MANAGEMENT / BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mitchell E. Lavery – P.Geo.
President & Director
Technical / Operations

A Mining exploration professional with over 42 years of experience in all aspects of mineral exploration around the world from grass roots to ore deposit delineation to developing and managing a mine. He has been involved in the discovery of and/or development of several mineral deposits in Canada. His experience covers gold, silver, uranium, nickel, cobalt, base metals and lithium. Mr. Lavery is a licensed Professional Geologist in the Province of Quebec (N0. 181) and brings both strong technical and management skills to the company and has served as a senior officer and/or director on other public and private companies and is a lifetime member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.

Giovanni Gasbarro
Chief Executive Officer & Director
IR / Financial

Has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation since February 11, 2016 and as a Director of the Company since September 26, 2014. Previously was employed as an Investment Advisor for nearly 25 years with two Vancouver based firms and has significant market and financial expertise. He was instrumental in bringing many Initial Public Offerings/Capital Pool Companies to market, four of which have gone on to be acquired by other companies, both private and public. He has helped raise over $250 million in both primary and secondary financings over his career with retail clients and investment institutions.

Bruno Gasbarro
Chief Financial Officer & Director

Has served as Chief Financial Officer since May 26, 2010, and as a Director since the Companies initial inception in January 2007. Since 2003, he has been instrumental in the creation of several Initial Public Offerings/ Capital Pool Companies, and has served on many of the public company boards, holding various positions from President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial officer, and as a Director. He was also previously employed as an Investment Advisor for 10 years with a Vancouver based firm.

Salvatore Giantomaso
Director

Vice President of Newway Forming Ltd. Since May 1985, and has previously served as Company’s President and CEO, and a director of the Corporation from January 20, 2012 to August 21, 2015. He has also served on many other public company boards over the years and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the company. He was nominated and re-elected to the Board as a director at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on December 16, 2016.

Richard L. Tremblay
Director

Mr. Tremblay is an experienced businessman with over 25 years in the resource business sector. In 2006, he made the decision to enter the venture capital and junior resource markets industry. In June 2007, Golden Ears Consulting was founded and incorporated in the Province of British Columbia. Mr. Tremblay has worked as an independent consultant for both public and private companies in investor relations and corporate development. In February 2012, Mr. Tremblay was named CEO of Pacific Potash Corporation, where he helped grow the company in all areas, and his knowledge and varied experience over time has made him a valuable asset for each of the companies he has worked for throughout his career. More recently Richard has served as Corporate Development of Temas Resources, and in 2022, he served as CEO and Director of Allied Copper Corp.