Board of Directors and Officers
Donald (Dan) M. Clark, Director / President & CEO
Founder, Director or Senior Officer of seven resource issuers between 1982 to present: two of which have been ranked as top 1,000 public companies in Canada ('88-'90)
Ms. Sandra Wong, CGA, CFO Ms. Wong holds a Bachelors of Commerce degree in marketing from the University of British Columbia and obtained her Certified General Accountant (CGA) designation in 1999. Ms. Wong has over ten years of working experience with several TSX-Venture Exchange listed companies in the area of financial reporting and company management.
Jonathan Samuda, Corporate Secretary
Mr. Samuda has extensive experience and training in the field of information and computer technology, and has advanced knowledge of business financial software.
Paul A. Antoniazzi, Director
Currently President of Antoniazzi Consulting, Former Vice-President for Golder Paste Technologies, Environmental Engineers, Former Senior Project, Manager, Lac Minerals, North America 1983 to 1994.
Ferdynand (Fred) Kiernicki, Director
Mr. Kiernicki has over 30 years experience as an exploration contractor and consultant for both private and public companies involved in the mineral exploration business. He is knowledgeable in financial matters pertaining to the mining industry and understands the principles of estimates, accruals and reserves, as well as internal controls. Mr. Kiernicki has also been a director since September 2003 of Hinterland Metals Inc. (TSXV: HMI) and a director of Opawica (TSX: IKI) since January 2008. He serves as an independent member of the Company's Audit Committee.
Mario Stifano, Director
Mr. Mario Stifano is a chartered accountant with more than 15 years of corporate finance experience, including extensive work in the mining sector. Mr Stifano is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX - LSG) a rapidly growing mining company with large land positions on the west and east sides of the Timmins Gold Camp. He was formerly Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Ivernia Inc., an international base metals company based in Toronto, where he completed numerous debt and equity financings, and managed the implementation of the financial controls, processes and corporate financing strategies required to bring the Magellan lead mine in Western Australia from the development stage into commercial production. Mr. Stifano´s experience has also previously included holding a number of senior finance roles at Noranda Inc., as well as serving as Vice-President of Finance for Investment Administration Sciences, Inc. of Toronto, and Director of Corporate Development for Newcourt Group. He serves as an independent member of the Company's Audit Committee.
Eric Kallio, Director
Mr. Eric Kallio is a geologist with close to thirty years experience working on exploration as well as underground and open pit mine planning, scoping and feasibility studies in Canada and abroad. Mr. Kallio is presently Vice President – Exploration of Lake Shore Gold Corp. and previously has provided geological consulting services to Detour Gold Corp., Centerra Gold Corp., Verena Minerals, Baffinland Iron Mines, Ursa Major Minerals and Goldeye Exploration Limited. Past corporate assignments have included serving as Vice-President, Exploration with Patricia Mining Corporation; Exploration Manager, Canadian Shield for Kinross Gold Corporation; and Chief Geologist at Placer Dome Canada Limited´s Dome Mine in Timmins, Ontario. Mr. Kallio was also a former Director of Holmer Gold Mines Limited prior to its merger with Lake Shore Gold in 2004.