Mathieu Stephens, P.Geo
President, CEO and Director
Mr. Stephens is a professional geologist with over 15 years of experience in the mining industry. He was President and CEO of UrbanGold Minerals, which was subsequently acquired by Troilus Gold in 2021, and Vice President of Exploration for Beaufield Resources, which was acquired by Osisko Mining in 2018. Prior to this, Mr. Stephens worked for Canaccord Capital for over 6 years.
Dale Burstall, LLB
Director
Mr. Burstall is a partner with DS Burstall and practices in the area of commercial law with an emphasis on securities law. Mr. Burstall’s practice includes all aspects of securities law from both the perspective of an issuer and an underwriter, including initial public offerings, secondary financings, mergers and acquisitions, all dealings with regulators including stock exchanges and securities commissions, and corporate governance.
Alastair Neill P.Eng, MBA
Director
Mr. Neill is the President of Trinity Management, a consulting company specializing in business development activities in rare earths and specialty metals, and has over 25 years of experience evaluating a number of potential mining projects globally. Mr. Neill has served as the director of TSX-V-listed companies and has presented at a number of global conferences along with being an invitee to a town hall in Malaysia on rare earths. He has a degree in Materials Science Engineering from Western University in London, Ontario, and an MBA from York University, Toronto.
Rajesh Sharma
Director
Mr. Sharma has over 25 years of leadership experience in mining, exploration, metals, and international trade. He has executive experience in advancing exploration and mining projects, including investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, and running global businesses. Past roles include Executive-in-Residence at Investissement Québec, CEO and board member of TSMC, board member of SFPPN, PPP for the Port at SFPPN, CEO and board member of Black Ginger 461 Pty Ltd, the investment arm of Tata for mineral projects in Africa, and board member of the exploration company Tata Steel Côte D’Ivoire. Rajesh has management and engineering degrees. He completed a scholarship program on Globalization and Leadership from London School of Economics. He was granted the ICD.D designation by the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Denis Pilon
Director
Mr. Pilon is Chief Operating Officer of Helicopter Transport Services, a global air operator that focuses on the mining sector and utility air operations. He has been working closely with the mining sector for over twenty years and has also been an active rotary and fixed wing pilot on mining exploration projects. He has over two decades of management experience in operating aviation businesses worldwide including aerial firefighting, offshore, SAR, EMS, DOD Security, and utility VFR operations. Mr. Pilon earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Vatché Tchakmakian, CPA
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Mr. Tchakmakian is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 30 years of experience in the minerals industry. He specializes in the field of public companies and securities regulations in Canada. Mr. Tchakmakian has been an officer of several public companies in the mineral sector having operations in Canada, and Latin America. From 1988 to 1993, he managed audit assignments at one of the predecessors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a national accounting firm, for a number of large private and public companies. Mr. Tchakmakian received his B.S. in Public Accounting from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, in Montreal, Quebec. He is a member of the TSX Venture Exchange Advisory Committee.