Management

Paul Sarjeant, B.Sc, P.Geo, CFP-President, CEO, Director

Mr. Sarjeant contributes unparalleled field, finance, and boardroom intelligence to the Grandview management team. After graduating B.Sc Honours, Geological Sciences from Queen's University in 1983, Mr. Sarjeant began his career with Echo Bay Mines Ltd as a project geologist working on projects in the NWT, Archean greenstone belts, Lupin Mine peripheral project, and skarn properties in BC and Equador. He ascended to Senior Geologist, International Exploration Group, responsible for project evaluation outside of North America, including precious and base metals projects in South America, East Africa, South East Asia, Russia, Mongolia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. From 1993 until 1996, he was President and CEO of Auric Resources - a precious metals exploration company focused on Peru. From 1999 until his November, 2006 appointment to the office of President and CEO of Grandview Gold, Paul operated a successful securities business focused on strategic planning and investment analysis. His Certified Financial Planner designation gives him unique insight into the needs of institutional and retail broker investment communities.

Ernest M. Cleave, B.Com, B.AccSc, M.B.A - CFO

Mr. Cleave is a renowned financial professional with vast experience in the areas of strategy, financial planning and analysis, governance, regulatory reporting and compliance. Mr. Cleave also currently serves as Managing Partner for Lannick Consulting and was recently responsible for leading the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance projects at NYSE/TSX listed Falconbridge Ltd. and Goldcorp Inc. Mr. Cleave directed corporate planning and analysis, treasury, internal control and regulatory compliance at Goldcorp Inc. from 2001 to 2005. From 1997 to 2001, he worked with Bata Limited in various financial roles, including Controller for Bata South Africa and Chief Financial Officer, Bata International – Africa region. Mr. Cleave began his career with PWC in South Africa in 1993. Ernest’s global perspective, analysis and compliance expertise are of strategic benefit to Grandview Gold.

Dr. Marcello Veiga, Ph.D., P.E. - Advisor, Sustainable Small-Mines

Dr. Marcello Veiga, Ph.D., P.E., has worked for the past thirty one years, as a metallurgical engineer and environmental geochemist for mining and consulting companies in Brazil, Canada, US, Venezuela, Chile and Peru. He has worked extensively on environmental and social issues related to mining. As an Associate Professor of the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia, since 1997, his research and teaching topics include: sustainable development in mining, conflicts with communities, mine closure and reclamation, remedial procedures for metal pollution, in particular mercury pollution, bioaccumulation of metals, impacts of metals to health and the environment, acid rock drainage and mineral processing (process mineralogy).  From 2002 to 2008, he worked as an expert and Chief Technical Advisor of the GEF/UNDP/UNIDO Global Mercury Project for UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization, in Vienna. This includes the implementation of Environmental and Health Assessment of mercury pollution in artisanal gold mining in Asia, Africa and South America. The project also included the implementation of procedures to reduce mercury emissions and local fabrication of pieces of equipment to reduce exposure of artisanal miners to mercury vapors and increase gold recovery.   Believing that poverty is the main cause for the environmental problems of the planet, Dr. Veiga works actively in the education of artisanal gold miners worldwide, in partnership with the United Nations. In 2009, he was named one of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrants, by Canadian Immigrant magazine.

Dr. Bernard Klein, Ph.D., P.Eng. - Advisor, Mineral Processing

Dr. Bern Klein, Ph.D., P.Eng.,  is a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.  He has twenty years of experience in the mining industry.  For ten of these years he worked in the area of process development and was involved with process development for over 300 mining projects.  About 50% of these projects were aimed at process development for gold prospects which included gravity concentration, flotation, cyanide leaching and oxidative pre-treatment.  Dr. Klein has served as a technical expert to United Nations Environmental Program to introduce alternative technologies to reduce the health and environmental impact of mercury use by small scale gold miners He is presently Department Head and an Associate Professor in the area of Mineral Processing Engineering at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, and teaches courses in mineral processing, processing of precious metal ores.  His areas of research include comminution, gravity concentration, cyanide leaching, mine-mill integration, acid rock drainage and effluent treatment.  He is also Vice President Mineral Processing for BC Mining Research Ltd.