Graeme Rowland, Chairman, President and CEO, Director
During the past fifteen years Graeme has worked for a wide variety of company clients with interests ranging from hotels to shipping, and from video production to metal bashing and technology. While the majority of his responsibilities have centered on cash-flow management, fund raising, business analysis, and corporate finance, he also has organized marketing campaigns, administrative systems, meetings and recruitment. He has filled interim management functions from Managing Director of a PLC, to Fund Director and Chairman, CEO and CFO of a private group.
Dave Hutcheson, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Director
In his previous positions, Dave was a research scientist for Agriculture Canada, owner of a genetic research company, Global Head of Rapeseed / Mustard Research at Aventis Crop Science, and scientific consultant for Dow Chemicals and the European Commission.
William Jung, Chief Financial Officer, Director
William is a former chartered accountant with over 25 years of experience in the areas of finance and business. His work experience includes four years with a major international chartered accounting firm and 10 years as Vice-President of Finance and Administration for a Japanese subsidiary import and distribution company with operations in Canada and the United States. For the past 11 years he served as President and CEO of a TSX Venture Exchange listed company and spearheaded the successful establishment of two telecommunications joint venture projects in the People's Republic of China. In addition to being a director with the company, he is also President of Candao Enterprises Inc., a resource exploration company that is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Catherine Feore, Director and Vice President Marketing
Catherine has worked in European Affairs for over 15 years, representing a wide range of organisations. She has direct experience of working in the European Parliament and European Commission. Catherine was Head of Office for Greater Manchester for nine years. Catherine left Greater Manchester to establish Orpheus Public Affairs, in 2010.
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
ITALIAN TEAM
Guy Franceschi, Qualified Person (QP)
Economic Geologist, Senior Partner, GF Consult, Gent, Belgium. Bio to come
Davide Franceschelli, Field Geologist
Dr. Franceschelli graduated in Geology from Siena University in 2004. He has carried out a number of projects in Grosseto Province before joining the Company's team in 2006. Most notably, since 2004 he managed, developed, and has become the Director of the local mining museum. This enabled him to make contacts at all political levels in Grosseto Province. He has also accumulated a considerable store of local geological knowledge and knowledge of the history of Antimony exploration and production in the region. He has done occasional consultancies in the region for public entities in the renewable energies sector. He became the Company's project manager in 2008 and was appointed local works director and spokesman for the Company, in 2009.
Karolina Cienkuszewska, Administrator
Miss Cienkuszewska studied languages in Poland specializing in Italian and moved to Italy in 2005 where she took up temporary employment before joining the Company's team as the project administrator in 2006. She continues, in her own time, her Italian studies through Siena University to attain interpreter level. She continues to improve her already good knowledge of Italian administration and procedures. Her language skills include Italian, English, Polish and German.
CANADIAN TEAM
Stuart Hopkins, Geo Technician, ADT Cobalt Manager.
Bio to come
Mehmet Taner, Eng. Ph. D., Qualified Person (QP)
Dr. Mehmet Taner is a Consulting Geologist and Mineralogist with more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry. He is a practicing member of the “Order des Geologues du Quebec (OGQ)”, as well as “Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO)”. He received his degrees in Switzerland including a Ph.D. in Geology and Mineralogy, M.Sc. in Geological Engineering (Geostatistics), and a B.Sc. in Geology. Mehmet is best known for his work on the Vanadium-Titanium occurrences in the Matagami region of QuebecHe has published over 30 papers in revered journals and produced over 200 technical reports and presentations, including some 43-101 reports.