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This list showcases the top British Columbia based CFO’ operating in the Natural Resources space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Theo van der Linde
Chief Financial Officer of Molori Energy
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About Molori Energy: Molori Energy is a diversified oil and gas producer currently with operations in the Texas Panhandle.
D. James Slattery
Senior Vice President and CFO of Capstone Mining Corp
Jim Slattery is a Canadian Chartered Accountant with over 34 years of financial and executive management experience. Prior to Capstone, Jim spent eight years as the CFO of Inmet Mining Corporation, a Canadian-based global copper and zinc producer. Before joining Inmet, Jim held various senior management roles, including Vice President and CFO for Wescast Industries, a publicly traded automotive parts supplier, and CFO for Canadian General Tower Ltd., a privately owned manufacturing business. He has broad management and corporate finance experience, including jointly developing and executing Inmet’s integrated growth strategy and leading financing activities for mine development projects totalling over $5 billion. Jim started his career with Ernst & Young, progressing through a number of roles in Canada and Europe from 1981 to 1997.
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About Capstone Mining Corp: Capstone is a Canadian base metals mining company, with three producing copper mines: Pinto Valley in the US.
Sheri Rempel
CFO of Northwest Copper
Rempel has more than 25 years of accounting and financial management experience. She joined Serengeti in the role of Controller in 2007. Rempel started her career with public companies in 2001 and currently provides senior financial and advisory services to Canadian private and public corporations, acting in officer or Controller capacities.
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About Northwest Copper: Serengeti acquires & explores Cu-Au deposits in the Quesnel Trough and Stikine Arch, BC.
Mark Corra
Senior VP Finance & CFO of B2Gold
Mark Corra has over 25 years of finance and accounting experience in the mining industry. He spent 17 years as the Vice President of Finance helping build Bema Gold Corporation and is now the Senior VP Finance and CFO of B2 Gold Corp. He is a Certified Management Accountant.
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About B2Gold: B2Gold Corp. is a Vancouver based gold producer with four operating mines nd a strong portfoilio of development and exploration assets.
Christina Cepeliauskas
Chief Financial Officer of Eurasian Minerals
Christina Cepeliauskas is a CPA, CGA professional accountant with more than 20 years of financial accounting and treasury experience in the mineral exploration and mining industry. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Eurasian Minerals Inc., Atico Mining Corporation and Reservoir Capital and is a Director and Chairperson of the Audit Committee of Iron Creek Capital Corp. Christina Cepeliauskas also hold the volunteer position of Treasurer and Board member of Fraserside Community Services Society, an organization committed to helping people overcome challenges.
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About Atico Mining Corporation, Eurasian Minerals, Reservoir Capital Group: Eurasian Minerals has a track record of success in exploration discovery, royalty generation, and strategic investments,
Trevor Cunningham
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance & Corporate Secretary of Canadian Zinc Corporation
Mr. Cunningham is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 15 years of senior management experience in the mining, forestry, manufacturing and public utilities sectors. He has been responsible for strategic planning initiatives, operations and all aspects of corporate and financial management and administration, with extensive experience in public company regulatory filings and compliance in Canada and the United States. As a financial executive, Mr. Cunningham brings a wide variety of experience in the mining industry including extensive responsibility for budgeting, cost management, corporate governance, government and securities compliance, taxation, as well as enterprise resource planning and information systems implementation.
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About Canadian Zinc Corporation: Canadian Zinc Corporation is a development stage company.
Jeff Calvert
CFO of Offsetters
Jeff has over 20 years’ experience in corporate finance, business leadership and B2B sales & marketing, including over five years’ experience in international carbon markets and carbon project development. Before joining ERA as Chief Financial Officer in 2010, Jeff was Managing Director at Borealis Carbon Offsets, a firm he founded with a diverse group of companies in Northern British Columbia. While at Borealis, he led the first significant transactions of Canadian carbon offsets into the American voluntary market through a global partnership with EcoSecurities. Since joining ERA, Jeff led corporate finance and public company reporting functions, as well as acting as executive sponsor of the Offsetters and CCC acquisition. Jeff holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario as well as a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Royal Roads University and is a Professional Engineer licensed in Ontario. He is technically trained as a papermaker, initially managing clients in consumer goods, packaging and specialty paper manufacture. Jeff left papermaking for biotechnology, working for a leading Canadian cellulose ethanol firm in application technology and business development before an extended sabbatical on motorcycle through the Caribbean, South and Central America. He lives with his wife, two kids and a large yellow dog in North Vancouver.
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About Offsetters: As Canada’s leading provider of sustainability and carbon-management solutions, Offsetters helps organizations.
Ed Low
Chief Financial Officer of Black Sea Copper & Gold
Mr. Low has been providing accounting services to public companies for the past 17 years. Most recently, Mr. Low was controller with Alternative Earth from 1997 to 2012. Previously, he has been CFO for several companies traded on the TSX Venture exchange.
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About Black Sea Copper & Gold: Black Sea Copper & Gold is an experienced Canadian mineral exploration company.
Ed Low
Chief Financial Officer of Black Sea Copper & Gold
Mr. Low has been providing accounting services to public companies for the past 17 years. Most recently, Mr. Low was controller with Alternative Earth from 1997 to 2012. Previously, he has been CFO for several companies traded on the TSX Venture exchange.
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About Black Sea Copper & Gold: Black Sea Copper & Gold is an experienced Canadian mineral exploration company.
Danny Lee
Chief Financial Officer of Southern Arc Minerals
Mr. Lee is a Chartered Accountant with nearly 20 years of experience, including nine years as the Chief Financial Officer of resource companies. Mr. Lee’s experience includes financial reporting for both Canadian and US listed companies with international subsidiaries, strategic planning, tax planning, corporate governance, equity financings and due diligence for acquisitions. As an employee of J Proust & Associates, an organization providing public company management and venture capital to start-up and junior companies, Mr. Lee holds the position of Chief Financial Officer for Southern Arc, Eagle Hill Exploration and Canada Energy Partners. Mr. Lee is also a director of Edgewater Exploration, a TSX-V listed company. Mr. Lee has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of British Columbia and articled as an accountant with Deloitte & Touche.
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About Southern Arc Minerals: Southern Arc Minerals is a well-financed Canadian mineral exploration company focused on gold and copper-gold exploration.
Danny Lee
Chief Financial Officer of Southern Arc Minerals
Mr. Lee is a Chartered Accountant with nearly 20 years of experience, including nine years as the Chief Financial Officer of resource companies. Mr. Lee’s experience includes financial reporting for both Canadian and US listed companies with international subsidiaries, strategic planning, tax planning, corporate governance, equity financings and due diligence for acquisitions. As an employee of J Proust & Associates, an organization providing public company management and venture capital to start-up and junior companies, Mr. Lee holds the position of Chief Financial Officer for Southern Arc, Eagle Hill Exploration and Canada Energy Partners. Mr. Lee is also a director of Edgewater Exploration, a TSX-V listed company. Mr. Lee has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of British Columbia and articled as an accountant with Deloitte & Touche.
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About Southern Arc Minerals: Southern Arc Minerals is a well-financed Canadian mineral exploration company focused on gold and copper-gold exploration.
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