David Baker is a Managing Partner at Baker Steel and heads the company’s Sydney office. Prior to founding Baker Steel in 2001, David was part of the award-winning Merrill Lynch Investment Management natural resources team, successfully managing the Mercury Gold Metal Open Fund, the largest precious metals fund in Japan, from its launch in 1995 until his departure in 2001. Prior to joining MLIM in 1992, David was a gold and mining analyst for James Capel Stockbrokers in London from 1988 and held a similar role at Capel Court Powell in Sydney from 1986 to 1988. David started his career in 1981 as a metallurgist at CRA Broken Hill, Australia. He holds a degree in Mineral Processing and a Masters in Mineral Production Management from Imperial College, London. |
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Robert Cohen, Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Dynamic Funds, joined Dynamic Funds in 1998 as a member of the global equities team. His nearly 20 years combined experience in the mining industry includes work as an engineer, assistant to the V.P of South American Projects for a junior mining company and corporate development advisor for an international gold mining firm. Named a TopGun portfolio manager by Brendan Wood International each year from 2009 to 2013, Robert has been lead portfolio manager for Dynamic Precious Metals Fund since November 2000 and Dynamic Strategic Gold Class since inception. Robert is also the co-manager of the Dynamic Strategic Resource and the Scotia Resource Fund. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia, 1992 and 1998 respectively and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. |
Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. |