TORONTO, Nov. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Graham G. Clow,
Chairman, is pleased to announce the appointment of Arthur G. Graham, MBA, P.Eng., as Vice
President, Corporate Development (New
York), Avakash Patel, P.Eng., as Vice President, Metallurgy
(Toronto), and Grant Malensek, P.Eng./P.Geo., as Principal
Engineer – Valuations (Denver).
With over 37 years of experience as a financial institution
mining expert with experience in operations, project development
and business development, Art Graham
will lead the continued growth of RPA's New York office. Prior to joining
RPA, Mr. Graham was the Managing Director of Kingsteps Mining
Advisory, LLC (Kingsteps) where he provided risk assessment and
project evaluation services to capital providers and financing
advice and corporate development guidance to companies in the
mining sector. Prior to joining Kingsteps, Mr. Graham held
senior mining finance positions with the Commonwealth Bank of
Australia, Citigroup, BNP Paribas,
Deutsche Bank, Behre Dolbear Capital, Bankers Trust, and the Bank
of Nova Scotia. Mr. Graham's project evaluation
experience includes over 150 projects and mine sites covering 15
different commodities in 20 countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australasia and central Asia.
Avakash (Akoo) Patel joins RPA with over 24 years of senior
professional experience, including 15 years in operations and nine
years in consulting and construction. Prior to joining RPA,
Mr. Patel was Corporate Manager – Mineral Processing and Metallurgy
for Kinross Gold Corporation (Kinross) where he was responsible for process
leadership on operations and capital projects from scoping studies,
testing programs, feasibility studies, to construction and EPCM
projects. Prior to joining Kinross, Mr. Patel held senior positions with
two large engineering firms. Mr. Patel's experience includes
project management, mineral processing, extractive, hydro, and
pyrometallurgy, capital projects, mergers and acquisitions, and
corporate development. Mr. Patel will be based in RPA's
Toronto office.
Grant Malensek is a Geological
Engineer with over 20 years' experience preparing project finance
models, mineral property valuations, and valuations for the
international arbitrations in the mining industry. Prior to
joining RPA, Mr. Malensek was a Mineral Project Evaluation
Consultant for a consulting firm where he carried out fatal flaw,
due diligence and Independent Engineer reviews for equity and
project financings. Earlier in his career, Mr. Malensek spent 10
years as a mineral exploration/development geologist for several
major mining firms in Canada,
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, USA, and Peru. Mr. Malensek's
consulting experience includes scoping level to feasibility
studies, capital cost estimates and reviews, mine strategy, and
options analysis and project evaluations in connection with mergers
and acquisitions. Mr. Malensek will be based in RPA's Denver office.
RPA has been providing independent geological and mining
consulting services to the international minerals industry for over
30 years from offices in Toronto,
London, New York, Denver, Vancouver, and Quebec City. The company
recently celebrated 10 years of serving the UK and European markets
from its City of London
office.
Through the strength and experience of its team, RPA has gained
a worldwide reputation for independent, innovative, and practical
advice on investments, project development, and operations at all
stages, in all mineral commodities.
www.rpacan.com
SOURCE Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.