Management & Directors
| Jeremy Poirier Position: President and CEO Jeremy Poirier serves as President of Nico Consulting, a management and consulting services company. Mr. Poirier has been providing a range of investor awareness and advisory services for both public and private companies since 2004. Over the past 12 years, Mr. Poirier has acquired extensive market experience and built a strong network of investors and industry contacts. He has also served as a member on a number of boards of directors and has held officer positions at several public and private companies. Through his network and market expertise Mr. Poirier has facilitated capital raising efforts as well as successful asset acquisition and corporate development undertakings. Mr. Poirier has been a Director of Pure Energy Minerals Limited since December 4, 2013 and has reviewed various lithium assets around the world. Mr. Poirier has over 8 year of experience providing corporate advisory services and investor relations to public and private companies. He also served on various boards and served officer positions with several companies in the private sector. He has been a Member of Advisory Board at Nevada Energy Metals Inc. since April 2016. | |
| Kirk Shaw Position: Independent Director Mr. Shaw retains extensive experience with public company disclosure requirements, tax law and business development. Shaw is currently the head of Odyssey Media Inc. With offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Brisbane, Kirk actively finances and produces multimillion dollar movies with stars such as John Cusack and Sharon Stone. His past work in the entertainment industry includes the academy award winning The Hurt Locker as well as leading Canada's largest independent film and television production company where he produced, financed and delivered over 165 movies, series and documentaries (aggregate revenue exceeding $600 million) to clients such as Sony and NBC Universal. In addition to the entertainment industry, Kirk Shaw is an active director, officer and investor in exploration companies listed on Canadian stock exchanges. With 30 years top-level public and private corporate financing and operation experience, Kirk Shaw maintains a well-honed business acumen that allows him to identify and capitalize early on new opportunities and emerging trends. | |
| Amar Balaggan Position: Independent Director Amar Balaggan is a Certified General Accountant (C.G.A., C.P.A.) and holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Accounting, along with a Diploma in Financial Management, from British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). He was one of the founding members of Odyssey Media Inc. and has been serving as Odyssey Media Inc.'s Corporate Controller since 2009. Amar has extensive experience in the accounting, finance and industry in general; and has worked as the Corporate Controller at Insight Film Studios Ltd, as the treasurer for a local non-profit, as an tax advisor / accountant at a local Chartered accountant Firm and has also served as the Chief Financial Officer at Sophia Capital Corporation (TSX-V) and Folkstone Capital Corporation (TSX-V). He has been responsible for overseeing the accounting, tax and the external financial reporting, planning and financial analysis for the various Companies over the years. | |
| Robert Cameron Position: Advisor Mr. Cameron is a graduate of Carleton University and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Mr. Cameron has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry. He was the Chief Executive Officer (and President until Aug 2010)of Valley High Ventures from Sept 2008 to March 2011, when it was sold for ~$120 million. He held the position of Vice President and Manager of Exploration for Phelps Dodge Corporation of Canada Limited (a subsidiary of Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Inc.) between 2001 and 2008. Mr. Cameron's career includes all aspects of mining exploration throughout the world including North and South America, Asia and Europe. Mr. Cameron is a qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101. | |
| Ann Fehr, CPA,CGA Position: Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary - Effective July 1, 2016 Ann Fehr is the founder of Fehr & Associates and has several years of senior management and consulting experience. She has worked in management since she received her CGA designation in 1996. During her career she also spent several years providing senior level accounting services to publically traded companies and currently holds CFO positions in several. As such, Ann is specially qualified to assist with senior management level problem solving and support the CFO/controller functions of a company. The majority of Ann's senior management and board governance experience is in the real estate and mining industries, as well as through volunteer work. She has also worked extensively with tax and year end accounting. | |
| Chris Hasek-Watt Position: Independent Director Chris Hasek-Watt has extensive experience in operations and financing. Mr. Hasek-Watt is the Founder and CEO of The Primp Club, a leading North American men's skincare & grooming brand. Previously, Mr Hasek-Watt served as Director of Business Development for the world's largest online eyewear retailer. Before entering e-commerce, he was involved in real estate finance, infrastructure and property development. Chris Hasek-Watt has an MBA from York University and a B.Comm from the University of British Columbia. Chris successfully completed the Canadian Securities Course and The Conduct Handbook & Practices Course in 2010. |