Prior to founding Basil & Alred, Godfrey was the Managing Director and Vice President of Coeur Tanzania Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (Coeur), the largest U.S.-based primary silver producer. He was with Coeur for 15 years (seven as those years as Managing Director and Board Member of Coeur Tanzania), and prior to that he worked as an Auditor with Ernst & Young in Seattle.
Kabla ya kuanzishwa kwa Basil & Alred, Godfrey alikuwa Meneja Mkuu na makamu wa Raisi wa Coeur Tanzania Limited, iliyokuwa inamilikiwa na Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (Coeur), mzalishaji mkubwa zaidi wa madini ya shabahuko Marekani. Amekuwa na Coeur kwa miaka 15(miaka saba kati ya hiyo alifanya kazi kama Meneja mtendaji na kama mwana bodi wa Coeur Tanzania), kabla ya hapo alifanya kazi kama mkaguzi wa hesabu katika kampuni ya Ernst & Young huko Seattle.