Mr. Hill has over twenty years of experience in venture capital finance, investment banking and business development in North America, Europe and South America. Mr. Hill has extensive involvement in the initial start up and secondary funding of both private and public companies in a variety of sectors including: mining exploration, oil and gas, cable and media, technology and biotechnology. He has successfully completed and participated in transactions ranging up to $250,000,000 and has been an intricate participant in numerous Merger and Acquisition strategies. Mr. Hill began his investment career in 1987 at Burns Fry Ltd. and worked at Scotia McLeod, Majendie Charlton and Research Capital Ltd.
In 2002, Mr. Hill left Research Capital and started his own finance and consulting company. Since that time, Mr. Hill has been active in private and public companies operating in California, British Columbia and Colombia, South America.
For the past year Mr. Hill has consulted and worked on his third South American mining exploration and development project. From 1994 to 1996 he worked closely with Minera Andes Inc. to fund and develop their mining exploration program in Argentina. Mr. Hill went on to finance a gold and copper exploration company in Brazil from 1996 thru 1999 that continues today as a private company.
Mr. Oscar Fernandez is a Colombian citizen residing in Medellin, Colombia. Mr. Fernandez attended Jorge Robledo University and Louisiana State University graduating in 1979 from the International Trade and Finance faculty with a degree in International Finance. In 1980 Mr. Fernandez worked with the Irving Trust Co. of New York and then moved to Banco Comercial Antioqueno where he spent the next 14 years in management and executive roles with specific experience as both International Division Manager and International Vice President overseeing international banking operations.
Mr. Fernandez and his family have extensive agricultural, cattle and timber holdings throughout Colombia where he spent the past 14 years in his role as General Manager.
Mr. Fernandez is the President of the board of directors of the Regional Timber Growers Association for Colombia and Board President for the Instituto de Capacitacion Los Alamos an institution dedicated to helping persons with mental disabilities.
Mr. Fernandez brings a wealth of Colombian business knowledge and contacts to his position as director and board member of Gemini Explorations, Inc.
