CORE LEADERSHIP
Jeremy Poirier
CEO
Mr. Poirier brings nearly two decades of capital markets experience in the natural resource and technology sectors. He has served in various senior officer and corporate development roles at exploration mining companies. From September 2016 through December 2019, Mr. Poirier was CEO of Bearing Lithium Corp. and was instrumental in the Company's acquisition of Li3 Energy. Prior to Bearing Lithium, Mr. Poirier held senior roles at Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. and is currently the CEO of Hilo Mining Ltd.
WARREN ROBB
VP EXPLORATION, DIRECTOR
Mr. Robb has over 35 years of mineral exploration experience with Senior and Junior mining companies throughout Canada, the United States, China, Africa and South America. He managed exploration programs for precious and base metal and diamond projects ranging from early exploration through to reserve definition and operating mines. Notable senior positions include VP of Exploration for Nexus Gold from 2015 to present, VP Exploration for WPC Resources (now Bluestar Gold) from 2012 to 2020, Chief Geologist for Roxgold Inc. in 2012, VP of Exploration for TTM Resources from 2007 to 2011, Country Manager for Majestic Gold Corp. from 2003 to 2005, and an Officer of Trivalence Mining Corp. from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Robb earned a Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences from the University of British in 1987 and has been a registered Professional Geoscientist since 1993.
Joel Leonard
CFO
Founding Partner of JCL Partners Chartered Professional Accountants located in Vancouver. Joel has developed an extensive background in finance and accounting with a focus on financial reporting and internal control implementation. Joel completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Thompson Rivers University and later received his CPA designation from the CA School of Business. Joel has spent the past three years consulting for publicly traded entities listed on various exchanges including the NYSE, TSX, TSX-V and the CSE.
BENJAMIN ASUNCION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Asuncion has over 17 years of experience in the capital markets and natural resources sector. Since 2017, he has acted as principal of a private company that provides management consulting services to public companies and has held senior management, board of director and advisory roles with several public companies in the mineral exploration, healthcare, technology, and life sciences sectors. From 2007 through 2016, Mr. Asuncion acted as a mining analyst with Haywood Securities Inc. Prior to joining Haywood, he was involved in the management of an endowment fund at Simon Fraser University. Mr. Asuncion holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Simon Fraser University with concentrations in finance, accounting, and management science.
BEN HINKLE
DIRECTOR
Mr. Hinkle has over 18 years' experience as an Economic Geologist spanning three countries and four US states. He advanced from an Ore Control Geologist to Project and Senior Geologist, Senior Exploration Geologist and Chief Geologist before moving into private consulting for the past several years. He has had notable achievements and is an expert in ore control systems, 3D geologic modeling, UG mapping systems, mining-block model reconciliation, block model validation, exploration, team building and management. He has extensive 3D modeling experience in both Vulcan and Leapfrog, and a track record of developing, fostering, and mentoring high performance geology teams. Mr. Hinkle earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Portland State University in 2004.
Drew St. Laurent
DIRECTOR
Mr. Drew St. Laurent has a rich academic background, including a Bachelor of Arts in Human Geography from Thompson Rivers University, a Bachelor of Education, and a Master of Education in Higher Education from the University of British Columbia. Drew's graduate research focused on improving Indigenous access to post-secondary education in Canada. He has presented his findings to various audiences, including government bodies and educational institutions. Drew has been a Senior Administrator and lecturer in Health Sciences at UBC since 2012 and active lecturer within the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. His passion lies in working with Indigenous communities to better their social determinants of health.
