Management

 

Christopher R. Verrico

Position: President, CEO and Director

Christopher R. Verrico has 25 years of mine development/operations experience within B.C., Alaska and the Canadian Territories managing and contracting open pit mining, bulk ore handling and northern infrastructure construction operations. In the past 10 years Mr. Verrico has been focussed on scoping  resource development opportunities throughout the America’s with key participation in raising more than $100 million of venture capital for, and is a Director of, a number of Canadian junior public companies.

 

Peter Crossgrove

Position: Director

Mr. Crossgrove is currently  a director of Lake Shore Gold Corp having joined its board in November, 2009, following completion of Lake Shore’s business combination with West Timmins Mining Inc., where he also served as a director. In addition, Mr. Crossgrove is currently Chairman of Excellon Resources Inc. and Brush Creek Corp, and sits on various boards of directors including Barrick Gold, Quadra Logic Technologies, Pelangio Mines, Detour Gold Corporation and Dundee Realty. He is the former Chairman and founder of Masonite International Inc., and previously served as CEO and Vice Chairman of Placer Dome Inc. Mr Crossgrove is a Member of the Order of Canada, and a recipient of the Order of Ontario, and the Queens Golden Jubilee Medal.

 

Tim Ryan

Position: Director

Mr. Ryan is currently a director and Chairman of the audit committee of Excellon Resources, a TSX listed precious metal producer with operations in Mexico and is founder and President of First General Securities Inc. Mr. Ryan holds an M.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and has served as a director and/or officer of a number of public and crown corporations including West Timmins Mining Corp. (WTM), sitting as an independent director prior to its merger with Lakeshore Gold Corp.

 

Casey Forward, CGA

Position: CFO

Forward brings over 15 years of accounting experience in North America, including extensive knowledge of the regulatory filing processes involved both in Canada and the U.S.

 

Patrick Morris

Position: Director

Mr. Morris is President of Vimoris Ventures Inc., a company which provides management consulting, corporate finance and business development services to public and private companies.  Mr. Morris has served on the board and managed several exploration companies from incorporation to listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.  Mr. Morris has also enjoyed success in the field of marketing as a specialist in financial programming and advertising for public companies in the media.



Dušan Berka, P.Eng.

Position: Director

Mr. Berka is a graduate engineer with a M.Sc. (Dipl.Ing.) degree from the Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia (1968) and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. since 1977. He has over 35 years international experience in Engineering, Marketing & Sales and Business Administration. He also has extensive experience in the management, marketing, promotion and administration of public companies as well as in the Corporate Communications, shareholders information, public relation and contract negotiations. During the past 26 years Mr. Berka has served as a Director and Officer of various public companies traded on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchanges and the NASDAQ System in USA.