The people and principles behind Goldgroup's precious-metals production across the Americas.
A seasoned team with decades of experience building and running precious-metals producers across the Americas.
Chairman and Interim CEO
Mr. Javier Reyes is a mining entrepreneur and corporate executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in the natural resources and financial sectors. Throughout his career, he has founded, financed, acquired, and transformed publicly traded companies, establishing a proven track record of executing complex recapitalizations, strategic transactions, and corporate turnarounds.
Chief Operating Officer
Armando Alexandri is a mining engineer by training, with more than 40 years of operational experience in the industry, primarily in Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Ecuador. He has designed, built, and operated both underground and open-pit mines, as well as processing plants, in Chihuahua, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Sonora, Oaxaca, and other regions. He was instrumental in significantly expanding operations at the Bolivar Mine in Chihuahua, at Impact Silver's operations in the State of Mexico, at the Nukay (Los Filos) operation in Guerrero, at the Tahuehueto project in Durango, and at Campo Morado in Guerrero. He has served as Chief Operating Officer for several companies, including Gold Resource Corporation, where he was crucial in turning around the Don David Gold mine, and Luca Mining Corporation, where he is credited with turning around the Tahuehueto project and the Campo Morado mine and returning them to profitability. Armando also served as the President of the American Institute of Mining Engineers (Mexico) from 1999 to 2000, among other leadership roles.
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Holyoak, a Certified Public Accountant, has more than 20 years of experience in the mining and manufacturing industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from Southern Utah University and a Master of Business Administration from Strayer University. Throughout his career, Mr. Holyoak has served in several senior financial leadership roles, including Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller of Gold Resource Corporation and Director of Corporate Accounting for Tata Chemicals North America, Inc. He also held positions of increasing responsibility with Barrick Gold Corporation, serving as Senior Accountant, Accounting Supervisor, and Accounting Superintendent. His extensive expertise encompasses corporate finance, capital allocation, financial strategy, treasury management, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, SEC reporting, risk management, mergers and acquisitions support, and operational finance.
VP Technical Services
Christopher Richings, P.Eng is a mining professional with over 24 years of experience spanning mine operations, technical services, project development, resource and reserve estimation, and exploration across a broad range of commodities and mining methods.
Experienced directors providing oversight and governance to Goldgroup Mining.
Chairman and Interim CEO
Mr. Javier Reyes is a mining entrepreneur and corporate executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in the natural resources and financial sectors. Throughout his career, he has founded, financed, acquired, and transformed publicly traded companies, establishing a proven track record of executing complex recapitalizations, strategic transactions, and corporate turnarounds.
Independent Director
A professional engineer with decades of mining experience. He founded Orezone Gold Corporation and served as its President & CEO, and is Chief Executive Officer of Wolfden Resources. He brings mine-building and capital-markets expertise across North America and West Africa.
Independent Director
A chartered financial analyst and chartered professional accountant who serves as Chief Financial Officer of Dundee Corporation. She brings extensive capital-markets, finance and governance experience to the board.
Independent Director
A geologist and mining-finance specialist and the founder of Cupel Advisory. She previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Beadell Resources and has held senior roles in mining investment and advisory, bringing a technical and capital-markets perspective to the board.
Independent Director
An environmental engineer with more than 31 years of experience in the Mexican mining sector. He serves as General Manager of Minas de San Nicolás, the Agnico Eagle–Teck joint venture, and brings deep operational and permitting expertise in Mexico.
Goldgroup is committed to conducting its business in a socially and environmentally responsible way. We respect the safety, health and human rights of all of our employees and the residents of the communities surrounding our operations, and we are dedicated to social and environmental sustainability for future generations, making a positive impact on the environment and the communities where we operate.