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| The members of BioteQ’s Board of Directors are seasoned business professionals with extensive experience in strategic planning, corporate finance, and public company management. The Board is responsible for the stewardship of BioteQ’s business affairs, and it meets regularly to review, discuss, and approve strategic direction and operational matters that are in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. |
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Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
Board Chair; member of Audit Committee and Safety & Environment Committee |
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Dr. Poling is Chairman of the Board of Intercontinental Potash Corp., and is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Mining and Mineral Process Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Poling is one of Canada's leading experts in mineral processing and environmental management of mining operations with special emphasis on effluent treatment, tailings disposal, waste solids handling, land reclamation and acid drainage control. |
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Chair, Audit Committee; member of Corporate Governance Committee
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Mr. Burton is a seasoned financial professional with a distinguished career in the mining and resource industries. Over his 35 year career, he has held a number of senior executive positions, including CFO of Dundee Precious Metals, President of BlackRock Ventures, Acting President and VP Finance of Rayrock Resources, and President of Minera Rayrock. Mr. Burton is a Chartered Accountant, and holds an undergraduate degree from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, as well as a Masters in Business Administration degree from the Schulich School of Business, York University. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, and the Financial Executives Institute. In addition to his directorship with BioteQ, Mr. Burton is also a director of Titanium Corporation, Continental Nickel Ltd., and GT Canada Medical Properties Inc. |
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Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Barrick Gold Corporation
Chair, Corporate Governance Committee; member of Compensation Committee
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Mr. Dushnisky is the former Vice Chair, General Counsel and a founding Director of EuroZinc Mining Corporation and was CEO of one of its predecessor companies. Mr Dushnisky is a former Vice President of Sutton Resources (acquired by Barrick) and was a Managing Director of Altara Securities (acquired by Berkshire Financial). Mr Dushnisky has held directorships with a number of public companies in the mining oil and gas, technology and hospitality industries. |
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SGS Minerals, Lakefield Division
Chair, Safety & Environment Committee; member of Corporate Governance Committee |
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Dr. Fleming is a Ph.D. Chemistry major from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, who has spent much of his 37 year career in research and research management. He has authored or co-authored 70 technical publications, been awarded 14 patents, and contributed to several technical books on various aspects of extractive metallurgy. He emigrated with his family to Canada in 1990 to join Lakefield Research, and was intimately associated with the rapid growth in that company over the last 10 years. He became General Manager in 1992 and Vice President and Chief Operating Officer when the company was privatized in 1995, through a management buyout from Lakefield’s former owners, Falconbridge Ltd. After the acquisition of Lakefield Research by SGS, Chris took on the role of Vice President, Global Metallurgy, with technical responsibility for SGS Lakefield Research Limited’s world-wide metallurgical business. Chris has recently retired from SGS management, but continues in the role of Senior Metallurgical Consultant for SGS Minerals’ Lakefield division.
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Brad Marchant has served as BioteQ’s Chief Executive Officer since the company’s inception. Mr. Marchant is a specialist in mineral processing and biohydrometallurgy research, development and operations. He has thirty years of experience in plant operations, process consulting, business development and management, technology development and marketing, project management, research, and laboratory management, working in Canada, the US, Australia, and Central and South America. He holds a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of New Brunswick and an MASc degree in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Marchant’s previous experience includes work with Placer Dome, President and CEO of Coastech Research from 1985 to 1991, Executive Vice President of Triton Mining Corporation from 1991 to 1997, and President and CEO of Biomet Mining which later became BioteQ. |
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Chief Executive Officer, Rescan Environmental Services Ltd.
Member of Compensation Committee and Safety & Environment Committee |
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Mr. Pelletier is a process chemist/metallurgist by training with fourteen years in industry and twenty years in resource related environmental consulting. |
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Newalta Corporation
Chair, Compensation Committee; member of Audit Committee |
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Mr. Sifton is a Chartered Accountant, and is presently Executive Vice President of Newalta Corporation, where he has played a senior management role since 1984, mainly as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sifton has extensive experience in finance and corporate reporting, information technology management, insurance and risk management, treasury, commercial lending, taxation, corporate finance, shareholder relations, and acquisitions. |
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