JOHN CUMMING, B.A., L.L.B., L.L.M.

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

Mr. Cumming holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of British Columbia and a Masters in Laws degree with specialty in corporate and commercial law from King’s College, University of London. Mr. Cumming has served as a director and officer of numerous public resource corporations since beginning his legal career in 1978. From 2005 to February 2017 Mr. Cumming served as Executive Vice-President and CFO of Merrex Gold Inc., a company that was active in the West African gold space for over 12 years. In 2008 Mr. Cumming negotiated the Merrex-IAMGOLD exploration Joint Venture deal which in 2014 discovered the Diakha gold deposit in West Mali. In December 2016 Mr. Cumming lead both the Merrex negotiating team and the transaction legal team that successfully negotiated and concluded the sale of Merrex to IAMGOLD Corporation in the $43 million share takeover deal that closed February 28, 2017. (Merrex Gold News Release December 22, 2016)

 

J. FRANÇOIS LALONDE, B.SC. CIVIL ENGINEERING

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
An engineer by profession, Mr. Lalonde has acquired more than 25 years of experience on the international scene working for major engineering and construction multinationals such as SNC-Lavalin, Groupe Pomerleau and Bouygues TP, a French organization where he currently acts as International Business Development Consultant. He has particular knowledge of markets in Africa, the Middle East, United States and Canada, where he has notably participated in large-scale energy, motorway and other infrastructure development projects. Mr. Lalonde serves on the Board of Directors of other public companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Mr. Henning brings extensive business, accounting and public company CFO experience.