American Manganese Inc. Directors & Officers
Larry W. Reaugh – President & CEO, Director
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President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc. from February 13, 1998 to present. Mr. Reaugh has forty-seven years’ experience in the mining industry and for the past thirty years he has been the CEO & President of several exploration, development and producing mining companies listed on the TSX, TSX Venture and NSDAQ exchanges. Several of his companies have made significant discoveries, three of which (gold) went on to be producing mines. Through his career Mr. Reaugh has raised in excess of $250 million for junior resource mining companies. Currently he is the CEO of three public companies which fall under the aegis of The Reaugh Group: American Manganese Inc., Goldrea Resources Inc., and Molycor Gold Corp.
Andris Kikauka – P.Geo, Director
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Director for American Manganese Inc., Mr. Kikauka is a graduate of Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont., with an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Geological Sciences, 1980. He is a member of the Geological Association of Canada (F5717). He is registered in the Province of British Columbia as a Professional Geoscientist).
Andris has practiced his profession for thirty years in precious and base metal exploration in the Cordilllera of Western Canada working for Anaconda Canada Exploration (1980-1984), Skyline Explorations, Inel Resources, Gulf International Minerals (1985-1989), in South America working for Carson Gold (1990), in Mexico and Guatemala working mineral exploration projects for Francisco Gold and Almaden Minerals (1996-2006) and for three years in uranium exploration in the Canadian Shield working for Rayrock Mines and Uran-Canada (1977-1979).
Edward Lee – Director
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Director for American Manganese Inc., Ed Lee is also President and director of Molycor Gold Corp., a director for Goldrea Resources Corp. and a former director and Vice President of corporate development for Adanac Molybdenum Corp. Mr. Lee is an entrepreneur in private business in northern B.C.
Mr. Lee has 11 years experience in the assistance of financing and corporate development of public companies.
Paul Hildebrand – Director
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Director for American Manganese Inc., Paul Hildebrand is a lawyer with 25 years of experience in private law practice.
Dr. Anthony E. Santelli – Director
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Director for American Manganese Inc., Dr. Anthony E. Santelli II is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of AES Capital, a hedge fund management company. Since 2001, he has also been the Chief Executive Officer of AES Financial Advisors, LLC, specializing in raising capital, asset appreciation, acquisitions and divestitures, and strategic and financial advice. Over the years he has developed particular expertise in the metals, precious metals, energy and alternative energy sectors.
Previously, he was the CFO of Haber, Inc., a chemical process company that extracts precious metals from ore and electronic waste. Dr. Santelli has an M.A. and PhD in economics from George Mason University, performed graduate work at NYU in economics and finance, and received a B.S. in engineering from Cornell University, 1987. Anthony Santelli has taught economics and finance at Union College and George Mason University. Prior to obtaining his M.A. and Ph.D., he had been a Senior Consultant for Andersen Consulting, now called Accenture.
Michael MacLeod – P.Eng., MBA, COO
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Chief Operating Officer for American Manganese Inc., Mr. Michael MacLeod has spent 30 years executing major capital projects and mine developments in the mining industry, including the Byron Creek coal mine expansion for Esso Resources Canada Limited and in-pit crusher/conveying system and Highmont concentrator re-location for Highland Valley Copper Ltd.
Teresa Piorun – Officer
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Teresa Piorun, Corporate Secretary for American Manganese Inc. has been with the group of companies for twenty-one years. Ms. Piroun is a senior corporate officer with wide-ranging responsibilities, serving as a focal point for communication with the board of directors, senior management and the company’s shareholders, and occupies a key role in the administration of critical corporate matters. She is the confidant and advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior management, particularly on corporate governance affairs.
Kenneth Wright – Chief Financial Officer
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Kenneth Wright, Chief Financial Officer for American Manganese Inc. brings to the Company over 37 years of accounting experience, with the last eighteen years as an associate with BDO Dunwoody LLP. His extensive experience has seen him serve as Coordinating Board Member for C.G.A. courses with the University of Caledonia and past auditor of the Okanagan Chapter of the C.G.A. Association of British Columbia.






