Tom Verdon

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Biography

Mr. Tom Verdon served as Board Member at ARX Gold. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Verdon was Head of Bespoke Investment Solutions for Dexia Private Bank Jersey. In this capacity he managed the Bank's private equity business, as well as establishing a number of key relationships with Family Offices in the Gulf, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Ultra High Net-Worth Middle Eastern families. In 2010, Mr. Verdon joined Deutsche Bank, as a Director of the Bank's African private wealth management business. During this time, he had responsibility for developing the Bank's private wealth management business in: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria and Ghana. He provided advisory insight on private equity deals to the Uganda Safari Company and TPS Serena Group amongst others and in addition was the lead advisor to the Central Bank of Lesotho in relation to the fixed income portion of their reserves portfolio. Mr. Verdon is 48 years old and holds a law degree from the University of Wales. He is a member of the Society of United Kingdom Investment Professionals and holds the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning for Australia.