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Dr. Fabio Montanari – President/CEO & CFO
Dr. Fabio Montanari brings to Soltera a distinguished international mining career spanning over twenty-five years. Included is senior experience spearheading advanced exploration and mining activities in Africa, South America, Europe, Canada and the United States for a host of internationally recognized exploration and mining companies including: Asarco (US), Golden Star (UK), ENI Group (Italy) and Normabec (CAN). Dr. Montanari has also been a geological consultant to the United Nations under the U.N. Technology Cooperation Schemes.
Dr. Montanari holds a doctorate degree in economic geology from the University of Ferrara , Italy. Additionally, he is the author of a textbook on economic geology, “Metals & Industrial Minerals: Economic & Metalogenic Parameters”, which has been adopted by several major Italian universities.
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Dr. Kevan L. Ashworth – Director
Dr. Ashworth joined our Board in September 2007. Qualified at the University of Durham (Ph.D.) and the Royal School of Mines , London, UK, Dr. Ashworth commenced his industry career with eight years in Australia as a Geologist/Senior Geologist with BHP . This was followed by more than 30 years in the minerals industry, firstly as an independent contract economic geologist, and then as a mineral exploration and development consultant, based in the UK. He is currently a Director of a number of companies involved in mineral exploration, and is retained as an adviser by several major London-based and international investment organizations.
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Dr. Stefano Capaccioli – Director
Dr. Stefano Capaccioli has been an independent consultant for the past five years. Dr. Capaccioli is a chartered accountant and auditor who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Studio Capaccioli, a company of chartered accountants, tax consultants, accounting and business consultants based in Arezzo, Italy. Dr. Capaccioli is a Board Member of several private companies and is a director responsible for tax and legal issues for the Goldlake Group. Dr. Capaccioli joined the Goldlake Group in 2003 and contributed to the founding of their companies in both the UK and Central America.