Kalidas V. Madhavpeddi

Biographical Information
"Kalidas Madhavpeddi is and has been since November 2006, President of Azteca Consulting LLC, an advisory firm to the metals and mining sector. He is also CEO of Forex Investment Group, a private Hong Kong-based equity fund. His extensive career in the mining industry spans more than 30 years including Phelps Dodge Corp. from 1980 to 2006, starting as a Systems Engineer and ultimately becoming Senior Vice President for Phelps Dodge Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, responsible for the company's global business development, acquisitions, and divestments, including joint ventures, as well as its global exploration programs. He was contemporaneously President of Phelps Dodge Wire and Cable, a copper and aluminum cable manufacturer with international operations in over 10 countries, including Brazil and China. Mr. Madhavpeddi is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, University of Iowa, and Harvard Business School."

Affiliations

 * Director, NovaGold Resources