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Mr Pas is an international executive with a background in senior financial and investment management roles relating to African natural resources.

Following an early career as a commodity and trade finance officer at Chase Manhattan Bank, Mr Pas was a founding partner of the Addax and Oryx Group, a group of international petroleum marketing and producing companies operating in Africa. He has participated in the development of several listed mining companies focused on Africa.

Mr Pas also manages Synergy Resources Fund, an unlisted fund investing in mineral resources, and Vector XXI Finance, a Geneva-based investment advisory company. Mr Pas holds a Cum Laude degree in Applied Economics from Antwerp University.