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Mr. Matysek is a geoscientist by training, a successful alpha entrepreneur and consistent creator of shareholder value with over 40 years of experience in the mining industry. Since 2007, as either CEO or Executive Chairman, Mr. Matysek has sold six publicly listed mineral exploration and development companies, in aggregate worth over $2.5 billion.
Mr. Shewchuk began his career as a licensed Equities Trader and Stock Broker with Yorkton Securities in Calgary, Alberta in 1996. He joined Standard Securities Capital Corporation in 2004 and became Chairman in 2007. He merged Standard with Wolverton Securities Ltd. in 2009 where he was a Managing Director until it was sold to PI Financial Corp with $6 Billion in AUM in 2016. Rob is currently CEO & Director of LithiumBank Resources Corp (LBNK-TSXv), Chief Architect and Director of Caerus Capital Partners Inc, and a licensed Dealer Representative at EMD TriView Capital Ltd.
Ms. Zotova has spent 25 years in strategy and corporate finance, private equity and investment banking across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Ms. Zotova is currently an Advisor on Energy Transition, Infrastructure and Industrials at Antler VC Fund and a non-executive director for Harland & Wolff PLC. Prior to joining Antler, Ms. Zotova led Investment Banking Coverage for Corporates across Europe, Middle East and Africa for Mizuho International PLC, acted as a Senior Advisor on M&A and Private Equity for McKinsey & Co and was a non-executive director for Vedanta Resources PLC where she chaired the Sustainability Committee. Prior to McKinsey, Ms. Zotova led direct investments at L1 Energy / Pamplona Capital LLP, ran the International Acquisitions and Divestments group for Energy Investment Banking at Citigroup and held a number of strategy and M&A roles at Shell PLC. During the course of her career, Ms. Zotova lived and worked in the Netherlands, USA, UK, UAE, South Africa and Russia.
Chris has been a partner at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt for over 25 years. He leads Osler’s Asia-Pacific initiative, having advised a number of Asian based enterprises principally on their investments in Canadian energy and mining businesses. Chris’ practice focuses on mergers and investments for public corporations, private equity sponsors and pension funds. He has been fortunate to have been involved in a wide range of deal sizes with degrees of complexities from Lexpert Deals of the Year to smaller yet still business critical transactions for mid-cap and smaller public companies. Chris also has a wealth of experience in capital markets having advised on over 100 public offerings and dozens of IPOs in his career. He advises a number of public reporting issuers and their boards as well as Canadian pension plans as their principal trusted legal adviser on governance and a wide range of matters. Chris is widely recognized in Canada and internationally as a leading corporate lawyer by well regarded ranking organizations including, among others, Lexpert, Best Lawyers, and Chambers Global. Chris also practised in Australia early in his career while on a two-year secondment from Osler. Chris has experience as a trustee of a public REIT that was acquired by another public REIT, and as a director of not for profit and private entities.
Steven is the Vice President, Construction and Government Relations with Green Impact Partners (GIP). He is responsible for the construction of all new energy projects and building and maintaining constructive, respectful and transparent relationships with all levels of government. Steven joined GIP in August 2021 where he is currently leading the construction of 2 RNG projects in Colorado supporting the development of other low carbon energy projects in Alberta and BC. Prior to joining GIP, Steven was with ATCO/CU where we worked 18 years, and most recently as the Senior Vice President & General Manager, where he lead ATCO’s Storage & Liquids business which included the development and execution of its Salt Caverns and Heartland Water Intake projects. Steven holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Calgary, and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). He is an alumnus of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.
Management
Fehr & Associates provides consulting services to a number of mineral exploration companies with more than 25 years of business experience with management, complex transactions, corporate finance, financial reporting, governance, and regulatory compliance.
University of Alberta Graduate and Professional Geologist, registered at APEGBC. Over 20 years of experience managing the exploration and development of commodities including gold, silver, copper, lithium and rare earth elements. Mr. Piepgrass is a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 standards for disclosure for mineral projects.
Jon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Alberta and a MSc in Geology from the University of Alberta. Jon’s ability has led to the discovery and capture of several fields with over two billion dollars spent to date on targets he has identified. He helped bring Black Swan Energy from no production making Black Swan Energy the 4th largest private producer of oil and gas in Canada
Mr. Matysek is a trained geologist with over a decade of experience in resource exploration, development, and production, spanning both field and corporate roles for companies including Lithium X and Galaxy Lithium. He has worked in multiple jurisdictions on four continents and has been part of transactions worth almost $400 million. Founding CEO of Snowline Gold (TSX-V: SGD). Mr. Matysek holds an Honours Geology degree from the University of British Columbia.