David Tafel Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chief Executive...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

David Tafel General Information

Biography

Mr. David Tafel serves as Chief Executive Officer & Director at Portofino Resources. He serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director at Centurion Minerals. He serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Portofino Resources. He serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director & Secretary at Portofino Resources. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Falcon Gold. He served as a board member at Freeform Capital Partners. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and contributes over 20 years of corporate structuring, strategic planning, financing, and management experience to the Company. He is currently CEO of Centurion Minerals Ltd., an agri-gypsum fertilizer company with operations in Argentina. He has been an officer and director of a number of publicly listed companies. He co-founded MBMI Resources Inc., which became a nickel producer in the Philippines (reaching a market capitalization of $400 million). He leads the spin-out of Garson Gold Corp (from MBMI) and as CEO went on to acquire the New Britannia gold mine in Manitoba from Kinross/High River. Garson was subsequently bought out by a Toronto-based mining company for over $35 million. Prior to his public company experience, he managed private investment funds at the largest independent Canadian securities firm.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chief Executive Officer & Director, Portofino Resources
Education
University of Western Ontario, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Phone
+1 (604)
Address
  • 470 Granville Street
  • Suite 520
  • Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1V5
  • Canada
+1 (604)

David Tafel Positions (3)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Centurion Minerals Investor President, Chief Executive Officer & Director Vancouver, Canada Infrastructure
Portofino Resources Company Chief Executive Officer & Director Vancouver, Canada Multi-line Mining
Westmount Minerals Company Chief Executive Officer & President & Director Vancouver, Canada Gold Mining

David Tafel Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Centurion Minerals Multi-line Mining Publicly Held Corporation Vancouver, Canada
Falcon Gold Gold Mining Publicly Held Corporation Vancouver, Canada
Gold Mountain Mining Gold Mining Publicly Held Formerly Angel backed Vancouver, Canada
Portofino Resources Multi-line Mining Publicly Held Corporation Vancouver, Canada

David Tafel Lead Partner on Deals (7)

David Tafel has been the lead partner on 7 deals. Their latest deal was with Portofino Resources (5 Mining Claims Totalling 105 Hectares), a buildings and property company. The deal was made on 01-Sep-2020.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Portofino Resources (5 Mining Claims Totalling 105 Hectares) 01-Sep-2020 Corporate Asset Purchase Completed Buildings and Property Vancouver, Canada
Portofino Resources (Melema West Gold Property located in Atikokan, Ontario) 11-Jun-2020 Completed Buildings and Property Atikokan, Canada
Rio Grande Sur 12-Sep-2018 Failed/Cancelled Buildings and Property Catamarca, Argentina
Ana Sofia agricultural gypsum project 18-Sep-2017 Completed Buildings and Property Argentina
Ana Sofia agricultural gypsum project 29-Jan-2016 Completed Buildings and Property Argentina
Garson Resources 29-Jun-2007 Merger/Acquisition Completed Other Metals, Minerals and Mining Vancouver, Canada
Copper Prince Property 19-Jul-2006 Corporate Asset Purchase Completed Buildings and Property Sudbury, Canada

David Tafel Network (10)

Board Members (9)

Name Company Representing Location From
Gerald Carlson Ph.D Gold Mountain Mining Self Vancouver, Canada
Kenneth Cawkell Centurion Minerals Self Vancouver, Canada
Portofino Resources Self Vancouver, Canada
Gold Mountain Mining Self Vancouver, Canada
Gold Mountain Mining Gold Mountain Mining Vancouver, Canada

Portfolio Executives (1)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Garson Resources President & Director 29-Jun-2007 Vancouver, Canada

David Tafel FAQs

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    David Tafel holds 4 board seats including Centurion Minerals, Falcon Gold, Gold Mountain Mining, and Portofino Resources.

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