Neil P. M. O'Brien holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman of Empire Metals Ltd. and Non-Executive Chairman at Candelaria Mining Corp.

He is also on the board of NGEx Minerals Ltd. and Sociedad Minera Reliquias SAC and Exploration Director at Chesterfield Resources Plc.

In his past career he occupied the position of Senior Geologist at Teck Resources Limited and General Manager at Minera Teck SA de CV (a subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited) and Senior VP-Exploration & New Business Development at Lundin Mining Corp.

He received a doctorate from Queen's University.