James M. Roller Position: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Mr. Roller graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA in Accounting and Finance. He is a CPA, having spent 12 years with Arthur Andersen, 8 years of which he concentrated on the mining industry in South Africa. Mr. Roller has also served as a project manager for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). For the past 15 years he has held senior finance and operating positions for a variety of public and private international companies, in the high-tech and manufacturing industries.
Rogério F. Fernandes Position: Chief Operating Officer Mr. Fernandes has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry. Since 1998 he has held various leadership and management positions within the Glencore Group overseeing significant operations in Zambia, Peru and Brazil. He holds a graduate degree in risk management from Universidad Ancash - Peru and a mining engineering degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brazil. He is a native of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Robert J. Lloyd Position: Secretary Mr. Lloyd received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1970, served as an officer in the United States Army from 1970 to 1974, received his Juris Doctor in 1977 and LLM (Taxation) from Boston University in 1980. Mr. Lloyd practiced law with the New Hampshire firm of Cleveland, Waters & Bass, P.A. as an attorney (1977), partner (1981) and managing partner (1991-1995). Mr. Lloyd was an adjunct professor of corporate taxation at Franklin Pierce Law Center (1980-1985). Mr. Lloyd's representation of clients primarily involved providing advice to active boards of directors regarding how to properly perform their duties and corporate business and taxation planning. Mr. Lloyd was a partner with the firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP from February 2002 until April 2006. Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP has offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island and Concord, New Hampshire. Since 2006 Mr. Lloyd has been the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Brazilian Resources, Inc.
Mr. Roller graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA in Accounting and Finance. He is a CPA, having spent 12 years with Arthur Andersen, 8 years of which he concentrated on the mining industry in South Africa. Mr. Roller has also served as a project manager for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). For the past 15 years he has held senior finance and operating positions for a variety of public and private international companies, in the high-tech and manufacturing industries.
Mr. Fernandes has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry. Since 1998 he has held various leadership and management positions within the Glencore Group overseeing significant operations in Zambia, Peru and Brazil. He holds a graduate degree in risk management from Universidad Ancash - Peru and a mining engineering degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brazil. He is a native of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Mr. Lloyd received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1970, served as an officer in the United States Army from 1970 to 1974, received his Juris Doctor in 1977 and LLM (Taxation) from Boston University in 1980. Mr. Lloyd practiced law with the New Hampshire firm of Cleveland, Waters & Bass, P.A. as an attorney (1977), partner (1981) and managing partner (1991-1995). Mr. Lloyd was an adjunct professor of corporate taxation at Franklin Pierce Law Center (1980-1985). Mr. Lloyd's representation of clients primarily involved providing advice to active boards of directors regarding how to properly perform their duties and corporate business and taxation planning. Mr. Lloyd was a partner with the firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP from February 2002 until April 2006. Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP has offices in Boston, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island and Concord, New Hampshire. Since 2006 Mr. Lloyd has been the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Brazilian Resources, Inc.
