Management Team

Dave Harper is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Geodrill. With over 40 years of experience in the drilling industry, 35 of those years in management and 33 of those in West Africa, he is passionate about the future of drilling on the continent. Mr Harper’s goal to establish a leading international drilling company based in Ghana has been achieved, and the company has expanded its operations into six (6) countries and two (2) continents, namely Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal in West Africa; Egypt in North Africa; and Peru and Chile in South America. Integrating ESG principles into the company’s vision from day one, Geodrill has built a strong legacy of CSR projects in Africa.

Terry Burling is the Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his appointment, Mr Burling served as Operations Manager for Geodrill overseeing the Company’s operations. He has 40 years of experience in the drilling industry, 33 of those years in Ghana and West Africa (of which 28 years have been with Geodrill). Prior to joining Geodrill, Mr Burling supervised drilling projects in Ghana for Stanley Mining Services from 1994 to 1998 and previously in Australia for Leanda Drilling since 1987.

Greg Borsk is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr Borsk is a chartered accountant with over 20 years of private and public company experience in financial management, business development and financial reporting. He previously held senior management positions in investment banking and earned his chartered accountant designation while working with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr Borsk has been CFO for private and public companies and is responsible for all financial and reporting aspects of the Company. He earned his chartered accountant designation in Ontario in 1994 and his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto in 1990.

Greig Rodger became Executive General Manager in 2017 having joined the company as General Manager in 2016. He is responsible for the overall management and commercial development of the Company’s activities. Greig has 30 years of experience in the drilling industry, all of those years in management and mostly in Africa. Greig embodies the core values of the company, with a results-oriented work ethic that supports its brand and footprint in Africa. Prior to Geodrill, Mr Rodger held various management positions with Major Drill and Longstaff Drilling.

Stephan Rodrigue oversees Geodrill’s commercial development and operational activities throughout French West Africa. Based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Mr Rodrigue is a geologist with 25 years of experience in geology, environment, hydrogeology and drilling, including more than 15 years in West Africa. He has worked for SNC Lavalin, Technic-Eau Drilling, St-Lambert Drilling and Boart Longyear. Mr Rodrigue has been with Geodrill since 2012 and has broad experience including senior management roles for several companies, including Boart Longyear where he was instrumental in expanding their operations into West Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Science in geology from Université de Montréal.

Victoria Prentice has over 20 years of commercial experience. Since 1998, Mrs Prentice has worked in the offshore corporate sector and has been responsible for corporate structures, regulatory and statutory compliance. She has acted as Company Secretary for a licensed financial services company and as a director of several licensed fiduciary companies. Her work has included keeping up to date with legislative changes and implementing new systems and controls. Her Company Secretary role was in the Isle of Man. Mrs Prentice has previously acted as an external consultant to a private bank reviewing compliance and corporate governance, and currently acts as external consultant on corporate governance matters to a licensed Corporate Service Provider. Mrs Prentice was a director of Geodrill Limited from 2004 to 2014.