Amir Adnani
Co-Chairman & Founder

Amir Adnani is an entrepreneur and the founder and Co-Chairman of GoldMining Inc. (GLDG: NYSE American; GOLD: TSX), where he is directing the growth of a gold resources acquisition and development company with a sizeable portfolio of gold projects across the Americas. In 2020, GoldMining formed Gold Royalty Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary, and has assembled a core team led by former leaders of major gold producers and global banks.

Amir is also the President, Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Uranium Energy Corp (UEC: NYSE American). Here, he advanced the company from concept to U.S. production in its first five years, and has developed an extensive pipeline of low-cost, near-term production projects. He is Chairman of Uranium Royalty Corp (URC: TSX-V), the first and only pure-play uranium royalty and streaming company.

Amir is frequently invited to speak at prominent industry gatherings, including the Milken Institute Global Conference, the International Economic Forum of the Americas and the PDAC Convention. He is often interviewed by major business media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC and Fox Business News.

Amir is selected as one of “Mining’s Future Leaders” by Mining Journal, a UK-based global industry publication. Fortune magazine has distinguished him on their 40 Under 40, ‘Ones to Watch’ list of North American executives. He was earlier a finalist for Ernst & Young’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ distinction. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia and is a director of the university’s Alumni Association.

David Garofalo
Co-Chairman & Director

Mr. Garofalo has worked in various leadership capacities in the natural resources sector over the last 30 years. David is Chairman & CEO of Gold Royalty Corp. Prior to this, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Goldcorp Inc. until its sale to Newmont Corporation in April 2019. He was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Hudbay Minerals Inc. from 2010 to 2015, where he presided over that company's emergence as a leading metals producer. David has held various senior executive positions with mining companies, including Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Agnico-Eagle Limited from 1998 to 2010 and as treasurer and other various finance roles with Inmet Mining Corporation from 1990 to 1998.

He was named Mining Person of the Year by The Northern Miner in 2012 and Canada's CFO of the Year by Financial Executives International Canada in 2009. A graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm.), he is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He also serves on the board of directors of the Vancouver Board of Trade and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Gloria Ballesta
Lead Independent Director

Ms. Ballesta was paralegal for Uranium Energy Corp., a NYSE American listed company, from May 2010 to December 2012. Ms. Ballesta has experience working in North American, European and Latin American business environments and has direct experience working with Canadian listed public companies holding interests in Latin America. Ms. Ballesta has experience managing administrative and compliance procedures for spin-offs, take-overs and financings of various Canadian public companies. Ms. Ballesta holds an LLB (Hons.) degree in Law from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Spain and a Masters degree in Marketing and Business Management from ESIC School of Business in Spain.
 

Mario Bernardo Garnero
Director

Mario Bernardo Garnero, Director, has significant merchant and investment banking experience and has held senior positions with Brasilinvest and Garnero Group for the past 30 years. Brasilinvest is a strategic partner of GoldMining Inc. and is a leading merchant bank in Brazil having structured and manages a portfolio of projects and investments worth more than US$4 billion. The Garnero Group has attracted direct investments of approximately US$16 billion from different geographies through its various business interests, including energy, alternative energy, real estate, transportation, agriculture, information technology and telecommunications.

David Kong
Director

Mr. Kong is a Chartered Professional Accountant, (CPA, CA). From 1981 to 2004, he was a partner at Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants. Mr. Kong was also a partner of Ernst & Young from 2005 to 2010. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D). Currently Mr. Kong is a director of Silvercorp Metals Inc., New Pacific Metals Corp. and Uranium Energy Corp.

Anna Tudela
Director

Ms. Tudela has over 35 years of experience working in securities, corporate finance and corporate governance with public companies in Canada, the United States and South America. Ms. Tudela served as Vice President of Diversity, Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Goldcorp Inc., a gold mining company from 2005 to 2019. Here, she founded Creating Choices, a training, development and mentoring program for women in the mining industry to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Ms. Tudela currently serves as a director of Regulus Resources Inc. and Gunpoint Exploration Ltd. Ms. Tudela also serves as a director of the Canadian Center for Diversity and Inclusion, a non-for-profit organization. Ms. Tudela is an Accredited Director with the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada (2016), a Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional with CCDI (2018) and has a Global Competent Boards Designation from Competent Boards (2020).