Mr. Garagan is a geologist with over 40 years of experience. Mr. Garagan is a founder of B2Gold as well as its Senior Vice President, Exploration (NYSE: BTG, TSX: BTO) from March 2007 to retirement in October 2022. Mr. Garagan was with Bema Gold from 1991 to 2007 and was appointed Vice President of Exploration in 1996, remaining there until Bema’s $3.1B sale to Kinross Gold. He has worked in North and South America, East and West Africa, Oceana, Central Asia and Russia. Mr. Garagan has served as a director and/or officer of several other public companies operating in the resource sector. Mr. Garagan has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in geology from the University of Ottawa.