Mike Silver is co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Lotus Gold Corporation. Mr. Silver has 20 years of resource sector experience, including advising, structuring, and executing on billions of dollars in value-enhancing M&A transactions and industry-leading financings across a full array of product groups and commodities. Previously, Mr. Silver led HSBC's Americas mining advisory franchise. Prior to HSBC, he held similar roles with Stifel GMP Securities, BMO Metals & Mining, as well as BofA Merrill Lynch Investment Banking. Mr. Silver has an MBA from RSM Erasmus University (Netherlands), and a BComm from Dalhousie University (Canada).