General European Strategic Investments Inc. Mr. Louis Martins as its new Independent Director. Mr. Martins replaces Mr. Kyle Appleby, who has resigned from the Board of Directors to pursue other projects. Luis Martins is a geologist with 40 years of experience in the exploration and mining sector.
He graduated from the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon (1973) and obtained a master’s degree in economic geology from the same faculty (1995), in addition to numerous national and international postgraduate courses. Mr. Martins is currently Chairman and CEO of Fairchild Gold Corp. He has also served as Division Chief and Director for several geological and mining organizations over the past decades. He is a member of the High Level Group of the European Partnership for Innovation in Raw Materials and an associate member of the Portuguese Association of Geologists.
During his career, he has visited and followed many exploration, development and mining projects in Portugal, Europe, Africa, North and South America. Mr. Martins has published 110 peer-reviewed articles and provided oral communications at nearly 400 national and international events.
