Backed by a strong management team and board of directors with an impressive track record

Mr. Brad Kitchen, B.Ap.Sc., MBA

Mr. Kitchen is a seasoned financial market professional with extensive experience in structured financings, investment banking and public company governance. His education includes an MBA from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec (1987) and a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree (Civil Engineering) from the University of British Columbia (1985).  Mr. Kitchen held positions at CIBC World Markets and TD Securities Inc. before founding his own firm, PBK Financial Engineering, in 1997, through which he advises small to medium sized companies on corporate finance issues.

Mr. David Matousek, B.B.A.

Mr. Matousek has been actively involved in the minerals exploration business over the last several years. He has been a feature presenter at various international mining and exploration events and in doing so he has made important and influential contacts within the precious metals capital markets. Mr. Matousek has worked in the brokerage industry and has experience in the mining finance sector. He holds a BBA (Finance) from Simon Fraser University. Mr. Matousek’s role with the Company will focus on strategy and corporate communication.

Mr. Terence Schorn, P.Geo

Mr. Jason Scarfe

Mr. Scharfe, during the past 12 years, has served as Vice-President, Senior Vice-President and is now a Managing Director of Marsh Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listed company. Mr. Scharfe obtained a diploma in financial management from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree from the University of British Columbia. In addition to his role as Managing Director of Marsh Canada, Mr. Scharfe is an officer of Volcanic Capital Corporation, a TSX Venture listed company.

Mr. Cale Thomas, B.A., MBA

Mr. Thomas is currently the Chief Financial Officer and controller of a very strong portfolio of public companies at Sweetwater Capital. Mr. Thomas has extensive experience developing large and small corporations with specific focus on business modelling and cashflow analysis of resource based companies.

Mr. Thomas obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, and then continued on to obtain his Master of Business Administration degree with majors in finance, accounting and venture capital management. Mr. Thomas is currently teaching graduate and undergraduate students financial theory and practical application of financial and accounting techniques at a local university on a part-time basis.

Mr. Thomas has worked as a business analyst and operations manager for a large mutual fund company based in Vancouver, BC. Mr. Thomas was responsible for the production and oversight of multimillion dollar operating budgets and provided operational advice to the Executive Vice President of Operations for this mutual fund company for over six years. Mr. Thomas has extensive experience in large and small corporations with annual sales ranging from $5 million to over $100 million annually.