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Board of Directors and Management
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Peter J. Cashin, MSc., P. Geo., President & CEO
Over 30 years of experience in all facets of the mines and minerals industry.
Peter graduated from McGill University with a Masters of Science degree in 1985.
Mr. Cashin has worked for Major and Junior mining exploration companies in Québec, Ontario,
the Maritimes, the United States and overseas. Peter also worked for a period with the
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in the area of mineral resource promotion and marketing. |
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Robert L. Leclerc, Chairman of the Board
Robert L. Leclerc, QC is a business and legal advisor. From June 2004 until March 2012 he was Chairman of Minefinders Corporation Ltd; from April 1997 until February 2003 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Echo Bay Mines Ltd. and prior to that was Chairman. Before joining Echo Bay he practised law in Montréal, Quebec (1968-1978) and in Edmonton, Alberta (1978-1996). His last position was Chairman and CEO of, and a partner in, the Canadian law firm Milner Fenerty (now part of Fraser Milner Casgrain). |
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Mackenzie I. Watson, Honorary Chairman
Mackenzie I. Watson has over 45 years of exploration experience and has been involved in the discovery
of numerous mineral deposits throughout in Canada. He was awarded Canada's Prospector of the Year
Award in 1991 and 2009 and the Québec Prospector of the Year Award in 1992 for his participation
in the discovery of numerous mineral deposits. His discoveries include the Icon Sullivan copper mine,
the Ellison gold deposit, the Hébercourt copper deposit and the Pusticamica and Verneuil
gold deposits in Québec. His team also discovered the Harker Holloway gold mine and
recently, the Black Thor chromite deposit in Ontario. |
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Colin Lindsay, Vice President of Operations
Colin Lindsay spent 20 years in a number of metallurgical operations covering copper, lead, zinc, nickel and uranium. He has experience in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy. For the last 20 years he has worked on the development, construction and commissioning of different mining projects, including Owners Area Manager for the Collahuasi project in Chile and Engineering Manager for Xstrata’s Kabanga Nickel project in Tanzania. He is experienced in project management and particularly the implementation of project management control processes. |
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Mark Schneiderman, Chief Financial Officer
Mark Schneiderman is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He holds a B.A. degree from
Sir George Williams University and a B.Com. from Loyola College. Mr. Schneiderman has over 30 years of
financial administration experience including partnership in an accounting practice and senior audit
position at VIA Rail Canada Inc. He has been Quest's Treasurer since its incorporation. Mr. Schneiderman
was recently the Chief Financial Officer of Freewest Resources Canada Inc. prior to its acquisition by
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc in 2010 and has been involved with Freewest since 1996. |
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Mehdi Azodi, Director of Corporate and Investor Affairs
Mehdi Azodi has over ten years’ experience working in the brokerage, asset management and investor-relations fields. Mehdi has worked for BMO Nesbitt Burns, AGF and Hartford Investments, in Toronto in which he was instrumental in the corporate development and raising assets. At Quest Rare Minerals, Mr. Azodi is responsible for corporate communication, investor relations and corporate affairs. |
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Karen Ramirez, Chief Controller
Karen Ramirez has over ten years’ of accounting and accounts payable experience coupled with over six years’ of managerial training. Having graduated Humber College with a business degree, Karen has had a clear focus on accounting. Mrs. Ramirez has six years’ experience within the mining industry, most recently having worked at Castle Gold Corporation in Toronto. Karen is currently working towards a CGA designation. |
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Neil Wiener, B.C.L., LL.B., Corporate Secretary and Director
Neil Wiener is a partner in the Montreal office of Heenan Blaikie LLP, where he has practiced since 1981.
He was called to the Québec Bar in 1981 after obtaining his B.C.L. and LL.B. degrees from McGill University
in 1980. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1989. Mr. Wiener practices exclusively in the area of securities
law, with emphasis on public financings. He has been involved in numerous public offerings, for both
issuers and underwriters. Mr. Wiener has also been involved in private placements, take-over bids,
going-private transactions, stock exchange listings and a broad range of other securities matters. Mr.
Wiener was a lecturer in Business Law at McGill University from 1989 to 2000 and speaks frequently at
conferences relating to corporate finance and securities matters. |
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Ronald Kay, B Eng (Geo), M.B.A., Director
Ronald Kay is a metallurgical engineer with 40 years experience in the financial industry. Mr. Kay holds an MBA degree from McGill University. Mr. Kay's positions in the industry include senior mining analyst as well as consultant to several major brokerage companies. He is the author of major reports on the uranium industry. Mr. Kay was the president of the general partner of six limited partnerships that raised more than $50 million for mining companies, including Aur Resources Inc., and the chairman of a general partner of a limited partnership that raised approximately $5 million for exploration and development for oil and gas companies. |
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Michael Pesner, BCA, BA, Director
Michael Pesner has been President of Hermitage Canada Finance Inc. since 2002, a firm specializing in financial advisory services. He was previously a senior partner in financial advisory services at KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, in Montreal, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring and corporate recovery in Canada. Mr. Pesner holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Administration from McGill University as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sir George Williams University. Mr. Pesner is also a Chartered Accountant, a licensed Trustee in Bankruptcy and a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Professional.
Mr. Pesner is a director of Richmont Mines Inc., a company listed on the TSX and NYSEamex, Mint Technology Corp, a company listed on the TSXV, Sand Technology Inc., a company listed on the OTCBB, and Bitumen Capital Inc., a capital pool company listed on the NEX. |
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John Panneton, Director
John Panneton has had an extensive and progressive 30 year career with CIBC Wood Gundy as the Executive Vice President.
He later became the CEO of CIBC Investment Management Corporation and between 1990 and 1995 was the Chairman of
CIBC (Suisse) S.A. In 1998, John joined Dundee Bancorp and was appointed the President of Dundee Securities Corporation,
and in 2003 seconded to Goodman Wealth Management as President. In 2008, John was appointed Executive Vice President
of Dundee Wealth. In 2010 he was appointed Vice Chairman of Dundee Capital Markets. Over his distinguished career,
he has served on several public and philanthropic boards, and has extensive knowledge of the Canadian Capital Markets. |
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Jeff Phillips, Member of Management Advisory Board
Mr. Phillips is currently President of Global Market Development in San Diego, California. Mr. Phillips brings extensive
experience in the areas of finance, business development, and corporate communications for publicly traded companies.
His past natural resource clients have included: Metallica Resources, Ultra Petroleum, Silver Standard Resources,
Strathmore Uranium, Penaco Energy, Guyana Goldfields, and Boron Chemicals. Mr. Phillips currently sits on the advisory
boards for Animas Resources and Rare Element Resources. |
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Dr. Steve Zajac, PhD, P. Geo., Member of Management Advisory Board.
Dr. Zajac has had an illustrious 45-year career in the Canadian and International mineral industry which included the
discovery and subsequent evaluation of the Strange Lake REE deposit when he was the Chief Geologist of the Iron Ore
Company of Canada (IOC). Dr. Zajac obtained his BA and MSc degree from the University of British Columbia and a PhD
from the University of Michigan. Steve has worked in progressively
ascending roles while with IOC, Hanna Mining and its affiliates and currently has an active international mining
consultancy. He is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists. |
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Amy McQuade, Member of Management Advisory Board
Mrs. McQuade is Vice President of Global Market Development (GMD) in San Diego, California. Prior to joining GMD,
Amy was Vice President of Business Development for the Western U.S. and Asia for the American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
for twelve years. She worked with IPO's, reverse mergers, and transfers from other exchanges. Prior to joining the
Amex, she spent seven years at Lehman Brothers in Fixed Income Trading and Global Asset Management. She graduated
from Lafayette College with a degree in Finance and pursued graduate studies at Columbia University. |
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