Michael Hudson serves as Chairman and CEO of Hannan Metals Ltd, bringing over 30 years of global mineral exploration and development expertise to Hannan. A professional geologist who graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne, Mr. Hudson specializes in critical metals exploration and has made multiple large-scale mineral discoveries. At Hannan, he led the Company to Peru where Hannan have made significant copper and gold discoveries and established strategic partnerships with JOGMEC (Japanese Government) and TECK Resources. Under his leadership, Hannan has focused on exploration in frontier regions. His extensive track record of discoveries spans multiple continents, including the Sunday Creek gold-antimony project in Victoria (Australia), the Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland, the Norra Karr heavy rare earth elements project in Sweden, the Duddar zinc-lead mine in Pakistan, and the Portia gold deposit in South Australia, demonstrating his expertise in identifying and developing significant mineral resources across diverse geological settings. Mr. Hudson has held numerous executive and board positions throughout his career across multiple public companies, including founding Chairman and CEO of Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. (previously, Mawson Gold Limited). His leadership experience and extensive network in the mining industry have enabled him to successfully raise significant capital for exploration and development projects across global markets including US, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Mr. Hudson is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of both the Society for Economic Geologists and Australian Institute of Geoscientists, bringing technical rigor and industry recognition to Hannan’s capital market interactions and exploration programs.
Mr. Dahlenborg is a professional geologist who has been leading Hannan's technical team since 2017. Appointed President of the company in January 2019, he brings over two decades of experience to his role.Prior to joining Hannan, Mr. Dahlenborg was involved in gold and base metal projects in Scandinavia and Peru. Specializing in mineral exploration targeting, he played a crucial role in identifying the Valiente and San Martin projects in Peru.Mr. Dahlenborg holds an MSc in Geology from Lund University in Sweden and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and is a member in good standing of the Chartered Professional Accountants British Columbia. Mr. Lim has previously worked for Coopers & Lybrand, Chartered Accountants (since merged into PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Ingot Management Ltd., a private company which provided accounting, management, securities regulatory compliance and corporate secretarial services. Since 1991, Mr. Lim has held the position of controller for Chase Management Ltd., a private company which provides accounting and management services to companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange or The Toronto Stock Exchange and its predecessors. Mr. Lim also serves as officer and/or director of other public-listed companies.
Ms. Bermudez is a paralegal services specialist with over eighteen years as a corporate secretary, primarily in junior mining companies. Ms. Bermudez has extensive experience in providing corporate secretarial, governance, compliance, and disclosure consulting services to various Canadian public-listed issuers on Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, OTCMarkets, NYSE-MKT and Nasdaq First North.
Ms. Vargas brings over 25 years of experience working with international mining exploration companies with investments in Peru, including AngloGold Ashanti, Pasminco Exploration, The Grosso Group, Norsemont Mining, Inca One Metals, Kaizen Discovery, and Winshear Gold, as general manager and/or as local leader in the areas of administration, permitting and health, safety, environmental and community relations ("HSEC"). Through her company, CAVATO Management Consulting Services, she has been a consultant for mining exploration companies listed at the TSX and TSXV. Ms. Vargas was appointed Hannan's General Manager and HSEC Leader in July 2019 and is instrumental in the development of Hannan's stakeholder engagement and in identifying and managing social, environmental and safety risks associated with Hannan's exploration and development activities. Ms. Vargas holds a degree in Business Administration with a Master Degree in International Business Administration and post graduate specializations in Mining and Environmental Law and in Organization and Business Administration, in addition to having taken International Management programs at Harvard Business School and Tonji University in Shanghai.