OUR TEAM
We are confident that our technical ability supplemented by our combined operational experience and expertise of 125 years will complement our passion to become a leading junior miner, while unlocking tangible value to our stakeholders.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS and OFFICER
Terry L. Tucker (P.Geo.)
Director
Executive Chair and Interim CEO
Terry Tucker is a Canadian citizen and geologist with 26 years‘ experience in mineral exploration and development projects worldwide. Prior to moving to Switzerland in 2011, he was the CEO and Director of Nyota Minerals Limited (AIM, ASX: NYO) focused on an advanced stage gold project in Ethiopia. He was also President, CEO and Director of TSX-listed StrataGold Corporation, where he successfully advanced the exploration and development of two gold projects in both Guyana and Canada before the company’s acquisition by Victoria Gold Corp (TSX-V: VIT) in June 2009. Previously he was responsible for a number of exploration projects in northern Canada, including the discovery of the Wolverine gold-rich massive sulphide deposit. His experience includes a number of roles at strategic, operational and corporate levels.
Neil Budd
Independent Director and
Audit Committee Member
Neil Budd qualified as a solicitor in 1988 and worked in local government for seven years, specialising in commercial property and development projects. In 1995 he joined the Moscow Office of international law firm, Watson Farley and Williams. Neil worked in Moscow for four years, undertaking a broad of work including property, shipping, corporate, trade finance, asset finance, banking and securities. In 1999, Neil moved back to London and worked in the London office of Watson Farley and Williams as an energy lawyer; initially working on conventional power projects in Eastern Europe and, from 2005, specialising in renewable energy. In 2012, Neil joined Shakespeare Martineau, a top 50 UK national law firm, to develop his renewable energy practice, in particular in solar and biomass. Neil became a Partner in Shakespeare Martineau in 2016. In 2018, Neil founded Budd Legal. The focus of the firm is to be a niche practice advising on renewable energy and conventional energy projects, infrastructure projects, real estate and construction in the UK and internationally.
Donna M. Moroney
Director,
Corporate Secretary
and Audit Committee Member
Donna Moroney has over 30 years of experience in regulatory and corporate compliance in both Canada and the United States, and as a senior officer of various public companies. As President of Wiklow Corporate Services Inc., she assists companies in the resource, financial and technology sectors in maintaining the securities and exchange demands on public companies, as well as keeping them up-to-date on relevant issues, policies and working practices. Ms. Moroney also assists companies reporting in the US in preparing registration statements, quarterly and annual financial filings and other various facets of meeting US securities requirements. She also leads seminars that provide a practical guide for public companies in meeting their securities regulatory compliance requirements. She serves as a director and/or senior officer for numerous public companies.
Kevin Ma, CPA CA
Independent Director and
Chairman of Audit Committee
Mr. Kevin Ma is an independent Director and as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Company. Mr. Ma is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and the principal of Calibre Capital Partners Corp., a Vancouver-based corporate finance advisory firm that advises public and private companies on governance and capital markets strategies. He concurrently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Kalo Gold Corp. (TSXV: KALO), and has held officer and director positions at a number of other publicly listed companies, with practical experience of TSX Venture Exchange requirements and continuous-disclosure obligations. Mr. Ma holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma in Accounting from the University of British Columbia.
Derek Sobel, CPA CA
CFO
Mr. Derek Sobel of Catapult Consulting Corporation is Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Sobel has 15 years of experience in financial reporting, corporate modelling and financial audits, working with public and private companies primarily in the mining, resource and technology industries. Mr. Sobel has held Chief Financial Officer positions at a number of Canadian public companies and has been instrumental in their growth by building out robust financial reporting processes, implementing internal controls, developing internal budgeting and forecasting models, and streamlining day-to-day accounting processes. Mr. Sobel is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta.