Luis, took over the role of President & Chief Executive in October 2007 having joined Mano River in February of the same year as Chief Financial Officer. He gained his extensive international experience with the multinationals Lafarge S.A. and Blue Circle Industries Plc as well as Stevin Rock, formerly of the Dragomar Group. His career has taken him across the world in an operational, technical and corporate capacity. Most recently as a Director of Group Audit, Luis was heading Lafarge's Asia Pacific internal audit department based in Malaysia having previously been posted to Paris, France, with the same company. Luis is a graduate Mining Engineer from Camborne School of Mines and read for his MBA at the Cranfield School of Management. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Stellar Diamonds PLC (LSE:STEL) and Aureus Mining Inc (TSX:AUE LSE:AUE).

Bevan, is a Chartered Accountant with 27 years global experience in the pharmaceutical and mining industries. He graduated with a Bachelor of Management Studies degree from Waikato University in New Zealand. Bevan began his career as a Management Accountant with ICI, where he spent two years before emigrating to the United Kingdom. Bevan joined Beecham Pharmaceuticals in the UK as a Regional Accountant, and remained with the company for 11 years, holding a number of senior finance positions. Following the Beecham Pharmaceuticals merger with SmithKline, he was transferred to Belgium where he successfully established the European Head Office. He remained with the merged company for 5 years, first as European Planning Manager and then as European Controller. Bevan returned to the UK in 1995 and was appointed Finance Director for Orion Pharmaceuticals, a mid-size European pharmaceutical company. Bevan then joined African Eagle Resources plc, a mineral exploration company focused on eastern and central Africa, listed on AIM and the Alternative Exchange of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, where he currently holds the position of Finance Director and Company Secretary. Bevan was granted ACA membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand in 1986. He is also a director of BM Financial Solutions Ltd and The FD Group Ltd.

Peter joined Afferro Mining in December 2009. He has held senior management roles in mining, heavy civil engineering and aviation with blue chip organisations including De Beers , Balfour Beatty International and British Midland Airways. He has global experience gained in Africa, Asia and Europe. Peter has an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management and is a graduate Mining Engineer from Camborne School of Mines.