Ross J. Beaty Chairman Ross J. Beaty founded Pan American Silver Corp., one of the world's leading primary silver producers, in 1994 and currently serves as Chairman.

A geologist and mining entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in the international minerals industry. Mr. Beaty founded and currently serves as Chairman of Pan American Silver Corp. and Global Copper Corp. Pan American Silver Corp. is one of the world’s leading silver producers and Global Copper Corp. is developing copper deposits in Chile and Argentina. Mr. Beaty has also founded and divested a number of other public mineral resource companies since 1985.

Mr. Beaty is a past President and current member of the Executive Committee of the Silver Institute in Washington, DC. He is a founder of the Pacific Mineral Museum in British Columbia and is involved with several non-profit societies, such as The Nature Trust of British Columbia where he serves as a Director. Mr. Beaty is a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Mining and is a recipient of the Institute's Past President's Memorial Medal. In 2007, Mr. Beaty received the Association of Mineral Exploration of B.C.’s Colin Spence Award for Excellence in global mineral exploration and in 2006, The Charlotte Epp Distinguished Service Award of the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. Beaty was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1951 and educated at the Royal School of Mines, University of London, England, M.Sc., Distinction (Mineral Exploration), 1975 and the University of British Columbia, LL.B. (Law), 1979 and B.Sc. (Honours Geology), 1974. He is married with five children. Mr. Beaty speaks English, French, and Spanish, as well as some Russian, German, and Italian. He has worked in more than 50 countries during his career.