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 various public companies and sectors where he assisted capital financing.
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 has over 22 years of capital finance experience in various industries including: mineral exploration and development, oil and gas, technology, agriculture, and property development with experience includes M&A, corporate and regulatory compliance, debt and equity financing and execution, and corporate strategy. She also holds director and CEO positions in various public companies and sectors.
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).