Overview

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Arata is a Co-founder of Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. where he is the current President and Executive Director. He has over 29 years of experience in mineral and oil exploration in Latin America. He began his professional career with Maraven, S.A., a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela (“PDVSA”), where he held a variety of positions within the E&P department.

He was a Director and the former Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Stratus Energy Ltd. and he was the Co-founder and a former Director and Executive Vice President of Bolivar Gold Corp. as well as other publicly traded companies.

He has a degree in Geology from the University of Torino, Italy and a degree in Geological Engineering from the Central University of Venezuela.