Natural Resources >> Sector Roundtables >> March 13, 2000
VICTOR LAZAROVICI is a senior analyst covering the Base Metals and
Mining industry. Prior to joining BMO Nesbitt Burns in 1998, he covered
the base and precious metals industries at Smith Barney as a managing
director and at S.G. Warburg as a vice president. He also worked for
James Capel, Andras Research and Scotia McLeod in Canada, covering the
North American metals and mining industry. He also has 15 years of
industry experience, in engineering, finance and accounting, and
corporate development. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Sir
George Williams University (1972) and an MBA from York University
(1977). Profile
THOMAS MCNAMARA is an Executive Director with CIBC World Markets. Prior
to joining the firm, he was associated with Kidder Peabody. Mr. McNamara
is a member of the New York Society of Mining Engineers and serves as
Treasurer of the New York Nonferrous Metals Group. He holds a
Bachelor's degree in Accounting and History from Providence College. Profile
DANIEL ROLING is a First Vice President at Merrill Lynch. Previously, he
was affiliated with Waddell & Reed, Inc. A Chartered Financial Analyst
and a Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Roling earned his Bachelor's
degree in Accounting from the University of Iowa and an MBA from the
University of Kansas. He is a member of the Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, the AIMR, the NYSSA, and the Nonferrous Metals
Analysts of New York. He also serves as a member of the National Coal
Council and was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of the College
of Business Administration at the University of Iowa. Profile
TWST: Dan, will you begin today's discussion of nonferrous metals, inwhich I hope we will include nickel, zinc and lead, along with aluminum
and copper, by tracking the movement in the metals