Mr. Marc Morin – CEO
Mr. Morin is a successful businessman and entrepreneur based in Vancouver, who has assisted various public and private companies raise capital through various institutions in Europe and North America. With approximately 8 years of experience in the public and private markets he has garnered an extensive network of investment banking contacts and experience that is instrumental in the management and development of junior companies. Mr. Morin has also helped various companies go public via the RTO and IPO process. His primary focus has been on the resource and technology sectors. Mr. Morin is the President and CEO of Sparrow Ventures Corp. a capital pool company and a director of Lornex Capital Corp.
Roopinder Mundi, LLB - Director
Mr. Mundi serves as Vice President, Business Development for Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc., a Canadian shareholder services firm. Prior to joining Kingsdale, Mr. Mundi was a corporate finance lawyer at both Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and Goodman and Carr LLP. Mr. Mundi’s practice had an emphasis on public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters, primarily in the technology and mining sectors. Mr. Mundi acted as counsel on behalf of both issuers and investment dealers. Mr. Mundi holds a law degree from the University of British Columbia, a Master’s degree from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University. Mr. Mundi is currently a director of two other companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Mundi is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association
Tony M. Ricci, CA – Director
Mr. Ricci is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of practical experience with public companies listed on Canadian and US stock exchanges. Formerly of KPMG and Amec Engineering, his expertise touches on corporate finance, corporate structure and financial reporting.
Mr. Ricci is the current CFO of Keegan Resources Inc. Furthermore, he has been involved as Director and CFO of Norsemont Mining Inc., and CFO of Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. and Petaquilla Copper Ltd. – companies with a combined market cap approaching $700 million.
Ishuing Wu, Ph.D – Advisor
Dr. Wu has more than thirty years experience in mineral exploration management and has extensive field experience particularly with Chevron Resources, where he served as U.S. exploration manager.
Dr. Wu holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in economic geology from Harvard University , where he was a Teaching Fellow in Geology from 1971 to 1973. He has also worked extensively with Exxon Minerals, Kennecott Exploration, Great Wall Gold Corp. and General Minerals Corp.
He has been responsible for developing and managing exploration and Joint Venture opportunities in North America, South America, and throughout Asia . He currently serves as Director of High Plains Uranium, and Chairman of Trend Mining Company.
Mr. Keith Evans, M.A. - Advisor
Mr. Evans is a geologist with over thirty-five years experience in the lithium industry. Mr. Evans holds an honours graduate degree in geology from the University of Wales.
Mr. Evans became involved in the lithium business when on behalf of Selection Trust Ltd. he was asked to evaluate future options for the further development of Bikita Minerals in, now, Zimbabwe. The company, for decades, had been the leading producer of lithium ores for direct use in the glass and ceramics industry. Subsequently, he joined Lithium Corporation of America, the then-leading lithium chemical producer, and later joined Amax Exploration (“Amax”). On behalf of Amax, he negotiated the rights to evaluate and develop a major part of the Salar de Atacama. The project subsequently was acquired by Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), now the world's largest lithium chemicals producer.
The International Lithium Alliance regards Mr. Evans as their "resident expert" and he is a member of their International Advisory Board. Industrial Minerals magazine regards him as one of the leading figures in the industry.
