Directors

Steven Allen Zadka

Executive Chairman

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Governance

Mr. Steven Allen Zadka, a visionary entrepreneur and investor. Mr. Zadka started his career over 15 years ago with a simple task  in mind of utilizing financial strength to realize commercial potential of an asset where value is  understood. With his vision he has come to the forefront of the natural resources and mining industries in his current executive role at Cerro de Pasco. Over the years Mr. Zadka has orchestrated strategy for dozens of projects around the globe in energy and resource development. Mr. Zadka also has extensive experience in Investment banking, capital markets, M&A, and corporate finance. Mr. Zadka currently holds the title of Managing director at Sunrise Securities LLC / Trump Securities LLC, a New York City based Investment Bank. Prior to that Mr. Zadka was an investment banker at Adar Capital Advisors, Associate at Casimir Capital LP, and senior consultant at Mine Management. Mr. Zadka has spent a significant amount of time in South America. Mr. Zadka holds a B.S. from Baruch College in New York City.

John G. Booth, LLM

Lead Independent Director

Chair of the Audit Committee
Chair of the Governance Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee

Mr. John Geoffrey Booth holds a BSc (Hons) in biology and environmental science, Canadian and US law degrees (LLB, JD) and a master's in international finance, tax and environmental law (LLM). He is called to bars of Ontario, New York and District of Columbia and has over 25 years of international experience in financial services as a lawyer, investment banker, broker, strategy consultant, fund manager, company director and chief executive officer. He has co-founded, run and exited three financial services businesses including the world's first peer-to-peer foreign exchange and international payments company. Mr. Booth is guest lecturer in Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) at the graduate business school of the University of London and is a founding trustee of the Rising Seas Institute (UK). He has previously served as a nominee non-executive director for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and as a non-executive director of the Ottawa Riverkeeper environmental charity.

Guy Goulet

Chief Executive Officer, Director

Mr. Guy Goulet is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Corporation since April 6, 2017. Mr. Goulet graduated from Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal in 1986 in geological engineering. An active member in the mining sector for more than 35 years, from 1995 to 2000 he has been a member of the Board and CEO of five publicly traded Canadian mining companies. He co-founded Maya Gold & Silver Inc. (now Aya Gold & Silver) in November 2008 and acted as CEO until June 2017 during which he was co-credited with the restart of the Zgounder silver mine in Morocco. He was also co-credited with the restart of the Wrightbar gold mine in Val d'Or, Québec in 1996. In parallel, and in collaboration with Hydro-Québec (LTD division) and Group STAS, he conducted the only project leading to the production of lithium metal from high purity lithium carbonate. From 2000 to 2008, he served as co-founder, president and chairman of H2O Innovation Inc., a water treatment company that manufactures and installs integrated systems for various markets. During his career, Mr. Goulet has raised over $250 million through the TSX Venture Exchange, Canadian Securities Exchange and Alternext (Paris).

Manuel Lizandro Rodriguez Mariategui Canny

Managing Director, Director

Mr. Manuel Lizandro Rodriguez Mariategui Canny, is a Peruvian entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in the mining sector. He leads the board of directors of Austria Duvaz, a company with over 100 years of mining history. He is also CEO of Minera Valor, Executive Director of the Peruvian Aquaculture Company and President of the Investment and Risk Committee of Inversiones Don Lizandro. Manuel has succeeded in taking these companies to the forefront of technology, increasing its value through high productivity, as well as social and environmental responsibility.

John Scott Carr

Independent Director

John S. Carr is a chemical engineer and was co-founder of New Century Resources, which acquired and restarted the Century Zinc Mine, Australia. As Chief Development Officer, John was responsible for developing the large-scale brownfield base metal mine re-start and expansion at Century, now a top-15 global zinc producer and Australia's largest tailings reprocessing operation. John is also co-founder of Future Element, a private company established to develop commercial ventures for tailings reprocessing and rehabilitation globally and co-founder of Broken Hill Mines, who acquired the Rasp and Pinnacles Zinc-Lead-Silver projects. John is also a Non-Executive Director of ASX-listed Future Metals NL (ASX:FME).

Eduardo Loret de Mola de Lavalle

Independent Director

Member of the Compensation Committee

Mr. Eduardo Loret de Mola de Lavalle has over 35 years’ experience in executive and management positions in the areas of operations, planning and commissioning of mining extraction and exploitation projects, in Peru and elsewhere. He served as COO and General Manager of Rio Alto Mining from 2013 to 2015.  From 2007 to 2013 he held senior management positions at Trafigura Group, one of the largest and most diversified independent groups in the world. He had also held senior management positions at Hochschild Mining PLC between 2003 and 2007. Mr. Loret De Mola Lavalle graduated with a Masters in Science in Mining Engineering at the University Of Minnesota, in 1981.

Frank Hodgson

Independent Director

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Governance

Mr. Hodgson has over 30 years of experience in the Central London residential property market as a developer and investor. Mr. Hodgson’s years of experience in the Central London residential market started in the 1980’s Docklands boom. Mr. Hodgson then pioneered the ‘Swale Project’ a major scheme in Kent with partners, Bovis, Medway Port Authority, Bowater and UK Paper, working closely with Central Government to improve road links to the region.  Mr. Hodgson is responsible of the whistle-blowing reporting and he is a member of the Governance Committees.

René Branchaud

Corporate Secretary and Director

René Branchaud obtained a diploma in law from Université Laval in 1982. He is a member of the Québec bar since 1983 and has been with the law firm Lavery, de Billy since that year. He is a partner of Lavery, de Billy. He is also a director or secretary of several mining listed companies.