Management
Rob Bruggeman
Chief Executive Officer and DirectorRob Bruggeman has served as a Director of AbraSilver Resource Corp. since 2018 and was Chairman until September 2025. During his tenure, the Company has advanced its flagship Diablillos asset in Argentina into one of the leading primary silver development projects globally.
Mr. Bruggeman brings over 15 years of experience in the mining sector, where he has worked with numerous junior resource companies in both executive and advisory capacities, with a focus on corporate development, capital markets, and strategic planning.
Prior to his involvement in the mining industry, Mr. Bruggeman spent a decade in equities research and trading in Toronto, Canada. He held the role of Vice President, Trading Strategy & Research at TD Securities from 2005 to 2010, where he specialized in equities research and proprietary trading/investment.
Mr. Bruggeman holds a Bachelor of Engineering & Management from McMaster University and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
Robert Scott
Chief Financial OfficerMr. Scott is an accomplished professional with 20+ years professional experience in accounting and corporate compliance, corporate finance, and merchant and commercial banking. He is a CPA, CA and a CFA Charterholder and has spent the last 18 years as a Senior Officer and Director of a number of issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. In that time he has helped raise in excess of $200 million in equity and has gained extensive experience in initial public offerings, reverse takeovers, corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions, as well as cost effective management of operations.
He currently holds Management and Board Positions with a number of TSX-V Listed Issuers.
Kathy Li
Vice President, Investor RelationsMs. Li brings over 20 years of investor relations management and capital market experience, primarily in natural resources. She has worked as Investor Relations Manager for Silvercorp Metals Inc., where she led investor relations, capital market and corporate communications for the company and played a significant role in marketing various mining projects in Canada, South America and China. Previously, she was the Vice President of Investor Relations at Christensen IR, a leading investor relations consulting firm in New York, Hong Kong and Beijing, where she managed over 30 publicly traded Asian/Chinese companies across the board, including pre-IPOs, NASDAQ, NYSE, Amex and OTCB in capital market intelligence, media relations and investor relations. Ms. Li holds a Master’s Degree in public relations from the University of Houston and a Diploma in Accounting from the University of British Columbia.
Melissa Martensen
Corporate SecretaryMelissa Martensen is an experienced administrator with over 12 years as a corporate secretary, primarily in junior mining companies. Prior to transitioning to junior mining, she worked in private banking at RBC. Ms. Martensen graduated with a degree in finance from UNBC in Prince George. She is a member of the Governance Professionals of Canada.
Thyana Alvarez
VP Corporate Relations & Country ManagerMs. Alvarez is a social leader with over 20 years of experience in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Stakeholder Management, and Corporate Communications. She has a strong history of working closely with communities during the exploration and development stages of mining projects, even in challenging environments. Most recently, Ms. Alvarez served as the Sustainability Manager for Outcrop Silver & Gold, Libero Copper and Minesa, where she played a key role in building strong relationships with local communities, ensuring that projects were carried out responsibly and sustainably. Ms. Alvarez's dedication to social leadership was honored in 2024 when she was named one of Colombia's most influential women.