emphasis on operational planning, technical services, site management, and corporate development. Before joining Coeur, Mr. Ferrarone worked at Newmont for 13 years in various positions. He has worked in management roles at mines inChile, Peru, and Bolivia. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad de Lima, a Master of Business Administration from the Universidad Catolica de Chile, and a Master of Engineering, Mining, Geological and Geophysical Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Lisa Wilkinson has over 20 years of experience in investor relations, communications, corporate development, and strategic capital planning and a track record of creating and leading best-in-class investor relations strategies and programs. Lisa is currently Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications at Centerra Gold where she manages relationships with the capital markets community and acts as a spokesperson to investors and analysts. Prior to joining Centerra in April 2023, she served as Vice President of Investor Relations at Eldorado Gold and TMAC Resources. Prior to that, she worked in capital allocation, business planning and capital projects at Kinross Gold and in equity research with RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, and Citigroup. Lisa has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Lisa maintains a Professional Engineer designation in Ontario and is a certified Project Management Professional.

Hector 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.