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This list showcases the top British Columbia based CFO’ operating in the Mineral 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.
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Lindsay A Hall
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of Hecla Mining Company
Lindsay A. Hall was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 18, 2016. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Hall was Chief Financial Officer for Goldcorp Inc. from April 2006 to March 2016 and also Executive Vice President from March 2006 to March 2016. Mr. Hall served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Placer Dome from November 2005 to February 2016. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Group Vice President at Duke Energy Corporation from January 2004 to October 2005 and also served as Vice President and Treasurer from June 2015 to October 2006. He was also Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Duke Energy Americas, of Duke Energy Corporation, from January 2005 to October 2005. Prior to that, from 1985 to December 2013, Mr. Hall held various positions with Duke Energy with companies that later became part of Canada’s Westcoast Energy.
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About Hecla Mining Company: Hecla Mining Company is the largest primary silver producer.
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.
Praveen Varshney
Chief Financial Officer of Canada Zinc Metals
Praveen K. Varshney is principal and director of Varshney Capital Corp., a public venture capital firm. He currently is or has been a director or officer of several public companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange or the TSX including Mogo Finance Technology Inc. (TSX: MOGO) and Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (TSXV: HEMP).
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About Canada Zinc Metals, Little Kitchen Academy: Canada Zinc Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on unlocking the potential of a future long life mining.
Tom Arnould
CFO & Corporate Secretary of Medallion Resources
Mr Arnould is a graduate from Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario, receiving his Chartered Accountant’s designation after articling with Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PriceWaterhouseCoopers) in 1982. Since then, he has worked with various private companies in the food processing and distribution and group-benefits areas where he assisted with the sale of these companies to public entities. More recently, he has worked as a CFO of a private strategic-marketing firm and as a principal with Adler Business Solutions Inc. In addition, he consults with other companies on finance and accounting matters.
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About Medallion Resources: Medallion Resources is a mining company that specializes in rare-earth elements, monazite, critical metals, NdPr, magnet metals, and REE.
Lisa Dea
Chief Financial Officer of El Tigre Silver
Ms. Dea, CPA, CA has over 19 years of experience in the finance, securities and accounting fields. Previously, Ms. Dea was the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Silvermex Resources Inc. a TSX listed, mid-tier producing silver company from May 2011 until is was acquired in July 2012. Ms. Dea oversaw all aspects of finance and legal as well as implemented structure, controls, governance and fiscal policy. Prior to Silvermex, Ms. Dea was the VP Finance and CFO of Polaris Minerals Corporation, also a TSX listed company, for 5 years and was responsible for the overall financial management of the Company, including overseeing Polaris’ debt and capital market activities, managing banking relationships with US, Canadian and International banks and internal and external public reporting. During her career at Polaris, she completed numerous debt and equity financings, and oversaw the implementation of the financial controls, processes and corporate financing strategies required to bring Polaris from development stage to large-scale commercial production. Prior to joining Polaris, Ms. Dea spent eleven years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, achieving the position of Senior Manager. Ms. Dea obtained her Chartered Accountants designation in 1997 and holds a BComm from the University of British Columbia.
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About El Tigre Silver: El Tigre Silver is a publicly traded company, committed to becoming a leader in mineral exploration and development in Mexico.
Fausto Di Trapani
CFO of Galiano Gold
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About Galiano Gold: Galiano Gold engages in the exploration, development, and production of gold properties.
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.
Andrew MacRitchie
Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary of Skeena Resources
Andrew MacRitchie holds a B.Sc. Honours degree from the University of British Columbia. He received his Chartered Accountant designation in 2003 while articling with PricewaterhouseCoopers. During that time, Andrew provided services to public companies in the technology and commodities industries. Prior to joining Helio in 2007, Andrew spent four years as the Corporate Controller for a group of exploration-stage companies with gold, silver, diamond and base-metals projects in North America, South America, and Africa. Andrew volunteers as a member of the Board of Directors of the Kidney Foundation of Canada.
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About Eros Resources, Skeena Resources, Winshear Gold: Skeena Resources is a mining exploration company that focuses on developing prospective precious metal properties.
Jalen Yuan
Chief Financial Officer of New Pacific Metals
Jalen Yuan is a professional accountant with over nine years of diverse international experience in financial reporting, auditing, internal control, and accounting. Mr. Yuan is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia (“CPA, CA – BC”). Mr. Yuan has also held the position of financial controller at Silvercorp Metals Inc. for over five years. Prior to joining the mining industry, Mr. Yuan had three years audit experience with Grant Thornton LLP where he focused on audits of financial information and internal controls for Canadian companies. Mr. Yuan has a Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Laurentian University, Canada and a Bachelor of Engineering Degree from Tongji University, China.
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About New Pacific Metals, Silvercorp Metals: New Pacific Metals Corp. is a Canadian-based exploration and development opportunity in Yukon, Canada.
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.
Binny Jassal
CFO of Discovery Harbour Resources
Mr. Jassal obtained a CGA designation from British Columbia, Chartered Certified Accountant from London England and Accounting Certificate from Ryerson University Toronto. Previously, Mr. Jassal has worked in various accounting positions (including public companies) within the manufacturing, IT and telecommunication sectors. Mr. Jassal joined the Company in March 2009 and his knowledge and experience has been instrumental in navigating the company successfully through the changing financial reporting and disclosure requirements of a public company.
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About Discovery Harbour Resources: Discovery Harbour Resources is focused on sourcing, exploring and developing mineral properties.
John Wenger
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Pilot Gold
Mr. Wenger worked for Ernst & Young LLP Chartered Accountants from 2001 to 2011, where he acquired considerable experience in financial reporting for both Canadian and U.S. publicly listed companies, primarily in the mining industry. As a manager within the assurance practice of Ernst & Young, Mr.Wenger is well versed in the requirements of complex regulatory environments, and the requirements of Canadian GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. His responsibilities included implementing and testing internal controls, conducting IFRS conversion advisory services, and leading the audits of numerous publicly-listed multinational mining companies. Mr. Wenger has been a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia since 2006.
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About Pilot Gold: Pilot Gold is led by the same management and technical teams that built Fronteer Gold, a strong growth company.
Oliver Foeste
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Inca One Gold
Founder and Managing Partner of Invictus Accounting Group LLP providing accounting advisory services to publicly listed companies headquartered in Vancouver and privately held companies in BC. Experience working with large multi-national operators including mining companies with operations in Latin America and oil & gas drilling service providers with global operations.
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About Inca One Gold: Inca One Gold Corp. is a Canadian-based mineral resource and mineral processing company.
Peter Granata
Chief Financial Officer of East Africa Metals
Mr. Granata is currently Chief Financial Officer of East Africa Metals and Tigray Resources Inc. Mr. Granata is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of accounting and financial reporting experience in Canada and Australia. Prior to joining EAM and Tigray, Mr. Granata was at PricewaterhouseCoopers since 2005 specializing in statutory reporting audits, IFRS conversion projects, SOX404 projects, equity offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Whilst at PwC Mr. Granata’s client portfolio comprised of mining companies including producing and exploration entities with both local and international operations, manufacturing companies and government entities including First Nations local governments. Mr. Granata is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and holds a Bachelor of Business from Griffith University, Australia.
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About East Africa Metals: East Africa Metals is Vancouver-based mineral exploration company focused on exploration projects in Africa.
Rob Scott
Chief Financial Officer of Riverside Resources
Mr. Scott has over 17 years of professional experience in the areas of corporate finance, accounting, and merchant and commercial banking. He is a C.A., a CFA Charterholder and earned a B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Scott has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Riverside Resources Inc. since March 2007 and prior to that, Mr. Scott worked at a private Vancouver-based merchant bank and a major Canadian bank in its commercial banking division and merchant banking subsidiary. He earned his C.A. designation in 1998 while working in corporate tax, accounting and assurance at a Vancouver-based accounting firm, and in 2002, he qualified for the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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About Nickel One Resources Inc., Riverside Resources: Riverside Resources is a well-funded mineral exploration company advancing multiple projects through JVs and strategic partnerships.
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.
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.
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