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This list showcases the top British Columbia based CFO’ operating in the Mining Technology space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
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- 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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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.
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.
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.
Grant Smith
CFO of Premium Exploration Inc
Smith’s background includes experience in operating and exploration mining companies throughout North and South America. He brings audit experience from two of Vancouver’s highly respected audit and accounting firms and has audit experience in mining companies with reporting for TSX, TSX Venture and AMEX. His management background extends over 20 years and includes a diverse variety of operations and organizations. He was previously the CFO for Aurcana Mining Corporation a silver producer in Mexico. Smith is a partner at Clearline Chartered Accountants.
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About Clearline Chartered Professional Accountants, Premium Exploration Inc: Premium Exploration Inc. is a Canada-based company engaged in advancing its district-sized Idaho Gold Project.
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.
Philip Yee
VP of Finance & CFO of Canarc Resource
Professional accountant with MBA and MEng (Mining) degrees and with over 24 years of experience in corporate management, regulatory reporting, accounting, auditing and taxation. BComm degree, University of British Columbia, MBA degree, City University, MEng (Mining) degree, University of Arizona, Achieved professional qualifications as CPA, CGA, CMA, CMC, CIA, CFE and MAusIMM. From 1988 to 1997, acted as controller, treasurer and/or associate for Canadian Connection Group, Can-Chi Group and Corporate House, responsible for all accounting, reporting and management functions for private and public companies. From 1997 to 2003 acted as Controller for Augusta Group, overseeing all accounting and reporting activities for publicly-listed mineral exploration companies. Has acted as Chief Financial Officer, Vice-President (Finance) and/or Controller for Canarc Resource Corp. (since 2003), Aztec Metals Corp. (since 2003), Endeavour Silver Corp. (from 2003 to 2007) and Parallel Resources Ltd. (from 2009 to 2011). Member of AICPA, WSBCPA, CGABC, CMABC, CAMC, IIA, ACFE, SME, and AusIMM.
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About Canarc Resource: Welcome to Canarc Resource Corp. Canarc Resource Corp. is focused on building shareholder value by discovering and developing gold mines.
Jody Bellefleur
Chief Financial Officer, Director of King’s Bay
Jody joined the board as Chief Financial Officer in February 2016. Jody is responsible for all aspects of regulatory financial reporting including the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, management discussion and analysis reports, and government tax and regulatory reporting. Bellefleur is a CPA, CGA with over 20 years’ experience as a corporate accountant. Prior to her work with publicly traded companies, she was the Controller of a private manufacturing company. Since 2008, Ms. Bellefleur has exclusively been involved in providing services to both public and private companies in the junior mining sector.
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About King’s Bay: King’s Bay is a Vancouver based company focused on the exploration of cobalt, and other high-tech metals in North America.
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.
Jeannine Webb
CFO of Abacus Mining and Exploration
Jeannine Webb, CPA (CGA), has over 25 years of experience in the mineral exploration sector as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary for various private, junior “small cap” domestic and international public companies. She currently serves as CFO and Corporate Secretary for several public companies.
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About Abacus Mining and Exploration, Alto Ventures: Abacus Mining is a mineral exploration and mine development company.
Gina Arsens
CFO of Ideon Technologies
Gina Arsens is the CFO at Ideon Technologies.
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About Ideon Technologies: Ideon Technologies is a world pioneer in the application of cosmic-ray muon tomography.
John Cumming
Executive V-P, CFO, General Counsel & Secretary of Merrex Gold
Mr. Cumming, a corporate, securities and mining lawyer and businessman, has been active in the Canadian securities markets and resource exploration sector for 35 years. Mr. Cumming was the senior securities and mining law partner at the Vancouver law firm Boughton Peterson until 1992. Mr. Cumming was a founding shareholder of St. Philips Resources Inc. which, in joint venture with the Hunter Dickinson Group, found the Kemess Gold Copper Mine. Both joint venture companies were sold in 1996 in a $200 million take-over bid. The Kemess Mine was the principal asset of Northgate Minerals Corporation and produced 300,000 ounces of gold and 80 million pounds of copper annually. Mr. Cumming holds Bachelor of Arts (1974) and Bachelor of Laws (1977) degrees from the University of British Columbia and a Masters in Laws (1993) degree from King’s College, University of London, where he graduated with a specialty in corporate and commercial law. Mr. Cumming has served as a director and officer of numerous public resource corporations since beginning his legal career in 1978.
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About Atlantic Industrial Minerals, Merrex Gold: MERREX GOLD INC. (MXI : TSX-V) is a Canadian based mineral exploration 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.
Han-Ying (Jessie) Lin
Chief Financial Officer of Fireweed Zinc
Ms. Lin has over ten years of professional experience in the areas of accounting, financial and regulatory reporting mainly in the mining industry. She earned her CGA designation in 2011 and has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree with a Minor in Commerce from the University of British Columbia.
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About Fireweed Zinc: Fireweed Zinc is a Canadian mining exploration and development company.
Paul Charlish
CFO of Fission 3.0
Paul Charlish has nearly 30 years of finance experience, including audit and tax in public practice and financial reporting and tax for public companies. He specializes in the mining sector and is well versed in the requirements of complex regulatory environments. Mr. Charlish has extensive knowledge in the areas of financial reporting in accordance with IFRS, risk management, international tax, ICFR/SOX and internal controls, as well as experience in public equity offerings in Canada. Due to his detailed understanding of running public company finances, Mr. Charlish has also overseen the implementation of new accounting systems and IT services. During the course of his career, Mr. Charlish has has also played an instrumental role in a number of mergers, acquisitions, spin outs and divestments for mining companies, including Fission Energy and Fission Uranium.
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About Fission 3.0: Fission 3.0 is a Canadian-based uranium project generator 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,
Tim Thiessen
Chief Financial Officer of SnipGold Corp.
Interim Chief Financial Officer; Mr. Thiessen has over 15 years of international experience in public accounting and the mining industry. Since 2011 he has been the CFO of Foran Mining Corporation. Previously he was CFO of Aurcana Corporation, a TSX.V-listed mining company with silver-copper-zinc operations in Mexico and a silver development project in Texas and was VP of Finance for TSX-listed Endeavour Financial Ltd., an advisory firm in the mining industry. He has also held positions as controller for Endeavour Mining Capital Corp., corporate accountant for several off-shore subsidiaries of Silver Wheaton Corp. and as an auditor for Deloitte LLP with a focus in the mining and financial services industries. Mr. Thiessen is a graduate of the University of Manitoba and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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About SnipGold Corp.: SnipGold Corp. exploration and expansion of gold and copper resources.
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.
Graham Thatcher
Chief Financial Officer of Southern Silver Exploration
Mr. Thatcher moved from London, England to Vancouver, British Columbia in 2006. Specializing in financial reporting and auditing across a breadth of business sectors in both the UK and Canada, he brings extensive experience of operating with International Financial Reporting Standards and paperless systems. He is also senior accountant at Manex Resource Group which provides administrative, financial, corporate, corporate finance and geological services to a number of public companies in the mineral resource sector. Prior to this, he worked in public practice at Smythe Ratcliffe LLP with companies in the mining and exploration sector. Mr. Thatcher obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in Economics from Lancaster University in 1995, which included a one year program at the University of British Columbia. He is also a finalist of global accounting designation, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Mr. Thatcher is also volunteer board member and treasurer at Heritage Hall Preservation Society, a non-profit charitable organization whose mandate is to restore and manage Heritage Hall, a landmark building located in Vancouver.
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About Bravada Gold, Southern Silver Exploration: Southern Silver Exploration Corp (SSV) is a Mining and Metals company.
Jeff Finkelstein
Chief Financial Officer of Argentex Mining Corp
Mr. Finkelstein is a senior-level executive with extensive financial experience in US and Canadian public and private companies. His background includes senior management positions with junior and senior listed companies, including Silver Standard Resources and Sierra Geothermal Power. Mr. Finkelstein holds both a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Economics, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree, both awarded by the University of Manitoba, and has been a Chartered Accountant since 1990.
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About Argentex Mining Corp: Argentex Mining Corporation is a junior exploration resource company focused on advancing its Pinguino Silver/Gold Project in Santa Cruz,
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