Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 22, 2003
Mark Parker BA (Hons), MIMMM, (aged 51) Managing Director of African Eagle Resources plc, Mark combines a specialist background in mineral exploration with a thorough knowledge of eastern and southern Africa. Mark's career began at the British Geological Survey with seven years of mineral exploration and other geophysical projects in the UK, Africa and Latin America. He moved to Hunting Geology and Geophysics Ltd in 1982, managing airborne and ground geophysical surveys in Mozambique, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the UK. In 1987, he became an independent consultant, undertaking projects in Africa, the Near East, the Middle East and Europe for clients including mining and oil companies, the EU, IAEA, UNDP and Finnida. For much of this period he was based in Tanzania, as a geophysical advisor providing consultancy and practical services to the governments of the region. In 1992, Mark took the post of manager, Southeast Asia for ARK Geophysics Limited, one of the world's leading gravity and magnetic survey contractors. He retained his enthusiasm for the mineral potential of East Africa and returned to the UK to set up Twigg Resources in late 1996. Twigg became African Eagle last year. Profile
Mr. Parker: The African Eagle Group was established initially as
