Dr. Jean-Marc Lalancette
Dr. Lalancette holds a Ph.D. (Chemistry) from Université of Montréal (1960). He is a professor Emeritus of the Université de Sherbrooke and the author of more than 40 patents related to mineral chemistry and problem solving in environmental science. His contributions have been acknowledged by several awards, including the Manning Award in 1985 for the development of a safer form of asbestos. Dr. Lalancette, co-founder of the Corporation, was a director and Vice-President, Development of the Corporation until his retirement in February 2015.
Mario Jacob
Mr. Jacob is Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of NCP Investment Management. He is a graduate from the Faculty of Law of Laval University and a member of the Quebec Bar since 1995. Mr. Jacob has more than twenty years of corporate finance, mergers and advisory experience and has been involved as lead advisor in numerous transactions including mergers and acquisition, going public transactions, financing and governance best practices implementation. Mr. Jacob has experience as board member of several public companies.
Robert Sellars
Robert Sellars is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Red Cloud Securities, bringing more than 40 years of experience in capital markets and financial services to the table, including his significant roles on investment industry committees within IIROC. For 21 years Mr. Sellars served as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President for Dundee Corp. and Dundee Securities and is known for his tenure as First Marathon’s CFO for over a decade; among other C-Suite roles in the sector during his career. Mr. Sellars is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and received an MBA from the University of Windsor.
Jean-Philippe Mai
Mr. Mai holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Quebec in Montreal and over 15 years’ experience in the mining industry as a geologist, senior project manager and executive in coal, base metals and gold projects in Canada, Australia and South America. Mr. Mai has been with the Corporation since 2013, and with strong business oriented, geochemistry, gold metallurgy and processing skills, he has been a key player in the development of the Corporation’s ongoing and future projects. Mr. Mai is a Professional Geologist and a member, in good standing, of l’Ordre des Géologues du Québec (“OGQ”).