Board of Directors
STEPHEN M. COOPER,
Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Cooper has over 20 years experience in the mining and petroleum industries. He brings strong technology experience to Capital Gold having previously held the CIO position at a leading energy information organization. Mr. Cooper is currently President of EnergyIQ, a start-up company providing information solutions to the energy industry. He has a Ph.D. in Mining and a Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, both from Nottingham University.
LEONARD J. SOJKA,
Director. Mr. Sojka has applied fundamental, technical and arbitrage investment analysis to a wide variety of companies and industries. He has served as an advisor to institutional investors at SVR Capital, LLC since September 2002, where his primary focus is on investments in the metals and mining sector. Since September 2008, Mr. Sojka has also served as a director and the corporate secretary for Palladon Ventures, Ltd. Previously, he occupied positions as an analyst or portfolio manager at Whitebox Long Short Fund, Bighorn Capital LLC, and Deephaven Capital LLC. He holds a MBA in finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, a Bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Minnesota and is a Certified Public Accountant in Minnesota.
JOHN W. CUTLER,
Director. Mr. Cutler has over 35 years of experience in the investment management and securities industries. He is currently serving as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Palladon Ventures, Ltd. Mr. Cutler is also currently serving as the Managing General Partner of Par Associates, an investment partnership which he organized in 1988. Previously, from 2005 to 2009, Mr. Cutler served as a strategist at Swank Capital, LLC, a multi-fund manager specializing in energy and natural resource investments. Mr. Cutler also previously held positions with John S. Herold, Inc., SmithBarney, Inc., and First Boston Corporation. Mr. Cutler received a Bachelor's of Science in Finance from the University of Virginia - McIntire School of Commerce.
