Brian Maher, president, CEO and director of Peruvian Precious Metals Corp., is an economic geologist with over 34 years of experience in the international mining and exploration industry. Most recently, he was the president, CEO and director of Prodigy Gold Inc. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in geology from California State University, Chico and a Master of Science degree in economic geology from Colorado State University. After working for ASARCO and as a consultant, Maher joined Hochschild Mining Plc in 2005, where he headed its North American exploration program.