Dave Harper
President, Chief Executive Officer
Dave Harper is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and director of Geodrill. With over 35 years of experience in the drilling industry, 30 of those years in management and 28 of those in West Africa he is passionate about the future of drilling on the continent. Mr. Harper’s goal to establish a leading international drilling company based in Ghana has been achieved and the company has expanded its operations into six (6) countries and two (2) continents, namely: Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali in West Arica; Egypt in North Africa; and Peru in South America. Integrating ESG principles into the company’s vision from day one, Geodrill has built a strong legacy of CSR projects in Africa.
Mark has been responsible for setting up operations in Peru and is now the General Manager for Recon Drilling Peru, a subsidiary of Geodrill.
Terry Burling
Chief Operating Officer
Terry Burling is the Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Mr. Burling served as Operations Manager for Geodrill overseeing operations of the Company. Mr. Burling has 35 years of experience in the drilling industry, 28 of those years in Ghana and West Africa (of which 28 years have been with Geodrill). Prior to joining Geodrill, Mr. Burling supervised the drilling projects in Ghana for Stanley Mining Services from 1994 to 1998 and previous to this supervised drilling projects in Australia for Leanda Drilling since 1987.