STEVEN BOWLES
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Steven Bowles has extensive experience in the Mining & Metals sector, encompassing private equity investment, project management, and operations management. He currently serves as Managing Director at Nebari Partners. Prior to this role, he held the position of Senior Director of investment in natural resources and energy within Investment Quebec’s private equity group. Throughout his career, Steven has led development teams on numerous large-scale mining projects, guiding them from study phases to construction and commissioning in various regions, including the Canadian Arctic, the Middle East, and Latin America. He also served as Operations Manager for the Raglan Nickel Operation, which includes four underground mines. Steven holds an MBA from the Richard Ivy School of Business at Western University and a BSc Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He has been recognized for his outstanding leadership and was awarded the Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Awards.
EWAN DOWNIE
DIRECTOR
Ewan Downie is an accomplished company builder and entrepreneur who currently serves as the Managing Partner at Giant Venture Capital Group. With over 30 years of experience working in the mining industry, he previously held the position of CEO of i-80 Gold Corp., President and CEO of Premier Gold Mines Ltd., and President and CEO of Wolfden Resources Inc. Throughout his career, Ewan has been a part of several major gold and base metal discoveries, earning recognition for his achievements, including being awarded the 2003 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s “Bill Dennis Prospector of The Year.”
CHRISTINA MCCARTHY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DIRECTOR
Christina McCarthy is a geologist and mining capital markets executive with more than 18 years of experience spanning executive leadership, mergers and acquisitions, corporate development and equity markets. She is recognized for combining technical expertise with a strong track record of creating shareholder value through strategic growth initiatives and successful transactions. Ms. McCarthy is the founder and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Paycore Minerals Inc., which was acquired by i-80 Gold Corp. in a transaction valued at approximately US$90 million. She also joined New Oroperu Resources with a mandate focused on strategic alternatives, leading to its sale approximately 13 months later in a transaction valued at approximately CAD$76 million. Previously, she served as Director of Corporate Development at McEwen Mining, working alongside Rob McEwen. Her background also includes institutional sales, equity research and resource-focused capital markets advisory. Ms. McCarthy holds a B.Sc. in Earth Sciences (Geology) from Brock University.
FARIAH MIR
DIRECTOR
Fariah Mir is also currently the Senior Manager, Accounting Policy & Advisory at TD Bank Group. Prior to that, Fariah worked as a Senior Accountant, Assurance Advisory at Deloitte LLP from September 2014 to September 2017 and as a Senior Financial Analyst at IAMGOLD Corporation from September 2017 to July 2019. Fariah holds a degree in Bachelor of Commerce, Honours Accounting from York University. She is also a member in good standing with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.
PETER VAN ALPHEN
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, DIRECTOR
Peter van Alphen has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles in the mining industry, covering all aspects from construction projects to production. Most recently, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Premier Gold Mines Ltd, managing the company’s mining and development endeavors. Before that, Peter held positions such as the Country Manager for Canada at Pan American Silver, Vice President of Operations for both Tahoe Resources and Lake Shore Gold, and various management roles with FNX Mining in Sudbury. He was involved in the construction of the Podolsky Mine and the reopening of the Levack Mine. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand.
MICHAEL VITTON
DIRECTOR
Michael served as the Executive Managing Director and Head of US Equity at BMO Capital Markets, where he was instrumental in originating and executing over USD $200 billion worth of public and secondary offerings and M&A transactions across all sectors. In the metals and mining sector, he has been involved in numerous significant deals as a seed investor, lead/co-lead underwriter, or in a M&A capacity. Michael was a co-founder of MMX Minerals e Metalicos SA (Brazil) and LLX Logistica SA (Brazil), returning $8.4 billion USD. Co-founder of Petro Rio SA, a leading USD $7 billion public oil and gas producer. Co- founder of P5 Infrastructure, selling with EQT, Global Gateway South for $2.3 billion USD. Recently, he has acted as seed investor and capital markets advisor to Newmarket Gold Inc. , which was sold to Kirkland Lake Gold for CAD $1 billion, subsequently combining with Agnico Eagle. Michael acted as investor and capital markets advisor to ASX listed Gold Road Resources Ltd. bringing the Guyere gold mine into production jointly with Gold Fields Ltd. Michael acted as investor and capital market advisor for Cardinal Resources Ltd. , acquired by Shandong Gold. Served as investor and director of Premier Gold, acquired by Equinox Gold with I-80 Gold spinco. Seed investor of Go Gold Resources and director of Western Copper and Gold Corporation. He holds a degree from the University of Michigan Business School and has served as a Seat Holder on the NYSE and President of the New York Society of Metals Analysts. Michael has a strong track record of investing and partnering with some of the largest sovereign funds, private equity funds, mutual funds, and hedge funds and focuses on opportunities in the energy, infrastructure, industrial, and mining sectors.