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Richard (Drew) Martel
CEO & Director
Mr. Martel has been involved with private and publicly listed companies for the past 25 years. Currently, Drew is the principal of RAMM Communications Corp. a private consultancy firm specializing in advising growth companies in Mining, Energy and early-stage Venture Capital companies. Drew has held senior management positions as, Director, Corporate Development and Marketing holding positions with Tan Range Resources TNX.T, with Platinum Group Metals PTM.T, Kiska Metals, Balmoral Resources, MAG Silver MAG.T, Constantine Metals and currently Lithium South Development Corp. LIS.V, has assisted in raising upwards $400 million for resource companies.
Richard Barnett, CPA, CGA
CFO & Secretary
Mr. Barnett has extensive corporate experience as a Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and Secretary with over 20 years of accounting experience serving both public and private corporations. His experience covers a wide range of companies producing oil & gas, resource & explorations, engineering, and research & development. Mr. Barnett is a member of the Certified General Accountants of British Columbia. In order to stay abreast of new business procedures, he has taken extensive business and accounting courses in addition to regulatory courses and workshops. In addition to overseeing the accounting functions within the Company, Mr. Barnett’s responsibilities include managing the annual audit, budgeting, preparation of financial statements and management discussions & analyses.
Richard R. Kern, B.Sc., M.Sc., P. Geo
Director
Mr. Kern is President of Great Basin Resources Inc., Inc., and prior to that he was co-founder of MinQuest Inc. he was also a principal in the companies BristleCone Ventures, LP, Geo Surveys, and Sierra VisionLaunch, LLC. In addition, Mr. Kern is presently the President & CEO of ICONIC Minerals (TSX.V: ICM) and has held executive and management level positions in companies such as Western North America North Mining, Inc., Homestake Mining Company, Superior Oil, and U.S. Geological Survey. Mr. Kern’s areas of expertise include establishing base and precious metal exploration programs throughout North America, with an emphasis on Western U.S., Mexico, Honduras and Panama. Mr. Kern has made several discoveries, including at Fire Creek, Nevada and Moss, Arizona, which are both producing mines and the Bonnie Claire Lithium Property in Sarcobatus Valley, Nevada.
Keturah Nathe
Director
Ms. Nathe, is currently Director of and Nevada Lithium Resources, Iconic Minerals and St George Eco Mining and holds over 16 years in capital markets experience in various industries: mineral exploration and development, oil and gas, technology, agriculture and property development. Her experience includes M&A, corporate and regulatory compliance, debt and equity financing and corporate strategy.
Joe Devries
Director
Mr. Devries has more than 29 years of experience arranging for, financing, and administering public companies. Joe brings together and facilitates companies with seed and development capital to build shareholder equity value. He has been instrumental in the reorganization and reactivation of Tier 2 TSX Venture Exchange companies. Currently Director, President & CEO of Altima Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ARH).
David Caulfield, B.Sc., P. Geo.
Mr. Caulfield is a co-founder of Rimfire Minerals Corporation and co-founder Evrim Metals (now Orogen Royalties). He plays an integral role in building the business through its strategic partnerships. Prior to Rimfire, he was the co-founder and President of Equity Engineering Ltd., a privately held geological consulting firm. David served as the 2005 President of the Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia (AME BC), a non-profit association that advocates a healthy and environmentally sound exploration, mining sector in British Columbia and co-Founder, Chairman of C3 Alliance Corp.