Management & Directors

Baru Gold is managed and directed by an experienced and motivated team of professionals with extensive international experience and a broad range of skills in the mineral exploration and mining industry. Much of this experience was gained working for international senior mining companies, which makes the Company unique in the junior mining sector.

The team’s skills and experience encompass all aspects of the industry, ranging from project generation and early-stage exploration to feasibility studies and mine development, which includes negotiating and executing complex property agreements and partnership ventures. These technical and business skills are supplemented by a working knowledge of the mineral potential of the East Asia region.

Terry Filbert

CEO & Chairman

Terry has been closely involved in the mining and exploration industry since 2005, with significant on-the-ground experience in Indonesia. In addition to his extensive knowledge of the Sangihe project, Terry brings his entrepreneurial skills from a series of successful business ventures that include technology, import-export and human resources. Previously he was Managing Director of the Shellbridge Group Ltd. that was founded as an Import / Export company with operations in Shanghai and Zhuhai China. Shellbridge exported building materials, including timber and fiberglass insulation from China, Indonesia and USA to Australia. And imported petroleum and energy products into China including coal, petroleum products and asphalt. He supervised the logistics, financing, sourcing and business development. He was also Managing Director of Borneo Resource Investment Ltd., a publicly listed (“BRNE”) American mining company that mined gold, and developed producing gold mines in North Sulawesi, Republic of Indonesia. Here he was responsible for all management of the company’s Indonesian business, which included building a new mining team, acquiring properties for production, developing those properties for production, legal set-up for Indonesia, business planning and development, financial management and controls, and government and police liaison for mining and company assets. He developed a 5,000 ton gold ore production pad heap leach operation in Ratatotok area, North Sulawesi with the mandate to expand the operation to 35,000 ton total, gold ore production pads, heap leach operation. Another position he held was Managing Director of Big Blue Resources Ltd. located in Hong Kong and Indonesia, which owns thermal coal mining concession licenses in East and Central Kalimantan and high grade Silica concessions in Central Kalimantan Indonesia. This company was founded by Terry to consolidate under-financed and under-performing mines in Indonesia.

R. Scott Chaykin, CPA, CGMA

Independent Director & Audit Committee Chair

Scott brings over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneurial executive and consulting professional. He brings to the Board hands-on experience in domestic and international financial and administrative management, corporate structuring and compliance, strategic planning, private and public company regulatory compliance, operations, financial modeling, sales and marketing. Scott is a founder of Seattle Sport Sciences, Inc., a sports analytics and technology company, and served as its CFO, Treasurer, and Director. Previously he held the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Borneo Resource Investments Ltd. from 2011 to 2014. Since 1989 he has run his own consulting business and has been involved with many companies in the capacities of Controller, Chief Financial Officer or Financial Consultant. Scott has successfully secured debt, equity, and equipment financing for companies in the United States and overseas. He has worked closely with securities attorneys, investment banks and major accounting firms to complete regulatory filings, including public offering documents, periodic filings, and audits. In addition, Scott has expertise in corporate governance, the development and implementation of financial and business strategies, and the analysis of acquisition candidates. He holds a degree in accounting from the University of Washington, is a Certified Public Accountant, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Karen Dyczkowski

CFO

Karen has over 30 years of financial management, accounting and public company financial reporting experience. She has been with the Company since 2008 serving in various capacities, and was corporate controller and corporate secretary since 2011. Karen has extensive corporate and financial knowledge given her lengthy experience with the Company throughout the evolving stages of the market and corporate development. She was instrumental in keeping the Company upright throughout the tumultuous years since 2017. Karen displayed her commitment over the years and continues to lead on various financial fronts. Currently she serves as CFO of another public company with a market cap of over one hundred million. Previously, Karen provided financial and advisory services to several Canadian private and public corporations, acting in officer or controller capacities.

Shidan Murphy

Independent Director

Dr. Shidan Murphy is an experienced analyst, environmentalist, and advisor based in Asia-Pacific. An award-winning scientist and author of several papers that focus on bird and fish habitat protection, Dr. Murphy started his career as a Research Fellow with the Government of Canada. Dr. Murphy’s work focussed on balancing the requirements of environmental protection with urban development. Today, Dr. Murphy helps solve the analytical issues facing organizations across Asia, India and Australia. Dr. Murphy holds a PhD from the University of Toronto.

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