American Bonanza Gold Corp





 
Brian Kirwin
President & CEO



Former Vice President, Exploration of Vengold 1997-2000; 1990-1997 Placer Dome Inc. in various Senior roles. M.Sc. Mineral Exploration with over twenty years involved in international exploration evaluating deposits, mines and investment conditions worldwide. Credited with three satellite deposit discoveries on advanced projects in Nevada.

 
James Bagwell
Director



Mr. James F. Bagwell holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics and Business Administration. He is a business executive and entrepreneur with a career spanning over 38 years. He has been involved in many new company formation, management, financial and as an investor in industries including retail, wholesale, manufacturing, real estate, mining, farming, medical, and charitable groups. He is a partner with ABBA Corp.

 
Jamie Newall
Director



Mr Newall is Investments Director of Intrepid Financial, regarded as one of the leading incubators of natural resource companies. Mr Newall currently sits on the board of Suparna Gold Corp (TSXV: SUG) and EShippers Management Ltd (TSXV: EPX) and previously on the board of Skana Capital Corp (until its recent merger with MENA Hydrocarbons TSXV:MNH). From 2007 to 2009 he was a founding director of GPN Capital a FSA authorised fund advisor specialising in junior resource companies. Before 2007 he was board director of BPL Global. Mr Newall is a graduate of Cambridge University and holds a Masters Degree in Law.

 
Joe Chan
Vice President, & Chief Financial Officer


Mr. Chan is a professional accountant with over 25 years of accounting, administration and system experience in the mining industry. From 1992 to 2002, Mr. Chan held various positions with Teck Cominco Limited including 6 years as Controller for its wholly own subsidiary Quintette Operating Corporation and four years in a senior financial role for its US $2.5 billion Antamina copper project in Peru. Mr. Chan has served as Controller for various public companies, including International Taurus Resources Inc., since 2003.

 
Wayne Tisdale, Director
Position: Director

Mr. Wayne Tisdale is Chief Executive Officer and President of Declan Resources Inc, and sits on the board of directors of a number of private and public companies including Suparna Gold Corp. (TSXV:SUG). He has 35 years of experience in investing, financing and consulting to private and public companies in the areas of mining, oil and gas and agriculture and runs his own merchant banking company based in Canada.