Senior Management

Michael D. Winship, P. Eng.
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer 
Mr. Winship was appointed to the Orvana Minerals Board in February 2013.  He is currently a Director of Rubicon Minerals Corporation and a Director of Avanti Mining Inc.  He has over 30 years of international experience in mine development, operations, and corporate business.  Mr. Winship was the Chief Operating Officer of Quadra FNX Mining Ltd prior to its acquisition by KGHM in 2012.  He has also previously served as President of HudBay Minerals and Chief Operating Officer of PT International Nickel, now PT Vale.  He has held project and operating positions with Inco, Placer Dome, and Cominco.  Mr. Winship holds a Bachelors of Mining Engineering Degree from McGill University.
Michael D. Winship
Daniella Dimitrov
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Dimitrov has over 18 years of broad capital markets, commercial and operational experience. Ms. Dimitrov has held various consulting roles in the mining industry since 2009, including with Baffinland Iron Mines where she served as a director and the Vice Chair. Ms. Dimitrov’s former positions include Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives of Raymond James Ltd. from 2006 to 2008 and Chief Operating Officer of Dundee Securities from 2005 to 2006. Ms. Dimitrov has served as a director or member of various financial services regulatory organizations and committees including the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments. Ms. Dimitrov is also the Chair and a director of Commonwealth Silver and Gold Mining Inc. and a director of Aldridge Minerals Inc. Ms. Dimitrov has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor and has recently completed an Executive MBA at Kellogg School of Management and Schulich School of Business.
James Jacques of Ironwood, Michigan
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Jacques joined the company in 2011 as Director of Mining & Engineering of the Copperwood Project. He received his BS Mining Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and an MBA and an MS Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He has 25 years of underground mining experience and held various operations management positions with ASARCO, Glencore , and Nyrstar.
Mauricio Peró
Executive Vice President, Empresa Minera Paititi (EMIPA)
Mr. Peró has nearly 30 years of operations experience in the mining industry, including 12 years as Mine Superintendent and Project Manager at the Inti Raymi mine in Bolivia, and most recently as the General Director of Operations for Southern Peru Copper Corporation in Lima, Peru.  Mr. Peró holds a Masters of Science in mining engineering as well as an MBA from Columbia University.

Francisco Fimbres
Director General Kinbauri Espana S.L.U.
Mr. Fimbres lead the two Eurotin´s Spain subsidiaries as Operations Manager and VP during the exploration phase to resource level; co-led the process design and construction management for the Aguas Tenidas copper/zinc mine in southern Spain. Mr. Fimbres has also been senior plant manager for several mining operations in both North and Central America, including El Mochito in Honduras, The Cananea Concentrator as the largest copper producer in Mexico, and a polymetallic Montana Tunnels operation in the western USA.