Directors

 

Brian Hinchcliffe – New York, USA – Chairman and CEO – Mr. Hinchcliffe worked for Goldman Sachs in New York and London in the mining and metals sector for the first 10 years of his career and subsequently has been involved in the founding of global mining projects for over 30 years working with Harry Dobson. Mr. Hinchcliffe was a co-founder of Kirkland Lake Gold and served as its President and CEO. Mr. Hinchcliffe was also formerly the Executive Chairman and CEO of Rupert Resources Ltd. (TSXV) and co- founded American Pacific Mines. Prior to launching this mine founding career,  

Mike Sutton – Ontario, Canada – VP, Exploration and Director – Mr. Sutton’s career spans over 40 years as an exploration and production geologist which included the founding of Kirkland Lake Gold with Mr. Hinchcliffe and Mr. Dobson. Mr. Sutton served as exploration and production geologist at Kirkland Lake Gold and was awarded the Prospector of the Year for Ontario (along with Stew Carmichael) for the discovery of the very high-grade South Mine Complex. He is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario and has been a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada since 1982.

Andrew Dunlop – Ontario, Canada – Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary – A finance and accounting professional with over ten years of experience in the mining sector, focused primarily on assets in North and South America. Mr. Dunlop was previously the Corporate Controller of Discovery Silver Corp. where, over his three-year tenure, had a broad scope of authority, including executive guidance for finance, accounting, treasury, taxation, and regulatory filings. Mr. Dunlop holds a Bachelor of Accountancy, with Honours, from Brock University and holds the designation of Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant.

Trevor Gabriel – Monaco – Director (Independent) – Mr. Gabriel is qualified as a Chartered Accountant and spent 12 years in financial and general management roles with Jardine Matheson in Southeast Asia before returning to Europe in 1985. He subsequently ran a privately owned oil company based in the United Kingdom and had concessions in Gabon and a distribution infrastructure in several West African countries. Mr. Gabriel previously had a non-executive director role with Kirkland Lake Gold (where he also chaired the audit committee) and is currently a non-executive director and Audit Committee Chair of LSE listed DG Innovate Plc, a hi-tech sector start-up in energy storage and hi-torque electric motors.

John Gravelle – Ontario, Canada – Director (Independent) – Mr. Gravelle is currently a director of Century Global Commodities Corporation, KP3993 Resources Inc. and AXMIN Inc. He was previously on the Board of Directors of several companies in the mining sector, including Century Metals Inc., Brio Gold Inc. and Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. He is a retired partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he served in various leadership roles related to the mining sector including being the Global Mining Industry Leader. He is a Canadian CPA/CA with a strong financial background and is recognized as a financial expert. His public company board experience includes roles on Audit, Compensation and Strategic Committees.