John Barker

John Barker, who was vice president of business development of Loncor prior to his appointment as CEO, has 17 years' experience as a leading mining equity analyst including a period as chairman of The Association of UK Mining Analysts. During the period, he worked for RBC DS, where as managing director he headed up their London-based Global Gold Mining initiative, focusing on African mining equities. More recently Mr. Barker has been involved in various copper, diamond, and platinum corporate initiatives in Southern Africa including consulting for the globally recognized mining entrepreneur, Robert Friedland. During his career, he has been involved in numerous asset sales, public listings, and equity issues, raising over US$600m in Canada, Australia, Europe, and RSA.