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Meet The Management Team

At Copper-Pay, our leadership team is composed of seasoned professionals with decades of experience in the copper mining, finance, and technology sectors. With a shared vision for sustainable growth and innovation, we are committed to providing secure and profitable investment opportunities for our clients. Led by a team of experts who value transparency, integrity, and client success, we are here to guide you every step of the way in your copper investment journey.

Andrew Paul

President

Andrew Paul (AP) is an Investment Banker with 25 years' experience incorporating Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Nomura International trading in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo. His expertise encompasses commercial disciplines in Risk Management, Equity Trading and Derivatives encompassing Delta 1 Long/Short, Portfolio and Bullet Swaps, charting and trading tool focused to generate opportunities within the scope and boundaries of trading strategies.

Andrew Costain

Chief Operating Officer

Andrew Costain (AC) is an Investment Banker with 27 years' experience in the Financial Services industry Andrew is both well versed and seasoned in global finance. His experience of global trading practices is extensive, having held positions in the European, US and Asian markets in top banks including NatWest, BZW and CSFB, as well as Head of Global Trading at BlueOak Capital.

John M. Johnson

Head of Mining Operations

Previous long-term experiences include ownership and management of mining, agriculture, the service industry, retail, construction, and land development in which entrepreneurial energies were put to effective use in profitable business activities. Demonstrated impressive administrative, planning/forecasting, sales/marketing/promotion, oral/written communication, team building/leading and bottom-line profit skills.

Andre Peterkin

Chief strategy officer

Financial Services expert for 23 years, with experience in Asset Backed financing covering soft and hard assets, seasoned in global markets across U.S, Caribbean and Europe. The competitive edge for Andre is his ability to look outside of the box to meet the firms’ strategic demands which capitalize on pure revenue streams.

Meet The Development Team and Advisor

Michael R. Smith

Principal Geologist

GEOLOGICAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC

Experienced mining professional with 45 years of international experience. Registered Geologist (#35031) in Arizona and Registered Member (Geology) with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration.

Gabriela Castro

President & Founder

Trade in Motion

Has extensive more than 20 years' experience in business administration, commercial affairs, international trade, market analysis, research and development, focused on customer service. She specialises in supporting companies looking to expand into North America.

Mary & Richard Darling

M.S. J.D. CEO / President & Principal Owner

Darling Geomatics

Darling Geomatics has been meeting its customers' geospatial and digital data collection needs for over 27 years with high-tech drones, LiDAR, laser trackers, GPS and more. Richard is a Registered Land Surveyor (RLS) in Arizona and an FAA Part 107 licensed UAV pilot with over 40 years of diversified surveying experience.

James R. Ashby

Geologist & President

Mission Geoscience

As Principal Engineering Geologist for MISSION Geoscience, overseeing all technical and business management for MISSION Geo. James directs projects in engineering geology including: faulting, water & erosion, landslides, settlement, various geo-hazards, and mining.