Management Biographies

Mr. Klassen adds almost twenty years experience in business management, public relations, government affairs and entrepreneurialism to the Company. He has extensive experience in the administration of public companies, government policy, media relationship strategies, business/government project management and legislative decision-making.

Mr. Klassen is an (Honours) B.A. graduate from the University of Western Ontario and is a recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada in recognition of his significant contribution to his community and country.

Mr. MacLennan has been working in the junior resources sector (oil/gas/minerals), in various capacities, for over thirty years. He has gained industry knowledge through founding, investment in and serving on the Boards of a number of public and private exploration companies. Mr. MacLennan is also the Chairman and director of Helijet International Inc., a helicopter airline operating a fleet of Sikorsky S76 helicopters throughout the Pacific Northwest since 1986. Mr. MacLennan is actively involved in a number of private companies which are involved in leasing, manufacturing and natural gas production.

Mr. Forzley earned a BA Commerce while attending at Simon Fraser University and a Chartered Accountant designation while employed at Thorne Riddell (now KPMG). After an eight year tenure with Thorne Riddell, Mr. Forzley spent the next 20 years building a variety of companies primarily in the mining sector. Most notably, Continental Gold Corp., which was sold to a major mining concern and El Condor Resources, also sold to an intermediate mining company with both companies generating substantial returns to their respective shareholders.

Mr. Forzley has spent the past ten years in his own consultancy, providing financial/business advice to a variety of businesses and currently serves as President and CEO of Pacific Cascade Minerals Inc.

Wesley Raven, P Geo, Professional Geologist graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1983 with 25 years of exploration experience in Canada and internationally. Mr. Raven has worked for both senior and junior mining companies and has extensive drill program management from small preliminary testing to expansive programs for ore reserve definition. Mr. Raven has experience in a variety of mineral deposit types, including porphyry copper-gold, magmatic nickel-copper, epithermal and mesothermal gold vein systems, volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits, skarn deposits and caronate-hosted base metals. Mr. Raven has managed exploration programs for precious and base metals throughout Canada, USA, Mexico, Africa (Ghana, Niger) and South America.

Mr. Bowes is a corporate and securities lawyer with over 24 years experience in corporate finance, and is a partner in the firm of Salley Bowes Harwardt LLP.

Mr. Perkins is a geology graduate from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Perkins has served on public company boards for over 25 years involving the promotion and representation of their geological properties. He has been involved in several start-ups of both public and private companies not only geological but including manufacturing, wholesale and developmental industries. From an exploration standpoint, Mr. Perkins has worked on the Gataga Trend for Cyprus Anvil where several multi million ton deposits were discovered. He also worked for UTAH, UMEX, Cominco and oversaw Freeport/ Stryker's exploration project in northern B. C. near the Windy Craggy deposit. Mr. Perkins has tropical experience in 1988 - 89 in the jungle of the Darien Gap in Panama. For the last two years he has been Sr. V.P. and Director of GMV Minerals Inc. in Guyana South America.