Evgenij Iorich is vice president of investment at Pala Investments and has extensive experience in the natural resources sector across a broad range of commodities with a focus on M&A opportunities, operational, financial planning and corporate structuring. Prior to joining Pala in 2006, Mr Iorich was a financial manager at Mechel, the Russian metals and mining company where his responsibilities included all aspects of budgeting and financial modelling. Mr Iorich graduated from the University of Zurich with a Master of Arts and is a non-executive director of TSX-listed Serinus Energy and TSX-V-listed Asian Mineral Resources.