Denver, Co., USA - March 8, 2013, Denver, Co., USA - Prospect Global Resources, Inc., a potash mine company,, announced the appointment of Damon G. Barber as president and chief executive officer.
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Mr. Barber, a veteran international mining and finance executive, joined the company in December 2012 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Barber has more than 20 years' experience in natural-resources finance and operations and is former Chief Executive Officer of CST Mining Group Limited, a Hong Kong-based mining company. During this time, Mr. Barber also served as Chairman of Marcobre S.A.C., a joint venture between CST and Korea Resources Corporation and LS Nikko.
Prior to joining CST Mining, Mr. Barber was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank and served as the Head of Deutsche Bank's Metals and Mining investment banking practice in Asia-Pacific. Mr. Barber also spent more than 11 years at Credit Suisse, including almost 10 years as an investment banker in Credit Suisse's Energy Group.
Mr. Barber graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in Mining Engineering and began his career as a section foreman at CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Loveridge Mine. Mr. Barber holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Gregory M. Dangler, currently a senior member of the finance team, will assume the role of interim CFO.
Mr. Dangler has a background in private equity investing, development of large-scale technical infrastructure projects, and the financing and management of international growth companies.
Previously, Mr. Dangler served as CEO of a technology and telecommunications company. Prior to that, Mr. Dangler was an associate with ITU Ventures, a private equity and venture capital firm focused on growth stage technology investments.
Mr. Dangler began his professional career as an Air Force officer managing complex and large-scale infrastructure projects. He was frequently recognized as his unit's top company-grade officer and subsequently received a Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding achievement in delivering a large-scale technology program, which directly supported over 20 national security space launch missions. ■