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”).
Arved Marin
Mr. Arved Marin is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) with over 10 years experience in the minerals industry. Mr. Marin was the Corporate Controller of Creso Exploration until its acquisition by the Corporation in April 2014 and he held this position until his appointment as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Marin has served as Corporate Controller of several public companies in the minerals industry having operations in Canada and Latin America and has served as interim CFO of Dia Bras Exploration during 2009. Previously, Mr. Marin worked for 6 years as a financial auditor, Assurance and Advisory Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Marin is a graduate of Concordia University.
Jean Tardif
Mr. Tardif holds a Bachelor of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy at Laval University, obtained in 1996. He has more than twenty years experience in the field of extractive metallurgy and has held various positions as a plant engineer and plant manager. He also participated in the scale-up and implementation of a new metallurgical process on an industrial scale.
Brent Johnson
Mr. Brent Johnson is an accredited environmental scientist with a postgraduate degree and over 20 years’ experience assessing and managing the ESG risks of a diversity of energy, waste, chemical, mining and oil & gas projects. Mr. Johnson spent 2010 to 2017 with Dundee Precious Metals, principally focusing on ESG risks at their Namibian smelter - most notably significant volumes of legacy & operational arsenic trioxide. Working with stakeholders, authorities, independent experts and innovative technology providers like DST, Mr. Johnson played a leadership role in understanding & mitigating this risk. He remains deeply connected to Africa and has experience in over 25 countries on the continent, as well as more broadly in Brazil, Indonesia & Canada. He has published several papers on arsenic trioxide & other ESG aspects germane to the mining sector. Mr. Johnson has a long history with DST and is excited to join the group at this critical stage of their development, commercialising GlassLock and CLEVR & building green minerals technology for the global industry. Core to his role is ensuring and enhancing environmental performance & broader sustainability adherence of DST and its technologies, in addition to developing project opportunities globally.