Vestige Gold - Management

Board of Directors

Donald Graham Foot Jr.

With over 45 years in mineral processing, Mr. Foot has authored 100+ technical publications, holds 9 patents, and currently leads Veragold Mining Company as President & CEO.

Metallurgy Leadership

Management Team

Aditya Raj Kothari

CEO

Aditya helped raise a $75 million fund at Athenian Capital and structured $100 million in deals at Venture University. Named Best Youth Leader in the Natural Resources Industry by the Evergreen Awards (2025).

Finance Leadership

Jason Allen

Operations

Operations leader with 30+ years optimizing industrial and chemical facilities. US Marine Corps veteran who has managed budgets up to $100M and teams of 200+, driving breakthroughs in process reliability.

Operations Engineering

Senior Strategic Advisor

Sidi Mohamed Kaem

Senior strategic advisor

A respected public affairs adviser and entrepreneur with extensive experience in Mauritania's mining sector. He has been instrumental in promoting sustainable mining practices and attracting investments.

Strategy Public Affairs

Board of Advisors

Tania IIieva

Geologist

Over 20 years' experience in mineral exploration and resource geology. Ph.D. in Geology with expertise in resource estimation and NI 43-101 reporting.

Geology Resource Estimation

Mary Juetten

Finance and Legal

Distinguished executive with 35+ years leading global finance, legal, and ESG initiatives across natural resources, technology, and engineering/construction.

Finance Legal

Dr. Eric Lilford

Project Economics

With 30+ years in natural resources, Dr. Lilford is an Associate Professor and Head of Minerals & Energy Economics at Curtin University, advising the IMF and World Bank.

Economics Green Energy

Beth Borody

Sustainability

Mining executive with 20+ years of ESG experience, named to the WIM UK WIM100 (2024) and Globe & Mail's Top 50 Changemakers (2021). Founder of Femina Collective.

Sustainability ESG

Our Leadership