Mr. Schara is a Certified Public Accountant, and has more than 25 years experience in finance and accounting with extensive experience in business start-ups, international business, and managing small public companies and mining company joint ventures. He is currently the Chief Financial officer of, Minera Andes Inc., a Canadian development stage mining company listed on the Canadian Ventures Exchange and the NASDAQ OTC BB exchange. He previously worked for ten years for Yamana Gold Inc. and its predecessor companies, the last four years of which were in the capacity of Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Schara is also a director of Marifil Mines Limited, an exploration stage Canadian public company traded on the Canadian Ventures Exchange. |