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| R. Stuart (Tookie) Angus, LL.B Position: Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Angus is an independent business advisor to the mining industry. He was formerly Head of the Global Mining Group for Fasken Martineau. For the past 30 years, Mr. Angus has focused on structuring and financing significant international exploration, development and mining ventures. More recently, he was Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for Endeavour Financial. Mr. Angus is the former Chairman of the Board of BC Sugar Refinery Limited, he was a Director of First Quantum Minerals until June 2005, a Director of Canico Resources Corporation until it's takeover by CVRD, a Director of Bema Gold until it's takeover by Kinross Gold, a Director of Ventana Gold until it's takeover by AUX Canada Acquisition and a Director of Plutonic Power until its merger with Magma Energy. He is presently Chairman of Nevsun Resources Ltd. and a Director of SouthGobi Resources Ltd. | |
| Bryan Slusarchuk Position: Chief Executive Officer Mr. Slusarchuk has significant experience financing and operating companies involved in mineral exploration and development. Mr. Slusarchuk, prior to establishing a track record as a successful private and public company CEO, was a Senior Investment Advisor at a premier Canadian investment dealer. Mr. Slusarchuk has a substantial European and North American financial network and has worked within it to finance and structure multiple North American and European ventures. In 2008, Mr. Slusarchuk was a featured speaker at TEDx Vancouver 2009 and is a founder of and partner at Skanderbeg Capital Group, a company focused on deploying venture capital to fast-growing venture situations. | |
| Fred Tejada, P.Geo. Position: President Mr. Tejada is a professional geologist, registered in British Columbia. He has 30 years of international mineral industry experience and has a proven track record, working with both major and junior mining and exploration focused organizations. Mr. Tejada was Country Manager for Phelps Dodge Exploration Corporation in the Philippines with responsibility over corporate and technical matters, development of exploration strategy and acquisitions. Prior to joining Tirex he was Vice President for Exploration of Panoro Minerals Ltd. where he directed the resource definition drilling of its two major copper projects in Peru. | |
| George Gorzynski, P. Eng Position: Director Mr. Gorzynski is a geologist and an international mineral exploration consultant to the junior exploration industry. His wide-ranging experience spans over 25 years and has included projects over much of the globe. His work has involved a variety of commodities with particular expertise in base and precious metals. Mr. Gorzynski has served on the boards and in management of several private and public companies involved in mineral exploration. He is currently a Director of IMPACT Silver Corp., a publicly traded silver producer and exploration company where he was instrumental in identifying, negotiating and completing the purchase of the Royal Mines of Zacualpan project for the company. Mr. Gorzynski holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) from the University of Toronto and a Master of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia. He is a Professional Engineer registered in the Province of British Columbia. | |
| Frederick J. Sveinson, P.Eng. Position: Director Fred Sveinson is a professional mining engineer with more than 40 years experience in the development and operation of underground mines from 100 to 2,000 tpd in Africa, the United States, South America and Canada, including the Arctic. Senior positions have included: GM of Echo Bay's Lupin and Sunnyside operations and VP of Tonto Mining and Dynatec Mining. Mr. Sveinson is currently working as a Consulting Mining Engineer providing services to the mining industry. | |
| John G. Booth, LLM Position: Director Mr. Booth is a partner of Conservation Financial International. A qualified lawyer in Ontario, New York and DC, John articled on Bay Street with Aylesworth, Thompson in 1989 before moving to London to join Merrill Lynch International. He has also worked with ICAP, ABN AMRO Bank, CIBC, the World Bank and Climate Change Capital at various points during a 20 year career in financial services. Mr. Booth has experience with both public and private equity, M&A, structured finance, and capital markets and has co-founded three finance sector start-ups during his career - one sold, one merged and one in its fifth round of funding. He holds an Honours B.Sc. in Freshwater Biology and Environmental Science (Guelph), LLB (Windsor), JD (Detroit), and LLM in International Environmental, Tax and Finance Law (London). He is a member of the Bar in Ontario, New York, and Washington DC. Mr. Booth is the Chairman of Laramide Resources (LAM.T) and also serves on the boards of directors and various board committees of both H2O Innovation (HEO.V) and Maya Gold and Silver (MYA.V) and on the board of the Ottawa RiverKeeper charity. | |
| Jonathan Richards Position: Chief Financial Officer Mr. Richards was previously an audit manager at a premier Canadian chartered accountant firm where he specialized in the mining industry. Mr. Richards has significant accounting experience working with mineral exploration and development companies in Canada and throughout the world. Mr. Richards completed a Bachelor of Management Studies degree with first class honours from the University of Waikato, New Zealand and gained his membership of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2005. In addition to audit experience, Mr. Richards is also the Chief Financial Officer of a number of other public mineral exploration and development companies. | |
| Shoni Bernard, LL.B Position: Corporate Secretary Ms. Bernard is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia (since July 12, 1983). She obtained a B.Soc. Sc. degree from the University of Ottawa, in 1979; and obtained her LL.B. degree from the University of Ottawa, in 1982. Ms. Bernard is an experienced corporate lawyer with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the regulatory environment within which public companies operate. Her focus is on mineral exploration and development companies. | |
| Prof. Perparim Alikaj, Ph.D Position: Albanian Advisory Team Prof. Alikaj is based in Tirana, Albania and is a citizen of both Albania and Canada. Prof. Alikaj is the Head of Geophysics Section, Department of Earth Sciences at Polytechnic University of Tirana. Prof. Alikaj is also a private consulting geophysicist in mineral exploration, groundwater exploration and engineering geology. Prof. Alikaj is credited with inventing Real Section IP and Voltage Domain IP technologies. He has consulted on numerous gold and base metal exploration projects throughout the world including projects in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The largest ore deposit discovered with Real Section IP technology is the San Nicolas deposit with 65 million ton of polymetallic minerals, located at a depth of 200m. Prof. Alikaj has a Bachelors of Science as a Geophysical Engineer, a Master of Science in Geophysics and a Ph.D in Geophysics from the Polytechnic University of Tirana. He is a member of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers and of the Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society. | |
| Erton Kaleshi Position: Albanian Advisory Team Mr. Kaleshi is a Certified Accountant (certified by the Ministry of Finance, Tirana, Albania) and holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Tirana, Albania. Mr. Kaleshi served as the Head of Internal Audit for the Financial Union of Tirana (Representative of Western Union Services Inc. for Albania) and also held a position as Financial Analyst for the same organization. Previously, Mr. Kaleshi was Responsible for Fixed Assets while employed by Albanian Mobile Communications. Mr. Kaleshi is well versed in finance, accounting and regulatory procedures for companies maintaining business operations in Albania. |
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Quotable"Tirex's founders, Bryan Slusarchuk, Tookie Angus and George Gorzynski and its top management have extensive financial and geological background in mining." (Objective Capital Research, Initiation Report, October 2007)
