
Ken Lapierre, P.Geo. – President, C.E.O. and Director
Mr. Lapierre, age 48, has over 25 years’ experience in the mining
industry. Since graduating from the University of Western Ontario with a
B.Sc., Honors in Geology, Mr. Lapierre has consulted in the junior
mining sector continuously since graduation. He has an excellent track
record in junior mining business and has cofounded and managed several
successful junior mining Companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
He has a proven ability in raising venture capital over the past 20
years. He has developed successful partnerships with several major
mining companies on an option/joint venture basis in advancing large
projects in precious and base metals. Ken has worked as exploration and
mine geologist in gold, VMS, PGMs, magmatic nickel-copper deposits and
diamonds. He has been successful as part of a team of scientists that
have specialized in mineral discoveries. Mr. Lapierre is a Fellow of the
Geological Association of Canada and a Professional Geoscientist with
the Association of Professional Geoscientist of Ontario.
William R. Johnstone, LL.B – Corporate Secretary
and Director
Mr. Johnstone, age 50, has been a partner at Gardiner Roberts LLP since
February of 2005 practicing in the areas of corporate and securities
law. Prior to that, Mr. Johnstone was the proprietor of Johnstone &
Company, a boutique corporate and securities law firm, for twelve years.
Mr. Johnstone has been practicing law for 22 years. Mr. Johnstone is a
director of Active Control Technology Inc., Outlook Resources Inc.,
Romios Gold Resources Inc., Tribute Minerals Inc. and Strait Gold
Corporation, all of which are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Peter Wood, P.Eng., P.Geo. – Vice-President
Exploration and Director
Mr. Wood, age 46, has over 20 years’ experience in the mining industry
and has worked as and exploration geologist for several major mining
companies and is now running a geological consulting company which was
incorporated in 1991. Mr. Wood has been actively involved in the
exploration for gold, VMS, platinum-group element and magmatic
nickel-copper deposits and diamonds with a number of junior exploration
companies. He has also been a part of an exploration team that has made
several significant mineral discoveries. Peter holds an Honours B.A.Sc.
in Geological Engineering specializing in mineral exploration and a
M.Sc. in Economic Geology from the University of Toronto. Mr. Wood is a
licensed Professional Engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario and a
Professional Geoscientist with the Association of Professional
Geoscientists of Ontario and the Association of Professional Engineers
and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba.
Robin Lowe – Director
Mr. Lowe, age 68, has established and run a number of highly successful
businesses in his career. Mr. Lowe is an avid prospector and brings his
entrepreneurial spirit and business expertise to the Corporation.
Denis Arsenault, CA – Director
Mr. Arsenault, age 51, is V.P. Finance and C.F.O. of Orbus Pharma Inc.
and has held his present position since June 2001. Prior thereto, from
March 2000 he was Chief Financial Officer of Patent Enforcement and
Royalties Ltd. (now known as Blue Pearl Mining Ltd.), a patent and
intellectual property investment company, and prior thereto, from
January 1999, he was Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President, Finance
of Trailmobile Canada Ltd., a truck-trailer manufacturing company. Mr.
Arsenault is currently a Director of other reporting issuers as follows:
Blue Pearl Mining Ltd., The Endurance Fund Corp., and a trustee of
Agtech Income Fund.
Mike Kindy, CA-Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kindy, age 44, is a Chartered Accountant and holds a public
accounting license and a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of
Waterloo. He was partner in a public accounting firm in Toronto from
1990 to 1995 at which point he initiated his own financial consulting
business and a public accounting practice. In addition to operating
these ventures, Mr. Kindy is also the V.P. Finance and C.F.O. of ZTEST
Electronics Inc., a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, and has
held this position since 1997. |