Imaru Casanova
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- Portfolio Manager for the Gold and Precious Metals Strategy
- Investment Management Team member since 2011
- Prior to joining VanEck, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at McNicoll Lewis & Vlak; established the firm's metals and mining research department; specialized in undercovered and undiscovered precious metals companies
- Previously an equity research analyst at Barnard Jacobs Mellet USA and BMO Capital Markets covering the gold mining sector
- Formerly held positions as production technologist, offshore wellsite supervisor, and petroleum engineer for Shell Exploration and Production (Venezuela)
- Media appearances include CNBC; quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily and Reuters, among others
- MS, Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
- BS (magna cum laude), Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
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Joseph M. Foster
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- Strategist for the Gold and Precious Metals Strategy
- Oversees the Gold Investment Team; responsible for asset allocation, company research, and stock selection
- Investment Management Team member since 1996
- Prior to joining VanEck, 14 years of dedicated experience in geology and mining; conceived and led key mine site and exploration programs
- Previously a senior geologist at Pinson Mining Company; managed geology department; responsible for exploration, mine life extension through gold reserve discoveries, and coordinating projects with other mining departments
- Formerly a mine exploration geologist with Pinson Mining and an exploration geologist at Lacana Gold Inc. (Reno, Nevada); planned and supervised the firms’ exploration drilling
- Media appearances include CNBC, Reuters, and Bloomberg Television; quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Barron's, among others
- Contributing author for Mining Engineering, Society of Economic Geology, and Geological Society of Nevada
- MBA, University of Nevada-Reno
- MS, Geology, Mackey School of Mines
- BS (magna cum laude), Geology, Tennessee Technological University
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Charl P. de M. Malan
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- Senior Analyst for the Gold Strategy
- Investment Management Team member since 2003
- Prior to joining VanEck, an equity research sales analyst specializing in South African mining, natural resources, and financial sectors at JPMorgan Chase; actively involved in the merger of BHP Billiton/SAB Miller and unbundling of Iscor Steel/Kumba Resources as well as capital raisings and NYSE listing of Harmony Gold, Gold Fields, and Telkom SA
- Previously an equity research analyst and junior portfolio manager at Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank, Asset Management (South Africa); developed and applied various fundamental and quantitative models within the natural resources, mining, and consumer sectors; established an equity research department and managed Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank, Asset Management (Namibia)
- Media appearances include ROBTv; quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Forbes, CNBC, and The Financial Times, among others; also featured in mining journals such as miningmx, Mining Journal, and Resource Investor
- MBA, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
- Honours in Business Administration, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
- BA, Arts, University of Pretoria (South Africa)
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