Mr. Garnett is a Chartered Accountant in the Province of British Columbia and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Commerce) from Simon Fraser University. He is currently a Commissioner for the Financial Institutions Commission of BC. FICOM is responsible for administering 10 statutes that regulate the pension, financial services and real estate sectors in British Columbia. He also serves on the boards of VRX Worldwide Inc. and is chair of the Audit Committee. VRX Worldwide creates, manages and distributes high-quality rich media content that educates, inspires, and compels online travel consumers. Most recently Mr. Garnett was the Vice-Chair of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (Translink) and chaired their Audit Committee. TransLink is responsible for the buses, trains, bridges and major roads in the lower mainland of BC administering 8 billion of assets. From 2009 to 2010 he was a director and member of the Audit Committee of Central 1 Credit Union which is the liquidity provider to credit unions in Ontario and British Columbia. Mr. Garnett served 11 years as Chair or Vice-Chair of Coast Capital Savings a 12 billion financial institution. In 2007 he completed the Certified Director's Program with the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Archer is a co-founder of the business and as Chief Executive Officer and a director, he is responsible for the development of the strategic direction Great Panther Silver. Mr. Archer has more than 30 years’ experience working for mining companies throughout North America, including Newmont Exploration of Canada Ltd., Rio Algom Exploration Inc., Placer Dome Canada Ltd. and Noranda Exploration Inc. He also served as President of Consolidated Magna Ventures Ltd.
Presently, he also serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Cangold Limited, and is a non-executive director of Altair Ventures Incorporated, both publicly listed companies on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Mr. Major graduated from McGill University with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering in 1976. He brings to the Company more than 35 years of experience in the mining industry, including operations and management with Sherritt Gordon Mines and Newmont Mining. In 1994 he became an owner/partner in the start of Rescan Engineering Ltd., an engineering company providing feasibility study and engineering services to the mining industry. Rescan Engineering Ltd. was subsequently acquired by HATCH Engineers and became the global hub for the development of mining and mineral processing engineering opportunities. In 2006 Mr. Major left HATCH Engineers to become an independent processing consultant, KWM Consulting Inc., and has continued to provide services to the mining community, including major companies such as Newmont Mining, Goldcorp and Agnico-Eagle.