Management
Edward Dowling
BSc, MSc, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Dowling joined Anatolia Minerals in early 2008 after a successful tenure as CEO and President of Meridian Gold Inc. Mr. Dowling has 30 years of mining experience in various leadership capacities. Mr. Dowling is recognized in the industry for his ability to assemble and motivate teams of people to tackle and deliver challenging projects for creation of long-term value.
Tony James
BEng (Mining), AWASM, AusIMM
Executive Vice President - Mine Performance
Mr. James is a Mining Engineer with over 25 years of extensive operational and project experience in the mining industry. He was previously General Manager, Mining for LionOre Australian Operations and the Resident Manager of the Black Swan Nickel Mine near Kalgoorlie for MPI Mines. Other positions held include Manager-Mining at the Kanowna Belle Gold Operations for Aurion Gold and Delta Gold, Mining Manager at the Pillara and Cadjebut Zinc mines for Western Metals and Underground Superintendent at the Telfer gold mine for Newcrest Mining Ltd. Mr. James is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Chris Newman
BSc (Hons), AusIMM
Executive Vice President - Exploration
Mr. Newman has over 20 years experience in open pit and underground operations, resource development and exploration. He is credited with Avoca's Trident Gold Discovery in Western Australia in 2004. He was also instrumental in unlocking the mineral potential of the Meliadine Gold Project in Northern Canada and has had significant additional exploration successes at both St Ives and Boddington in Western Australia. Mr. Newman is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and an Accredited Black Belt in the Six Sigma Business Improvement Methodology.
Louw Smith
BSc (Hons), BCom, MSc Mining (Mineral Economics), EMBA, AusIMM
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Smith has a career spanning 20 years in the mining industry in various roles related to exploration, project management and mine management. He was responsible for the integration and development of Dioro Exploration, an acquisition completed by Avoca Resources in February 2010. Prior to joining Avoca, Mr. Smith was General Manager for St Ives Gold Mine in Australia. Other roles include General Manager of Damang Gold Mine in Ghana, Mineral Resources Manager for Agnew Gold Mine, Project Manager Geology for the Arctic Platinum Project in Finland, Technical Services Manager for the Chelopech Mine in Bulgaria and Chief Geologist responsible for the start-up and development for Tarkwa Mine in Ghana. Mr. Smith is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Howard Stevenson
BA, BAI (Mech Eng, Hons), MBA
Chief Development Officer
Mr. Stevenson has over 20 years of experience in engineering, operations, mineral economics, financial evaluation and mergers and acquisitions, 18 years of which were spent with Gold Fields working on projects around the world. With Gold Fields, Mr. Stevenson held positions including Vice President, Business Development for Gold Fields Exploration Inc. in Colorado, Managing Director of Gold Fields Finland Oy and General Manager of the Arctic Platinum project. When Gold Fields acquired Bolivar Gold Corporation in March 2006, he was appointed VP, Venezuelan Operations. In February 2007 Mr. Stevenson joined Meridian Gold Company as VP of Business Development. Mr. Stevenson joined Anatolia Minerals in June 2009 as VP Corporate Development and was promoted to COO in December 2009.
Douglas Tobler
BSc (Business Administration)
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Tobler has nearly 30 years of finance and accounting experience as a public accountant, chief financial officer and independent advisor. He was a certified public accountant, primarily with Coopers & Lybrand, where he provided audit and advisory services to a number of mining and energy-related clients including Anaconda Minerals, AMAX and Basin Electric Power Cooperative. He also served as an accounting fellow in C&L's national office in New York where his responsibilities included accounting research, monitoring developments of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and developing practice guides. He was later CFO of General Minerals Corp. and several technology companies. Prior to joining Anatolia Minerals in 2004, Mr. Tobler was president and founder of Falcon Strategic Partners where he provided advisory services to a number of mining, oil & gas, distribution and technology companies.
Geoffrey T Williams, Jr.
BA (International Affairs), JD
Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary
Mr. Williams has over 11 years of corporate, securities and transactional legal experience. Most recently, Mr. Williams served as Assistant General Counsel and Secretary with Intrepid Potash, Inc. where he worked from May 2009 – November 2011. Prior to joining Intrepid Potash, Mr. Williams worked for several large national law firms where his practice focused on securities offerings and regulation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Mr. Williams began his legal career with the law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP in New York City (now Dewey and LeBoeuf LLP).
