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 | Diamond Fields was originally founded as Diamond Fields Resources Inc. (TSE:DFR) by Mr. Jean-Raymond Boulle and Mr. Robert Friedland in 1993. Diamond Fields Resources (DFR) discovered the massive Voisey's Bay nickel deposit, and in 1996 DFR was sold to INCO for CDN$4.3 billion. Diamond assets of DFR were spun off into Diamond Fields International Ltd. (DFI). Diamond Fields International Ltd. is focused on diamonds, gold and base metal opportunities worldwide.
The members of Diamond Fields management team bring strong technical, geological and financial expertise to the Company. Below you will find a list of all the directors and management as well as a brief summary on each.
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Edward Wayne Malouf Position: Director, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Mr. Malouf was appointed a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Fields International in December 2007, and as Chairman on January 17, 2008. Mr. Malouf received his B.A. and J.D. from St. Mary's University in Texas and his M.A. from the University of Chicago. In private practice for several years, Mr. Malouf has represented a number of mining companies. In 2002 he became chief executive officer of Sierra Rutile Limited, a subsidiary of Titanium Resources Group ("TRG"), a London AIM listed company (TRX), and one of the world's largest producer's of natural rutile. In that capacity and later as Executive Vice-Chairman of TRG, Mr. Malouf played a pivotal role in the successful restart of TRG's rutile and bauxite mining operations in Sierra Leone.
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| | | Earl Young Position: Director
Mr. Young was appointed Director of Diamond Fields in June 2003. He is a director of the Corporate Council on Africa, a Washington, D.C. based organization with a membership that represents nearly 85% of all U.S. private sector investment in Africa. Mr. Young also serves as President of the U.S./Madagascar Business Council headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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| | | Norman Roderic Baker Position: Director
Norman Roderic Baker is a geologist. Since 1989 Mr. Baker has been a self-employed mining geologist engaged in pursuit of his individual interests in Venezuela and Brazil. Mr. Baker has also acted as a consulting geologist for other mining companies. Mr. Baker was a founding director of Diamond Fields Resources Inc.
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| | | Gregg J. Sedun Position: Director
Mr. Sedun served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Fields International Ltd. from June, 2003 until December, 2005. Mr. Sedun graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1982 with a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB) and specialized in corporate securities law until his retirement in 1997 at which time he co-founded Pacific Source Capital Ltd., a private venture capital company. For over 22 years Mr. Sedun has been involved in financing, structuring and negotiating transactions with numerous successful companies including being one of the founding directors of Diamond Fields Resources Inc. He was also a founding director of America Mineral Fields Inc. (now Adastra Minerals Inc.) with Mr. Jean-Raymond Boulle, the co-founder of DFR as well as a founding director of Geologix Explorations Inc. Mr. Sedun has also been a significant founding or early stage investor in other successful companies such as Peru Copper Inc., Ascalade Communications Holding Inc., and Neurovir Inc.
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| | | Gooroodeo (Mahen) Sookun Position: Director and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Sookun was appointed Director of Diamond fields in May 2007, and as Chief Financial Officer on April 30, 2008. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and is currently Group Finance and Administrative Manager for Titanium Resources Group Limited, a company operating in Sierra Leone and listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Previously he was with the Mon Loisir Group, working in Mauritius and Mozambique.
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| | | John Sisay Position: Director
Mr. Sisay was appointed to the DFI Board in October 2007. He was born in Sierra Leone and gained an MBA from the European Business School. He started his career working with De Beers in London and then spent several years in the Democratic Republic of Congo with America Mineral Fields. He is a director and VP of Corporate Affairs of Sierra Rutile Limited and President of the Sierra Leone Chamber of Mines and has also acted as an independent advisor to the Government of Sierra Leone on mining related matters.
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| | | Ian Ransome Position: Chief Operating Officer
Ian Ransome is a geologist and has been involved in management and running the Company's various exploration programmes for the past twelve month's. He has extensive experience in Africa in running exploration and mining programmes for various commodities and precious metals.
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