Douglas Evans - Chairman and CEO
Mr. Evans (BA,MBA) spent 25 years in the Canadian Forces
as a pilot and staff officer to the Minister of National
Defense. Since his retirement from military service, he
has served as president and director of a number of public
and private companies involved in their financing and development
in the mining and technology sectors for the past 17 years.
John Semachko Jr. Director and President
With 20 years of business, sales and finance experience, Mr. John Semachko Jr. directs corporate financing, operations, carbon credit project development, shareholder communications and sales. From past field trips, John has considerable travel and local knowledge of Sierra Leone operations.
James Spence Stewart – Director and Secretary
Mr. Stewart (BA, LLB,QC) is an attorney who has
worked 20 years as litigation counsel, 10 years as civil
and criminal counsel to the Attorney General of Ontario
and Canada; 5 years as Secretary & General Counsel to
a large development firm, and was appointed to the Queen’s
Counsel.
Paulus Bairoh - Director
Mr. Bairoh is a Sierra Leonean and son of a Paramount Chief. He has over 10 years' experience in artisanal mining and brings a more progressive, pro-business approach that is reflective of the younger generation of his country.
Bill Boberg - Director of Exploration and Geology
Geologist Bill Boberg will serve as Director of Exploration
and Geology. He brings 35 years of experience in investigating,
assessing and developing a wide variety of mineral resources
in a broad range of geologic environment in western North
America and Africa.
Hendrik Veldhuyzen - Consulting Geologist
Mr. Veldhuyzen (BSC,MSC) is a professional geologist registered
with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
of Newfoundland and L'Ordre des Geologues du Quebec. He
has 27 years of full time international field work with
a variety of worldwide corporations.