Barry Murphy is a senior mining executive with a career spanning more than thirty years in mining and mineral processing, having started with Anglo American in 1987 after earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand and a degree in Commerce from the University of South Africa. He has held senior technical and project development positions with Anglo American, Yamana Gold Inc., and Torex Gold Resources where he successfully delivered several multi-million/billion-dollar projects in Southern Africa and South America. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Aclara Resources Inc., a member of Adventus Mining Corporation’s Board of Directors, and is registered as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa.