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Board of Directors

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    Shubo Rakhit

    Independent Board Chairman

    Mr. Rakhit has had a prominent career as a highly respected strategist and sought after trusted advisor. His 30+ year career has included senior positions at several global and Canadian investment banks and advisory firms including CIBC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of America Securities, KPMG Corporate Finance and Echelon Wealth Partners. Mr. Rakhit’s distinguished career includes leading over $90 billion of M&A transactions, and over $100 billion of global capital markets issuance, including many well-known transformational transactions and complex capital solutions, that have also encompassed mining companies. The strength of his relationships is characterized by authenticity and trust that will assist the Company in broadening its access to capital markets and its strategic direction at a time of rapid growth for the organization. Mr Rakhit has an undergraduate degree from Western University and Graduate Degree in Public Accountancy from McGill University.

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    Stephen Mullowney

    Chief Executive Officer, Director

    Mr. Mullowney was appointed CEO in December 2020. He is a former Partner and Managing Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), where he led PwC Canada’s Deals Mining Group for more than ten years.  Mr. Mullowney has an extensive mining background, working with miners, Governments, and institutional investors across the world and supporting them in making key strategic business, financing, and policy decisions. Mr. Mullowney is a CA, CPA, CFA and holds a BBA from Acadia University.

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    Andrew Cheatle

    Chief Operating Officer, Director

    Mr. Andrew Cheatle (P.Geo., MBA, FGS, ARSM) is an accomplished mining executive, geoscientist, and director.  A graduate of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London, his 30-plus-years international career has encompassed operations/production, mine development, and exploration in both the senior & junior mining sectors. He is currently also a Non-Executive Director of Condor Gold plc and Troilus Gold Corp.

    Mr. Cheatle is publicly passionate about the mining industry’s potential and positive role in community and national development. He is, therefore, spending considerable time in Tanzania working with the highly motivated and talented local team to advance the Buckreef Project to become a world-class gold mine.

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    Dr Norman Betts

    Independent Director

    Dr Betts is an associate professor, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick (UNB) and a Chartered Accountant Fellow (FCA). Dr Betts serves as a Chair of the board of directors of Starfield Resources Inc. and as a director and member of the audit committees of Tembec Inc., New Brunswick Power Corporation, Export Development Canada and Adex Mining Inc. He is also a co-chair of the board of trustees of the UNB Pension Plan for Academic Employees. He is a former Finance Minister and Minister of Business New Brunswick with the Province of New Brunswick. He was awarded a PhD in Management from the School of Business at Queen’s University in 1992.

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    Richard J. Steinberg

    Independent Director

    Mr. Steinberg was appointed to the Board Of Directors in February 2022. He is the former Chair of Fasken’s Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Mr. Steinberg advises target companies, buyers, and investors in both solicited and unsolicited transactions, with a particular emphasis on cross-border acquisitions. Mr. Steinberg’s corporate finance practice is focused on structured and cross-border financings, with extensive experience acting for both underwriters and issuers. Mr. Steinberg’s securities and mergers and acquisitions expertise is recognized by, among others, Best Lawyers in Canada and Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Mr. Steinberg holds a BA from Columbia University and an LLB from the University of Toronto.