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The IAPG section of the United Kingdom

Welcome to the IAPG section of the United Kingdom! 

The section will work under the responsibility of David Craig Ovadia, Former Director of the British Geological Survey’s International Division. Honorary Associate of the University of Dundee, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law.

David Craig Ovadia

David is a British geologist with extensive experience in research, academia, geological surveys and the mining industry. He has graduate and post-graduate degrees in geology and physics from the Universities of Liverpool and Birmingham, and has studied management at the Cranfield Business School.
Following a number of years of post-doctoral research roles in various UK scientific institutions, during which he also held several university positions, he served as the Director of the British Geological Survey’s International Division until 2011. He was a Non-executive Director on the boards of the Rainbow Seed Fund and Spectrum General Partner Ltd, UK companies specialising in venture capital funding of science businesses, and later as Chairman of South East African Mining (SEAM) Ltd, a London registered company exploring for gold in Malawi. Since 2011 he has been the President and CEO of Avenco Ltd, a UK mineral exploration company, Chairman of International Geoscience Services Ltd and a Non-executive Director of London AIM listed mining investment companies Coburg plc and Blenheim Natural Resources plc.
He has worked on numerous geological and mining projects throughout Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia, and has been advisor and exploitation manager to two recent EU projects. He has also acted as consultant to the World Bank on African geological data. He is the author of over 30 publications and was awarded the MBE for services to international science in the New Year Honours List of 2010. He is currently an Honorary Associate of the University of Dundee, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law.

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