John Barker appointed as Loncor vice president of Business development
Loncor Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John Barker as Vice President of Business Development for Loncor.
Arnold Kondrat, Chief Executive Officer of Loncor, commented: “We welcome John Barker as Vice President of Business Development for Loncor. Mr. Barker has over 30 years of global mining experience encompassing many key elements of the mining world, and I look forward to working with him and the team to unlock the potential evident in the Ngayu gold belt.”
Mr. Barker has 15 years’ experience as a leading mining analyst, including with RBC DS heading up their Global Gold Mining initiative and focusing on African mining equities. Subsequently, he was Vice President Corporate Development for TSX-listed Southern Era Resources, which was taken over by Lonmin, and was instrumental in the Guinor Gold sale to Crew Gold.
More recently he has been involved in various copper, diamond and platinum initiatives in Southern Africa. During his career he has been involved in numerous asset sales and equity issues raising over US$600m in Canada, Australia, Europe and RSA.
Mr. Barker commented: “Loncor offers the chance to get involved in a region of the world that is only now starting to show its true gold producing potential through the success of the Barrick-operated Kibali gold mine. The Ngayu belt holds the potential of similar discoveries and I am excited on helping the company utilize its vast in-country experience to realise value for all.”
source: Loncor Resource Inc
