Leadership
Luis Zapata
CEO & Director
Mining and finance executive with approximately 15 years of resource-development experience. Co-founder and director of Pecoy Copper, CEO of a private Peruvian gold producer, former director and president of AxCap Ventures and founding executive chairman of Silver X Mining. Previously led Latin American equities at Canaccord Genuity.
Paul Ratte, MBA, P.Eng.
Chief Operating Officer
Mining engineer with experience developing and operating mines, including roles with Osisko and Pan American. Former general manager of the Barkerville mine. Holds an MBA in Mining & Finance from the Schulich School of Business.
Kevin Ma, CPA, CA Chief Financial Officer
Principal of Calibre Capital Partners, a corporate finance advisory firm. Brings more than 20 years of financial management and public-company experience and has served as an officer and/or director of listed and private companies.
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Paul Matysek
Chairman
Geologist, entrepreneur and mergers-and-acquisitions specialist with more than 40 years of experience. Since 2007, companies associated with his leadership have completed six public-company sales with aggregate transaction values exceeding US$3 billion, according to the presentation. A recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in Mining & Resources.
Mario Vetro
Director
Co-founder of K92 Mining, Pecoy Copper and AxCap Ventures (subsequently Roxmore). Experienced in financing resource projects and transactions ranging from approximately US$100 million to US$1.5 billion, as described in the presentation.
Tyron Breytenbach, P.Geo. Director
Geologist and mining finance professional. Co-founder of AxCap Ventures, CEO of Lithium Africa, former mining analyst at Cormark and former vice-president at Aris Mining. Has approximately 10 years of field experience, including resource-estimation work at Detour Gold.