Mr. Javier Reyes brings to the Board over 25 years of valuable experience in both the financial and natural resource sectors. Mr. Reyes has established and managed several natural resource funds over the course of his career, gaining particular expertise in evaluating and restructuring publicly traded mining companies in Mexico. He played a pivotal role in the turnaround of Luca Mining starting in early 2020.

Mr. Reyes has been the Country Manager for Goldgroup Mining, a Canadian mining company with operations in Mexico, since September 2021. Prior to this, Mr. Reyes was the President and CEO of Antares Capital Management and Private Equity CP (formerly Credipresto), both successful private financial consulting and investment firms focused on the Latin American mining and oil and gas industries. He previously served as Chairman of Accendo Banco, a bank based in Mexico that provided banking, financing, investment products and services.

Javier is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and holds dual Bachelor's degrees in Economics and Business Administration, as well as a Master’s degree in Finance from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.