Management Team

Steve Filipovic is a Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 23 years’ financial management and oversight experience.  Steve was a member of the executive team that founded Premier Gold Mines Limited in 2006 and, as its Chief Financial Officer, played an integral role in transitioning the company from explorer to producer until acquisition by Equinox Gold Corp. in 2021. Prior to that he served as Chief Financial Officer of Zinifex Canada Inc. and was Vice President, Finance of Wolfden Resources Inc. until its acquisition by Zinifex in 2007.  Steve has held numerous director and/or senior officer roles with other reporting issuers and, prior to entering the mining sector, practiced as an Audit Manager with Ernst & Young LLP in their Calgary based Oil & Gas group. Steve holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Lakehead University, is a member in good standing with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta and is an ICD.D designated member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Gilles Roy is a highly skilled geologist with over three decades of experience in mineral exploration across various countries including Canada, Peru, Chile, Kazakhstan, Australia, and Burkina Faso. He has broad expertise in various ore deposit types and mineral commodities, with a specialization in base metal deposits found in volcanic host rocks. Throughout his career, most of which was spent at Glencore, he honed his skills in project evaluation and mineral resource estimation. As a district geologist, he led the exploration programs that resulted in the discovery of the McLeod deposit in 2004 and the Bracemac deposit in 2006. Gilles holds a B.Sc. in Geology from Université du Québec a Montréal (UQAM) and is recognized as a qualified person by National Instrument 43-101 and a member of the Ordre des géologues du Québec (OGQ).

Bastien Fresia brings over 15 years of international experience in geology, mine planning, and resource development to Nuvau Minerals, where he serves as Technical Services Director. He previously held senior technical roles at Glencore Zinc, leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering strategic studies across Canada, Burkina Faso, Peru, Bolivia, and Kazakhstan. His accomplishments include the discovery of satellite deposit extensions in Matagami and Perkoa, as well as the implementation of technical frameworks that significantly improved business performance in Peru and Kazakhstan.

At Nuvau, Bastien leads the company’s technical planning, integration, and execution. He holds two M.Sc. degrees in Geosciences and an MBA in Strategy and Risk Management, and is a registered Professional Geologist with the Ordre des Géologues du Québec (OGQ)  and a Chartered Professional (Mining) with the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Philippe Rio Roberge is a project management professional with 19 years of experience in the mining sector. With a strong background from the consultation world, he is specialized in geotechnics, tailings and water management, as well as in project management and construction. He has been involved in multiple feasibility studies for greenfield and brownfield projects and has overseen heavy earthwork construction projects. Philippe has been involved in the full life cycle of mine waste management facilities, from design through permitting and construction to closure and reclamation. While doing so, he has ensured the strategic development and integration of projects in a sensitive environmental and economic context. Philippe holds a degree in civil engineering from Université de Sherbrooke