Board of Directors

Andre Audet
Chairman of the Board

• Vice-President at Nesbitt Burns/BMO Specializing in private portfolios and mining investments from 1989-1999
• Investment Dealer at Midland Doherty and Royal Trust from 1987-1989
• Graduated with a Bachelor in Commerce from the University of Ottawa
  
  

Daniel F. Hachey
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director

• Strong Capital Markets background, having held senior investment banking positions with a number of firms in Toronto, New York, and Montreal

• Key involvement in notable financings in various industries including mining, oil & gas, forest products, manufacturing, and technology

• Active in area of mergers and acquisitions and other advisory work
• Former Board Director of several public (NASDAQ, AMEX, TSX, and TSX-V) and private companies
• MBA degree in Finance from McGill University
• B.Sc. degree from Concordia University
  
  

Marc-André Bernier
Director

• Senior Quaternary geoscientist with the James Bay Joint Action Mining Committee from 2003-2006 (Albanel-Témiscamie-Otish mountains Quaternary mapping initiative)
• Consultant Quaternary geoscientist from 2001 to 2003 (Boungou river diamond project, Central African Republic; Kivalliq region gold exploration program, Nunavut)
• Managed Asquith Resources’ Central African Republic gold exploration program from 1996 through to the successful takeover by Axmin Inc.
• Senior Quaternary geoscientist on regional drift-based surveys (Ontario Geological Survey; Geological Survey of Canada; Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources)
• B.Sc.H. ( University of Ottawa) and M.Sc. (McGill) degrees focusing on applied Quaternary geology (drift geochemistry and heavy mineral studies)
• Trained in drift-based diamond exploration by De Beers Canada
  
  

Alain Krushnisky
Director

• Chartered accountant and member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Has been involved with the mining industry for 16 years, including 12 years with Cambior Inc. ("Cambior"), a mid-tier gold producer
• During his tenure with Cambior, he participated in a number of merger and acquisition transactions and in a significant financial restructuring as Vice-President and Controller responsible for all finance-related activities