Lazaros Nikeas | B.A. Principal Investment Manager
Non-Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- 15+ years of strategy and capital markets advisory for resource, chemicals and industrial companies, with over US$25 B of M&A transactions completed.
- Currently a Principal Investment Manager of Weston Energy LLC, a Yorktown Partners LLC portfolio company with investments in energy minerals assets.
- Previously a partner of Traxys Capital Partners, a private equity firm backed by The Carlyle Group.
Max Satel | B. Comm
Chief Financial Officer
- 18+ years’ experience as a successful natural resources-focused executive. Most recently served as EVP Corporate Development & Investor Relations for Arrow Exploration Corp., a TSX Venture and AIM-listed oil & gas company with operations in Colombia and Canada.
- Prior to joining Arrow, was Principal and co-founder of Bordeaux Capital Inc., a Toronto-based advisory firm focused on the capital needs of companies across the natural resources sector, where he led and executed project financing advisory mandates involving global financial institutions and private equity funds.
- Prior to co-founding Bordeaux Capital, Mr. Satel was a Director, Investment Banking at Research Capital Corp., a mid-market Canadian investment bank and securities firm, where he was involved in over 120 transactions raising $1.2+ billion, focused on production and pre-production stage mining companies in North and South America.
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Peter Doyle | B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology, FAusIMM
VP Exploration
- 40+ years experience in all aspects of mineral exploration from regional reconnaissance to project evaluation and development, in a variety of geological terrains throughout Canada, United States, Mexico, Australia, Asia and South America.
- Previously with PT Freeport Indonesia, Gold Fields, and Troy Resources.
Fernando Rodriguez | BS, Mineral Engineering, New Mexico School of Mines, USA
General Manager, Punitaqui
- 30+ years of experience in hard rock open pit mine and processing plant operations, copper, gold, molybdenum as well as lithium brine solutions and hard rock.
- Principal Consultant REDCO Mining Consultants Gastonia, NC USA
- General Manager/Senior Mine Director, Albemarle USA.
- Vice President of Operations, Minera Chinalco, Peru
Steven Cresswell | CPA CGA
VP Finance
- 29+ years of finance experience in the mining and manufacturing industry throughout Canada, Asia, Caribbean and South America
- Mr. Cresswell was recently the General Manager for a manufacturer of heating and air conditioning equipment.
- Previously with FNI Mining, Tiberon Minerals, Victory Nickel, Melior Resource and WMC International LTD.