Peter Barnes, Chief Executive Officer, Silver Wheaton Speaking at the AME BC Finance Luncheon – 12:30

Peter Barnes, Chief Executive Officer, Silver Wheaton will be speaking at the AME BC Finance Luncheon today at Roundup. The luncheon will be taking place in the Stanley Park Ballroom of the Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, at 12:30.

Peter Barnes, a Chartered Accountant with over twenty years of senior management experience, was one of Silver Wheaton’s founders in 2004. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in April 2006.

Prior to founding Silver Wheaton, Peter was Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Wheaton River Minerals from 2003 until the 2005 merger with Goldcorp Inc. He continued in that role with Goldcorp until taking over management of Silver Wheaton. He is also a member of the Silver Institute’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Peter holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Hull, England.