Mohammed Munshi

"Mr Munshi is a geologist with an extensive corporate and mining engineering background with 20 years experience in exploration, development, production and both technical and corporate management, in the global mining industry.He has extensive experience in coal projects in Asia, and the development of related infrastructure.

"Mr Munshi has worked in the Australasian and African regions, primarily in Australia, China, Mongolia, Philippines, Indonesia, Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa, and more recently he has had exposure to South America, in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Argentina.

"Over the last 13 years, he has had extensive experience and gained detailed knowledge of the geology and mineral resources in these countries, and the opportunities and projects in these countries, through his role as a Business Development Executive for several companies.

"He has a broad exposure to large multi-national corporations and junior mining and entrepreneurial companies, having worked previously for ACM Limited, Posgold/Normandy Mining, Great Central Mines, N. Ashanti Goldfield Limited, JCI Limited and Ivanhoe Mines Limited, and was involved in project evaluation, financing, legal and administrative functions in the companies that he worked for.

"Mr Munshi was appointed Non-executive Chairman of" Paramount Mining in September 2008.