Management
Board of Directors
Jeff Swinoga
Chairman of the Board
Jeff was formerly the National Mining and Metals co Leader at EY Canada. He has over 25 years of international experience in the mining and finance industries, recently as CEO of an international gold company and over 12 years of CFO experience leading teams to finance and develop numerous international mining projects. Jeff has experienced with mining and processing companies at operating and development stages, including gold, silver, copper, zinc, zinc oxide, potash, cobalt, platinum and palladium, in North and South America as well as Africa. As a leader in the capital markets with an extensive network, Jeff brings a strategic perspective focused on business objectives driving growth, efficiencies, M&A and raising capital. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto as well as a Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.
Guy Bourassa
CEO & Director
Mr. Guy Bourassa graduated from the Université Laval, Québec, law school in 1983. He was a member of the Quebec Bar from 1983 to October 2011. During his career as an attorney, he has mainly worked with Quebec mining exploration businesses. He was President and Director of Radisson Mining Resources inc. from November 1988 to June 1991. He was also President and director of Dufresnoy Industrial minerals inc. from May 1994 to November 1996, and corporate secretary of Mazarin Mining Corporation inc. from September 1991 to June 1994. He was President and CEO of Monarques Resources inc., from March 2011 to October 2012 and director until April 2020. He has acted as director of Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. from February 2017 to June 2019. He was the founder, director and has acted as President and CEO of Nemaska Lithium Inc. from January 2008 to February 2020.
Pierre Neatby
President/COO & Director
Mr. Neatby has over 30 years of experience in the base and critical metals business. He spent 20 years with Noranda in various commercial roles including aluminum sales on behalf of Noranda and on behalf of Albecour. He spent 9 years at Avalon Advanced Materials focusing on rare earths and critical metals fostering relationships with end users. He has lived and worked in Toronto, London and Madagascar. Mr. Neatby is a graduate of Queen's University in Kingston, is a trained Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and is fully bilingual.
Alain Bureau, P.ENG.
Director
Alain has over 20 years of experience in mining and project construction throughout the Americas. He Graduated with high honours in Mechanical Engineer from the Royal Military College of Canada. Throughout his career he has received numerous industry acknowledgements, including TSX’s Top 10 exploration companies award in 2012 and the prestigious PwC’s Top performing mining explorers award in 2013.
