Corporate :: Board of Directors

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS


 

Norman A. Seckold - Chairman and Director, Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: Mr. Seckold graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sydney in 1970. He has spent the past 27 years in the full time management of natural resource companies, both in Australia and overseas. Mr. Seckold is currently Chairman of Kings Minerals NL, Planet Gas Ltd., and Cockatoo Coal Ltd., all of which are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX”). Previously he served as Chairman of Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation prior to their acquisition by Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation in December 2007, and as a director of Mogul Mining NL which drilled the Magistral and Ocampo gold deposits in Mexico and Valdora Minerals NL which developed the Rustler's Roost gold mine in Australia’s Northern Territory and the Ballarat East gold mine in Victoria, Australia, both of which were mining companies listed on the ASX. 


 

 
Craig McPherson – Director, Member of the Compensation Committee: Mr. McPherson is the Chief Financial Officer of Kings Minerals NL, the principal shareholder of San Anton. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Prior to joining Kings Minerals, Mr. McPherson spent 10 years in senior management positions as a chartered accountant. Over this time he developed extensive experience in areas of business, financial and strategic management.
 

Vaughn R. MacLellan – Director, Member of the Compensation Committee, Member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee:  Mr. MacLellan is a partner in the Toronto law firm Wildeboer Dellelce LLP. His practice focuses on securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and securities compliance matters. His experience has encompassed a broad range of transactions including private and public market financings, private and public mergers and acquisitions, Capital Pool Companies, corporate governance and public company obligations. Mr. MacLellan is a graduate of the London School of Economics (LL.M., 1996), the University of New Brunswick (LL.B, 1995) and Dalhousie University (B.Comm, 1990), and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association. Mr. MacLellan also serves as a director of Hinterland Metals Inc. (TSXV: HMI).

 
Donald H. Christie – Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee: Mr. Christie is a Chartered Accountant and co-founder of Ollerhead Christie & Company Ltd., a privately held Toronto investment banking firm which sources, structures and syndicates debt private placements and provides financial advisory services to a client base comprised primarily of colleges, universities, school boards and provincial government agencies. Prior to founding Ollerhead Christie & Company, Mr. Christie served as Vice President & Director of Newcourt Capital Inc., formerly the corporate finance subsidiary of then publicly traded Newcourt Credit Group (TSX, NYSE), which subsequently combined with the CIT Group, Inc. While at Newcourt, Mr. Christie was involved in over $1.5 billion of transactions. Mr. Christie holds a B.Comm degree from Queen’s University. He previously served as a director of Andaurex, a predecessor company to the Company. He also serves as a director of Alpha One Corporation (TSX-V: AOC.P).
 


Nicholas Tintor – Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Member of the Compensation Committee:
Mr. Tintor is President and CEO of Homeland Uranium Inc., a private Ontario company. A graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Sc., Geology), he has more than 25 years of experience in the mining industry and has been involved with all aspects of junior mining company management, finance and project acquisition. Mr. Tintor was most recently an officer and remains a director of Anaconda Mining Inc. (TSX-ANX) and is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Society of Economic Geologists. Prior to starting Anaconda Mining Inc. in 1997, Mr. Tintor worked in the field as an exploration geologist for Urangesellschaft (Canada) Ltd. and the Ontario Geological Survey.



 
Jeffrey A. Dawson – Director, Member of the Audit Committee: Mr. Dawson is the President of Jeffrey Dawson Insurance Agencies Limited, a full-service insurance agency representing several major insurance companies which operates from offices in Toronto, Ontario and offers life and disability insurance, employee benefit and pension plans, and investment advice to its clients. Mr. Dawson is a twenty-eight year veteran of the life insurance industry. Mr. Dawson is a Certified Financial Planner, a Chartered Life Underwriter, a Chartered Financial Consultant, a Registered Health Underwriter, a Fellow of the Life Management Institute, and a Registered Trust & Estate Practitioner. Mr. Dawson also serves as a director of Galleria Opportunities Inc. (NEX: GOI).