02 | MANAGEMENT TEAM

Magnus prides itself in having top-tier expertise and experience in a variety of disciplines, each of which is equally valuable in providing the company with a competitive advantage in the mineral exploration market. Through in-house management, strategic consulting relationships and its joint venture partner, Magnus has the organizational, geological, financial, and legal knowledge it needs to locate, acquire and develop successful mineral exploration properties.

Board of Directors

GRAHAM TAYLOR is the principal founder of Magnus. He has been the President and CEO of the Company since November 24, 2003. Mr. Taylor is also the founder and President of Technique Capital Corporation, which was founded in 1999 and is a venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate advisory firm for North American and international companies. Mr. Taylor has ten years of experience in the world of global finance, having started his finance career in the investment industry in London, England with the international investment banks Nomura International and Banque National de Paris. In 1996, he returned to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to establish himself as a financier to small cap companies publicly listed in Canada and in the United States. Since that time, Mr. Taylor has been involved in private and public securities deal structuring and financing for a variety of companies spanning several different industries. Mr. Taylor attended the University of British Columbia as well as Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and has qualified to graduate with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (BBA).

STEPHEN TAN has been a director of the company since February 8, 2005. Mr. Tan is a professional engineer who received his mechanical engineering certification from Loughborough University (Midlands, United Kingdom) in 1960 and a D.I.C. degree from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London in 1961. In 1964, Mr. Tan founded Setron, a company that he would turn into the largest television and electronic equipment manufacturer in South East Asia, and which listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Mr. Tan eventually sold Setron to Haw Par International in 1980. Also in 1980, the Republic of Singapore acknowledged Mr. Tan's contributions to his country by presenting him with a lifetime contribution Public Service Medal (P.B.M.). Mr. Tan has extensive experience serving on the Boards of both public and private companies, but has not served on the Board of a public company in the last 5 years.

GAVIN CONWAY is a managing director for Magnus. Mr. Conway has 20 years worldwide experience in precious and base metals exploration and mining as a country manager, project manager, senior exploration geologist, geotechnical engineering geologist and mine geologist. Mr. Conway has worked on projects in Africa, Asia, South America and Europe. He holds a BSc Honours in geology and geochemistry from the University of Cape Town and an MSc in geology from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

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Magnus has recently hired a number of geologists for its exploration efforts on its properties. In the near future, Magnus plans to profile some of its senior geologists on this website.

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